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*Grand Mufti rocks Freetown*

September 25, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

*_By Ranger_* On Friday 22nd September 2017, the city of Freetown was rocked by the presence of the Grand Mufti, Sheik Ismail Menk, a renowned Islamic Scholar of International acclaim, […]

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President Ernest Koroma’s statement to the 72nd UN General Assembly delivered by Foreign Minister Dr. Samura Kamara

September 24, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT of HIS EXCELLENCY DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA President of the Republic of Sierra Leone at the Seventy-Second Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly   On the Theme: “Focusing on […]

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Sierra Leone UN Mission receives $ 50, 000 mudslide disaster assistance from New York based Chinese organization

September 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The World Organization of Governance and Competitiveness — a business organization based in New York with headquarters in China–on Tuesday donated U.S $50,000 to the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone […]

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Sierra Leone UN Mission steps up relief assistance efforts for mudslide victims : Holds meeting with Interfaith council and Masjid Ali in New Jersey

August 28, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU : The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York last Friday August 25, 2017  accelerated its outreach to Sierra Leoneans and organizations […]

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DIRECT RELIEF SENDS AIR CARGO OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO SIERRA LEONE

August 19, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By KABS KANU DIRECT RELIEF, an international organization which has been very active in emergency and flood- related responses in the world, yesterday decided to send  an air shipment […]

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“Houses are buried and entire families are missing ” in Freetown

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

A GRAPHIC VIDEO OF THE DISASTER   A FILM ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER FACED BY FREETOWN DUE TO URBANIZATION , OVERCROWDING AND UNPLANNED BUILDING OF HOUSE ON HILLS AND SLOPES.

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Over Flooding and Mudslides, African Union Stands Behind Sierra Leone- Ambassador Keh Shares Sierra Leone’s Plight

August 15, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Following the flooding and mudslides in some parts of Freetown, Sierra Leone Parmanent Representative to the African Union, Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara has sent an official Note Verbale to the […]

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Address by His Excellency President Ernest Koroma to the nation on the flooding and landslides of 14 August, 2017*

August 14, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Address by His Excellency President Ernest Koroma to the nation on the flooding and landslides of 14 August, 2017 Fellow Sierra Leoneans, our nation has once again been gripped by […]

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Disaster in Freetown as heavy rains cause deadly floods and mudslides : 312 people reported dead , hundreds more missing

August 14, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AN AFP VIDEO OF THE DISASTER   By KABS KANU– Disaster befell Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone , early this morning when heavy torrential rains caused massive flooding  and […]

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Why it is hallucinatory for any coalition to make any mark in the 2018 elections

August 3, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

There are obvious reasons why it is hallucinatory for any coalition to make any mark in the 2018 elections. The human mind takes a he long time to have information […]

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Ambassador Isatu Timbo inducts into office Mary Metzger as newly appointed Chief of Staff

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By Kabs Kanu The ceremony was grand, auspicious and colorful. It was the induction into office last weekend of Madam Mary Metzger , who has been appointed Chief of Staff […]

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  TODAY’S CHANGED POLITICAL DYNAMICS AND REALITIES —VERY DEMANDING ! EITHER THE BEST OR NOTHING Mediocre politics will no longer benefit any party By Kabs Kanu Dynamics are not static. […]

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Recently, there was an outcry among Sierra Leoneans in the social media about the spate of vehicular fatalities in the country. During the festive season and the months of January […]

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20 SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE SLPP KONO DEFECTED TO THE RULING APC PARTY

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  20 SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE SLPP KONO DEFECT TO THE RULING APC PARTY 20 senior members of the disintegrated and now defunct Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Kono chapter […]

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  Power sharing without a major constitutional change to limit the powers of the executive led by the president is a farce. Sierra Leone should not take the bate from […]

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Sierra Leone Ambassador Foday Mansaray, a representative of the International Human Rights Commission, is among the latest victims who died due to COVID-19 complications. Published April 20, 2020 • Updated 26 mins […]

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