KABS KANU REPORTS : It was a very important and informative Town Hall meeting , coming at a time when people had many concerns, apprehensions and misunderstanding about the state […]
The 56th Independence Anniversary celebration in New Jersey was hectic last weekend with three events to mark the occasion. Staged by the umbrella organization, The Sierra Leone Community of New […]
By KABS KANU Rehabilitation work on Fourah Bay College has started. The dilapidated dorms and facilities of the one-time Athens of West Africa are undergoing complete reconstruction. Additional infrastructural developments […]
By KABS KANU : Let us speak the truth and let the devil be ashamed . One of the most solid foundations President Ernest Bai Koroma has laid in […]
By KABS KANU : Sierra Leoneans and their American friends from New York and New Jersey were yesterday given an eloquent appraisal of comprehensive steps being taken by President Ernest […]
Peacebuilding in Africa: why the media matters By Amanda Lucey and Jacqueline Cochrane on April 30, 2017 — Media protection, resourcing and independence are vital wherever peace is in jeopardy. Peacebuilding […]
WHAT THE SIERRA LEONE NEWSPAPERS SAY—–A COCORIOKO WEEKLY FEATURE MINISTER SLAPS RESTAURANT OWNER ? EDITOR’S NOTE : Recently , there was information on Facebook that the Deputy Minister of Trade […]
From the archive, 27 April 1961: Sierra Leone celebrates independence Originally published in the Guardian on 27 April 1961 The Duke of Kent yesterday opened the new Parliament Building of […]
Independence Message – 27 April, 2017 Fellow citizens, today, once again, we celebrate the great event marking the decision of those before us to take charge of our destiny; to […]
As part of our 56th Independence Anniversary Supplement, we bring you the first Independence Message ever made in our nation on April 27, 1961 , by the country’s first indigenous […]
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