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Sierra Leone celebrates 225th anniversary of the founding of Freetown

March 13, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE HON. VICE PRESIDENT, DR. VICTOR BOCKARIE FOH AT THE 225th ANNIVERSARY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING OF FREETOWN 11 MARCH 2017 Salutation! First, let me […]

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“I don’t want any postponement of the 2018 elections date” – President Koroma tells development partners

March 12, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday March 9, 2017, appealed to development partners to work with a high sense of urgency to address […]

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“Our Quest for Gender Equality is Unstoppable” – President Koroma

March 12, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit     President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma accompanied by his amiable wife, First Lady Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma, the Vice President Dr Victor Bockarie Foh […]

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Sierra Leone’s other epidemic : Ghastly road traffic accidents

March 10, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Sanpha Sesay The Texas Chief Road traffic accidents are a major, but a neglected national health problem that is requiring concerned efforts for effective and sustainable prevention. After the […]

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As President Trump’s Deportation Spree Worries S/Leonean USA Based Communities, Amr Bockari Stevens Calms the Distress

March 2, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By PASCO TEMPLE : The Sierra Leone Embassy in the United States of America will be working in collaboration with some rights based organizations including Act4 Accountability, Africa Action, Congressional […]

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Conceptualizing ‘Regime Change’ In One Dropian Style

February 23, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) The Pyrrhic victory of the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) in the recent by-election in Constituency 066 in Bumbuna, Tonkolili District, is now making […]

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What Sierra Leoneans did not know about Fourah Bay College

February 21, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Anthony K. Kamara (Sr), Winnipeg Canada. Fourah Bay College, West Africa’s oldest University, located on Mount Aureol is not just an institution on a hill top, but sub-Saharan Africa’s […]

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17 Presidential Elections In Africa So Far In 2016: It’s A Story Of Blood, Tears, And Some Drops Of Joy

February 20, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  EIGHTEEN presidential elections were scheduled in Africa this year. Thus far, 10 incumbents have secured their re-election, six new presidents have been elected into office, one election has been […]

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Bankasoka, Makali and Charlotte Dams are over 80% funded by the Chinese and not by UNIDO*

April 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sheriff Mahmud Ismail *Freetown – 17 November, 2017* There have been several claims by the National Grand Coalition leader, Kande Yumkella, that the Bankasoka, Makali and Charlotte hydro dams projects […]

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