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The SLPP Government Is Full Of Contradictions

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) Think of the Civil Service Code of Conduct or diplomatic niceties? Then forget about the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government of Julius Maada […]

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President Bio makes state visit to China

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio in Beijing, and the two leaders agreed to further promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership […]

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President Bio coming to New York, as U.S. obligated to give visa for UN General Assembly

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By COCORIOKO Diplomatic Correspondent Though he has problems with the U.S and is officially prohibited from visiting the U.S, Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio will be in the United States […]

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Where Have All The Vociferous Civil Society Activists Gone?

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) I am surprised that most sit-on-the-fencers are now surprised at the sudden disappearances, from the public sphere, of some of the most vociferous Civil […]

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The planned mass demonstrations against President Bio in New York during the UN General Assembly

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By COCORIOKO Diplomatic Correspondent The New York demonstrations against Bio are not APC events. They will be organized by the CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SIERRA […]

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Is Sierra Leone Sliding Back To Albert-Margaism?

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) I never had the misfortune of sitting in the History class of Professor Joe A.D Alie at Fourah Bay College (FBC). Equally so, I […]

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EMBRACING CHINA : CHASTENING LESSONS FOR PRESIDENT BIO

August 30, 2018 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By KABS KANU When the APC came to power in 2007, we learnt a daunting lesson. The West and their aid and donor organizations do not always deliver promptly. […]

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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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  • JFK is free : Chief Justice accepts his apology and warns lawyers
  • When the headline outrages more than the allegations
  • All Eyes on the Supreme Court as Constitutional Amendment Case Resumes
  • *The Politics of Revenge: Must Sierra Leone Continue to Play Tit-for-Tat?*
  • Courtroom confrontation between Chief Justice and JFK : My personal reflection
  • *Dear Sierra Leonean-Trained Legal Practitioners: This Is Your Moment*
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