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Dr. Alusine Jalloh writes a groundbreaking book on the history of Muslim Fula business elites’ participation in the post-independence politics of Sierra Leone

November 28, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

This groundbreaking volume explores the history of Muslim Fula business elites’ participation in the post-independence politics of Sierra Leone. One of the country’s main entrepreneurial groups, the Fula are also […]

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President Koroma receives Joint UN/AU/ECOWAS Mission

November 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Tuesday 21st November led a joint mission composed of […]

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Sierra Leone Government damns kangaroo ECOWAS Court

November 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The ECOWAS Court today ruled in favour of former Vice-President Sam Sumana in a matter that the court has no jurisdiction. Though the Sierra Leone Supreme Court , the […]

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APC WILL WIN THE MARCH 2018 PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WITHOUT A RUNOFF

November 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Ambassador Amadu Koroma  In less than fifteen weeks from now, Sierra Leoneans will be voting for the fourth time in a free, fair, transparent and democratic election after the […]

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Dr Samura Kamara’s public service record validates his candidature

November 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

With few months to the next general elections, the debates especially across the country’s political divide have heightened. But the need for a well-mannered discourse on issues around candidates and […]

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OPINION : Echoes from Across the River

November 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Professor Joe Pemagbi The wave of institutionalization of democracy through regular elections in Sub-Saharan Africa has intensified over the last two decades.[1] Despite its accompanying challenges, they still give […]

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Sierra Leone and World Bank celebrate 55 years of sustained partnership

November 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  President Ernest Bai Koroma has acknowledged the World Bank Group’s contribution to Sierra Leone’s development efforts as the country and the Bank Group reflect on more than half a […]

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Ambassador Keh Kamara speaks on the crisis situation in Guinea Bissau

November 26, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

At the 10th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and the Political and Security Committee of the European Union… Ambassador Keh Kamara […]

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Social Welfare Minister Sylvia Blyden and Deputy Rugiatu Neneh Koroma relieved of their duties

November 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leoneans in the United States enjoying their Thanksgiving holiday and others all over the diaspora received a stunner today when it was officially announced from State House that  the […]

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WAHO 7th Annual Review of Activities of the Regional Programme on “Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention in the ECOWAS region” kicks off

November 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kadrie KoromaDeputy Health and Sanitation Minister 1, Madam Madina Rahman has opened the WAHO 7th Annual Review of Activities of the Regional Programme on “Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention […]

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  • A call to conscience : Protect democracy, not compromise it
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  • *YES, WE CAN: THE TRUE LEGACY OF THE ECOWAS SUMMIT*
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John Benjamin wins Kailahun District Council Chairmanship

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   Stunning defeat for Professor Septimus KaiKai as John Karimu’s man wins…….. JOHN BENJAMIN WINS KAILAHUN DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIRMANSHIP The battle for Kailahun District has ended , with victory for […]

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“What Life Has Taught Me”: The Political Career of Dr. Siaka Probyn Stevens

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The Stevens Family and The Executor of the Estate of the Late Dr. Siaka P. Stevens, have taken the decision to republish “What Life Has Taught Me”. The republication is […]

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Teargas, live bullets and running battles between armed Police and APC supporters , as Samura Kamara goes to ACC

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Teargas, live bullets and running battles between armed Police and APC supporters as Samura KAMARA goes to ACC By KABS KANU Freetown was once again a theatre of chaos that […]

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Tense moment in Sierra Leone ….and Margai says I am not disturbed by this arrest ! ! !

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  Wednesday November 7, 2005 People’s Movement for Democratic Change ( PMDC) Leader , Charles Margai,  said in Freetown today that he was not disturbed  by his dramatic arrest , […]

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Ambassador Momoh and staff pay courtesy calls on President Koroma, Foreign Minister

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  Chargé d’Affaires, Sierra Leone Embassy in the People’s Republic of China, Madam Kumba Momoh, together with a cross section of staff of the Embassy on Monday, 23rd October, 2017, […]

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