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Sierra Leone Embassy in Germany discusses response strategy for flood victims

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Umaru S. Jah, Information Attaché — Germany The Embassy of Sierra Leone in the Federal Republic of Germany, accredited to Austria and Italy, has assembled its compatriots and friends […]

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Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission signs Book of Condolence

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey on Friday August 18, 2017 signed the Book of Condolence in honour of the Sierra Leone […]

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Addis Ababa Mission Announcement to the Sierra Leonean Community

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Dear Brothers and Sisters! The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Addis Ababa presents its compliments to its Sierra Leonean compatriots in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the Eastern […]

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A Nation in Tears!

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay Our resolve as a nation has been tested again. It has often been tested; a decade long civil war that led to the death of thousands […]

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Bishop Oyedepo prays for Sierra Leone’s turn around

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit Following the devastations caused by flooding and mudslides on the outskirts of Freetown at the beginning of this week, President Ernest Bai Koroma continues to […]

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Government Hajj Scholarships Places Sold to Foreigners and the Rich : President Koroma fires 3 officials

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*Platinum Media is currently investigating disturbing allegations of bribery involving some government functionaries over this year’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca.* Our usually reliable sources say some intending […]

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Ghana condoles mudslide deaths with Sierra Leone*

August 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit Ghana on Saturday 19 August expressed its condolences to Sierra Leone over the deaths of hundreds of people after devastating flooding and mudslides on the […]

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DIRECT RELIEF SENDS AIR CARGO OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO SIERRA LEONE

August 19, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By KABS KANU DIRECT RELIEF, an international organization which has been very active in emergency and flood- related responses in the world, yesterday decided to send  an air shipment […]

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Bayraytay’s interview with NPR-Officials Still Searching For Bodies After Deadly Mudslides In Sierra Leone

August 18, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Africa Officials Still Searching For Bodies After Deadly Mudslides In Sierra Leone  August 17, 20174:36 PM ET  Three days after mudslides killed hundreds in Sierra Leone’s capital city, government officials […]

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Sierra Leone Mudslide Disaster: Crisis Meeting

August 18, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Dear Compatriots and friends of Sierra Leone, As you might already be aware, in the morning of Monday 14th August 2017, a major mudslide and flooding hit outlying areas of […]

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By ANDREW PHIRI – NAMIBIAN President Hage Geingbo and Sierra Leone’s Ernest Koroma are expected in the Tourist Capital Livingstone today to attend the Committee of 10 (C10) summit on […]

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An inter-agency mission kicks off Ebola Recovery Assessment in Sierra Leone

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Press Release An inter-agency mission kicks off Ebola Recovery Assessment in Sierra Leone An inter-agency team has begun an Ebola Recovery Assessment (ERA) mission in Sierra Leone as part of […]

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President Koroma Receives New Speaker

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President Koroma Receives New SpeakerBy State House Communications UnitPresident Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday 24th January urged the newly elected Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Sheku Bockarie Bashiru Dumbuya, to […]

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Time to throw our weight behind President Koroma to help stop end the Ebola scourge

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By KABS KANU It is Andre Maurois who says in his classic, THE ART OF LIVING, that any union  without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises. […]

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