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Accusations fly as fire burns Kamarainba’s party office

August 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Fire burnt down the headquarters of Sierra Leone’s opposition party, the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) on Tuesday morning  . ADP leader, Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray, said that the fire was caused […]

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Bodies of Sierra Leone mudslide victims wash up on Guinea’s shores

August 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

(Reuters) – The bodies of 19 people thought to have perished in a mudslide in Sierra Leone more than a fortnight ago have washed up on Guinea’s shores, the government […]

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Congresswoman Bass Calls for $20 Million in Sierra Leone Disaster Relief

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Africa, and 11 of her colleagues have urged Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) […]

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President Koroma Assures Hajj Victims of Appropriate Action

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Tuesday consoled hundreds of intending pilgrims who didn’t make this year’s journey to the Holy Land of Mecca and […]

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President Koroma Urges NEC to Prepare Comprehensive Voters’ List for 2018 Elections

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit In order to enhance transparent and credible elections in 2018, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday 28 August 2017 urged National Electoral Commission (NEC) […]

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NEC Updates President Koroma on voter registration and exhibition

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit The National Electoral Commission (NEC) last Friday 25 August 2017 updated President Ernest Bai Koroma on voter registration as well as the exhibition of the […]

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World Bank offers US$13 Million as Emergency Response for Mudslide and Flooding in Sierra Leone

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  FREETOWN, August 29, 2017 — On August 14, 2007, a huge mudslide wiped out the Martomeh community and the population in the immediate vicinity of the stream for six […]

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KDU Northeast Chapter to hold Family Reunion in New Jersey

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Dennis Kabatto After an emotional homecoming to Freetown, Sierra Leone in December 2016, the Krio Descendants Union Northeast Chapter will assemble in New Brunswick, New Jersey for its 9th […]

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Press release ​29​.08​.2017 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES States that make journalists disappear On August 30, the eve of International Day of the Victims of Enforced […]

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Intergenerational approach offers better pathway for Sierra Leoneans crisis recovery

August 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Once again, Sierra Leoneans mourn mass deaths of what is estimated to be 1000 deaths due to mudslides that happened slightly about two weeks ago. Coming shortly after the Ebola Virus […]

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By KABS KANU: Sierra Leone was handed a significant victory at the United Nations on Friday November 3rd, 2016 when one of her citizens, Legal scholar and luminary, Charles Chernoh Jalloh — […]

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