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Sierra Leone resumes timber exports, worrying environmentalists

November 6, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Activists fear effort to counter falling revenue from mining could erase gains made over last 10 years to regrow country’s forests. by Ahmed Idris MORE ON AFRICA Sudan launches its first […]

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African Influencers and Business Champions to dialogue on unlocking the continent’s resources for Africa’s prosperity

November 6, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MEDIA RELEASE   African Influencers and Business Champions to dialogue on unlocking the continent’s resources for Africa’s prosperity   Accra, 4 November 2019 – African leaders in politics, private sector, […]

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FBC STUDENTS PROTEST!!!!*

November 5, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Upon allegations that the recent FBC SU President’s election was fraught with gross irregularities, some *students have taken to protest on campus that they recognize not Augustine Bona as […]

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Ernest Surrur passes away

November 2, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sad to announce the death of Mr. Ernest S. S. Surrur,  former Head of  the Civil Service, and Secretary to Cabinet. According to reports, he suffered a heart attack yesterday. […]

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Sierra Leone now awaits MCC to decide whether she has done enough to secure a compact—MCC Coordinating Unit/SL

November 2, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Millennium Challenge Coordinating Unit-S/L  · SIERRA LEONE PASSES MCC SCORECARD Sierra Leone has convincingly passed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) FY2020 Scorecard which was released on 1st November 2019. This remarkable […]

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Sierra Leone passes Millennium Challenge Corporation Scorecard

November 1, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Ambassador Maria Brewer met with President Julius Maada Bio this morning and offered her congratulations to Sierra Leone on the occasion of passing the 2020 Millennium Challenge Corporation – MCC Scorecard. […]

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Government to probe assets of former President and ministers

November 1, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 

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Committee To Protect Journalists takes up Mahmud Tim Kargbo’s case

November 1, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone journalist Mahmud Tim Kargbo charged with criminal defamation October 25, 2019 4:23 PM ET Mahmud Tim Kargbo, a freelance reporter in Sierra Leone, was arrested and detained twice […]

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Parliament passes the Anti-Corruption Amendment Act 2019

November 1, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 

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Why did Sierra Leone Police storm Fourah Bay College during students union elections ?

November 1, 2019 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

This is FBC Campus. University of Sierra Leone. A mere Student’s Union Election. There were more armed police than students. National government interference in Student Politics has really destroyed the […]

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  • 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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  The All People’s Congress ( APC ) has been plunged into mourning with the death yesterday of the Washington DC Chapter Women’s Leader, Mrs. Florence Bobson Bangura . Condolence […]

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    Sierra Leone’s top diplomat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, Wednesday, 18th June, 2014 participated in the 41st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of […]

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