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The United Kingdom is looking for new post-Brexit friends in Africa

August 28, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Yomi Kazeem As the UK prepares for life after Brexit, prime minister Theresa May is leading a charm offensive to Africa this week. With a delegation that includes the UK […]

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EDUCATION AND ITS DEMOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION IN SIERRA LEONE : AN ADMONISHMENT TO MINISTER BAKUYU CONTEH ON HIS COMMENTS

August 26, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Posted on August 25, 2018 by Boye Jallo Jamboria Illiteracy and Eduction have always had obscured interpretations in most parts of the developing world because of the beliefs and perceptions that have […]

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New UN Permanent Representative Francis Kai Kai arrives in New York to assume duty

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By COCORIOKO Diplomatic reporters Usually reliable sources at the Sierra Leone Foreign Ministry in Freetown have told COCORIOKO  exclusively that the new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. Francis […]

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APC protests against undemocratic approval of constitutional instruments on Commission of Inquiry

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  PRESS RELEASE The All Peoples Congress (APC) Party wishes to draw the attention of the public to the following: That on the 2nd Day of August 2018, the Attorney General […]

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Dr. Francis KaiKai , the new Head of Sierra Leone UN Mission , Bids Farewell to President Bio

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  State House, Freetown, Friday 17 August 2018 – Head of Sierra Leone’s Permanent Mission to the UN, has called on His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at State House […]

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CAMPAIGN FOR SAFER ROADS : The ‘Culture’ You Come from Can Radically Affect Your Safety on the road

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Introduction and Background In 2007, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety published an excellent book which since then has been one of our keys “go to” resources for valuable information. Its […]

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PONDER MY THOUGHTS : THE CASE OF THE “OWNERLESS” ROLLS ROYCE

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PONDER MY THOUGHTS BY Andrew Keili THE CASE OF THE “OWNERLESS” ROLLS ROYCE This is a case that would have been perplexing even for the famed detective, Perry Mason. A […]

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Impasse in the Sierra Leone Parliament

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE IMPASSE BETWEEN THE SPEAKER AND THE OPPOSITION ON THE NEED FOR A DEBATE ON THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENT ON THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE ROLE OF THE EXECUTIVE IN […]

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CONCERNS OVER SEEMING POLITICISATION OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCESSES

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0
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President Bio opens three-day induction for Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Financial Attaches

August 24, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

State House, Freetown, Thursday 23 August 2018 – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has officially opened a three-day induction for Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Financial Attaches, noting that the […]

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  • Looking Beyond OAU vs ECOWAS Numbers Part 1: Reassessing the “Lost Opportunity” Argument —
  • President Koroma Returns Home, Though Not Altogether – All Is Well That Ends Well
  • Former President Ernest Koroma arrives in Sierra Leone to attend ECOWAS Summit
  • When the Law Ends, but the Constitution Still Speaks
  • The Return Of A Statesman: Ernest Koroma’s homecoming and a new chapter of hope
  • When Weapons Cannot Save a State: Mali’s Warning for Sierra Leone and West Africa
  • Opinion: The Ernest Bai Koroma Treason Case Raises Difficult Questions About Justice in Sierra Leone
  • President Bio, Ernest Bai Koroma, and Sierra Leone’s Search for Peace and Justice
  • Statement by Ex- President Ernest Koroma on dropping of treason charges against him
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