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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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  • Alpha Sesay, constitutional reform and the difference between paper and power
  • Sierra Leone Labour Congress warns President Bio against assent to controversial constitutional amendments
  • How can we have peace in Sierra Leone when the President himself does not want peace ?
  • Speaker of Parliament lectured on law by citizens: A court of law can overrule a speaker’s decision
  • Opposition APC distances itself from the controversial constitutional amendments by SLPP-controlled Parliament
  • Timothy Kabba is out : Mohamed Rado Swaray is now Foreign Minister as President Bio reshuffles his cabinet
  • *The 2028 Election May Have Already Begun*
  • Sierra Leone cannot afford another democratic collapse and war, but Maada Bio is driving us rapidly back into it
  • Sierra Leone’s constitutional faultline: A walkout, a two-thirds dispute and the stakes for 2028
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Keynote: “The Current International Situation and the Role of the United Nations Security Council : By Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu

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Presentation By H.E. Dr. Michael Imran Kanu Ambassador and Permanent Representative (Designate) Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations Keynote: “The Current International Situation and the Role of […]

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A travesty of democracy and broad daylight robbery in Sierra Leone, as President Maada Bio is declared elections winner and returned for another 5 years

June 27, 2023 0

By Kabs Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone : What many Sierra Leoneans are describing as a travesty of democracy ensued in this impoverished West African country today as their much-criticized  leader,  […]

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President Koroma Attends 54th Annual Ahmadiyya Conference

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By State House Communication Unit   President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday 8 April 2016 attended the 54th Annual Conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Sierra Leone in […]

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APC is bigger than M.L. Bangura, says Victor Foh

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By EDWARD MARAH  The Secretary General of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party Mr. Victor Bockarie Foh has strongly reacted to Mr. Mohamed Lainkuray Bangura’s statement, saying the […]

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Sierra Leoneans should appreciate APC Government’s development projects

July 22, 2015 0

By KABS KANU : When all is said and done, the truth of the matter is that the Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma has brought many valuable and important […]

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