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Pictorial : President Koroma and Guinean leader Professor Conde tour the disaster site

August 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone and Guinea have fraternal and familial  relations that transcend all barriers , as is the case with our other West African neighbors. .That was why it was not […]

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NCD PRESS RELEASE : NCD IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FREETOWN DISASTER OF MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2017

August 16, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Management of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD) has woken up to the reality that the City of Freetown has been hard hit by a massive disaster caused by […]

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VP. FOH WELCOMES GUINEAN PRESIDENT TO SIERRA LEONE*

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Hon. Vice President, Ambassador Dr. Victor Bockarie Foh has today, Tuesday 15th August, 2017, at the Lungi International Airport received the President of Guinea, His Excellency Professor Alpha Conde […]

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Sierra Leone: 400 bodies found after ‘huge’ mudslides

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SKY NEWS COVERAGE OF SIERRA LEONE DISASTER Morgues are packed with bodies and people dig for any survivors after devastating mudslides buried everything in their path. 22:03, UK, Tuesday 15 […]

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Freetown: A disaster waiting to happen?

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BBC COVERAGE OF SIERRA LEONE DISASTER By Flora Drury BBC News   Image copyright EPA Image caption Sierra Leone suffers floods on a regular basis Freetown is a city squeezing […]

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‘All We See Is Dead Bodies’: Sierra Leone Floods and Mudslides Ravage Freetown

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

NEW YORK TIMES COVERAGE OF SIERRA LEONE DISASTER By JAIME YAYA BARRY August 14, 2017 Mudslides and flooding caused by heavy rain killed scores of people in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. […]

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President Kenyatta mourns victims of Sierra Leone tragedy

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Uhuru Kenyatta received news of the recent tragedy in Sierra Leone with dismay and sadness. Kenya and Sierra Leone are allies, partners and friends, so our thoughts and prayers […]

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Sierra Leone Government declares seven days of mourning

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

7 days of Mourning across the country has been declared with immediate effect The National Flag will be Flown at Half Mast All relatives are asked to visit the Connaught […]

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PRESS RELEASE : UNITED NATIONS PROVIDES EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN SIERRA LEONE

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESS RELEASE UNITED NATIONS PROVIDES EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, 15 August 2017 – Yesterday a series of landslides […]

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PICTORIAL : PRESIDENT KOROMA VISITS DISASTER SITE

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 President Ernest Koroma has visited the mudslide disaster site in Freetown. Here are the photos from various sources .  

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