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President Trump blocks all foreign aid from America until further notice

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

US issues broad freeze on foreign aid after Trump orders review By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis  The State Department Building is pictured in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo WASHINGTON, […]

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Sierra Leone Government says President Maada Bio has no knowledge of the identity of International drug lord he is seen with in video

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0
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British newspaper, The Sun , reports : Mafia boss ‘Chubby Jos’ tracked down after pics gave away location but shock twist means cops can’t touch him…for now

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

CLOSING IN  Mafia boss ‘Chubby Jos’ tracked down after pics gave away location but shock twist means cops can’t touch him…for now Juliana Cruz Lima, Foreign News Reporter Published: 15:32, 26 […]

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The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

The Economist Magazine 25 January 2025 The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is growing … Business as usual will not narrow it, says John McDermott […]

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The silence from State House : Sierra Leoneans deserve answers

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

By Basita Michael @sierraeyesalone on X The Silence from State House – Sierra Leoneans Deserve Answers On 24 January, @Reuters broke a story that sent shockwaves globally. Although many Sierra […]

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Foreign Media Report : Drug lord Jos Leijdekkers finds refuge in Sierra Leone after marrying president’s daughter

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

European Union World Africa Also reported in the China Morning Post Drug lord Jos Leijdekkers finds refuge in Sierra Leone after marrying president’s daughter The convicted cocaine smuggler, one of […]

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Confusing Bondo Society and FGM : Correcting the misconceptions of activists

January 27, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

Confusing Bondo Society And Female Genital Mutilation, Correcting The Misconception of Activists on Clitodoctonomy By: Sulaiman Stom Koroma During my primary school days, I was told that ‘Culture’ is the […]

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Sierra Leone, beware : The U.S and the UN are very serious about transnational crimes

January 21, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

SIERRA LEONE , BEWARE : THE U.S AND THE UN ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT TRANSNATIONAL CRIME ( Especially drug trafficking and money laundering) By Kabs Kanu The United States and […]

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Guinean Government declares Mr. Alimamy Bangura, the Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Guinea, persona non grata

January 20, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

The Guinean Government has reportedly declared Mr. Alimamy Bangura, the Sierra Leonean Ambassador to Guinea, persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country immediately. This is because of […]

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As opposition APC fiddles while Sierra Leone is burning, bold actions needed to stop SLPP from stealing another election

January 20, 2025 Kabs Kanu 0

By Kabs Kanu The opposition All People’s Congress ( APC ) is fiddling while Sierra Leone is burning. The party is neither functioning as an ideal opposition nor is it […]

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  • As sand becomes more valuable, Sierra Leone’s Mahera Coast grows more vulnerable
  • THE FAILURE OF PRINCIPLES: WHY PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO’S LEADERSHIP DESERVES SERIOUS JUDGMENT
  • BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Strikes Out AG’s Motion
  • Lenses Behind Bars: A Prosecutor Becomes an Inmate
  • As Nigeria records first case, is Ebola spreading in Africa ?
  • British Guardian newspaper story : How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state
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The first ABC School Club in the south to be inaugurated

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 May 19, 2014. In order for change to have its root in all corners of our societies, the Attitudinal and Behavioural Change Secretariat has started forming and inaugurated their ABC […]

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Published on December 31, 2010 by Cocorioko News   ·   No Comments Sierra Leonean-born legal luminary, Dr. Abdulai Conteh , recently retired as Chief Justice of the Caribbean Island nation of […]

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African women in Brussels call for more inclusion

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African women residing in the EU capital of Brussels have added their voices to the clarion call for more inclusion of women in all spheres of governance. Led by the […]

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