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[ March 18, 2025 ] A betrayal of excellence : Why Francis Ben Kaifala is unfit to address Sierra Leone Grammar School’s prize- giving ceremony ACTION NEWS
[ March 18, 2025 ] Why Sierra Leone will remain a backward country : The roles of hypocrisy, dishonesty, sycophancy and tribalism ACTION NEWS
[ March 18, 2025 ] Flashback : When Emerging Democracies Breed Violence: Sierra Leone 20 Years after the Civil War Uncategorized
[ March 18, 2025 ] The Legacy of the British Legal System Continues to Inflict Misery in Sierra Leone ACTION NEWS
[ March 18, 2025 ] SATIRE : The rise and fall of a poor African dictator ACTION NEWS

SLPP BUNGLES DECENTRALIZATION POLICY

January 8, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The December 22nd, 2006, Press Release from the Office of the President regarding waste management in the City of Freetown, is at best another attempt at derailing Sierra […]

SLPP MEMBERS DEFECT TO APC

January 8, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ALFRED ISHMEL SESAY RECEIVES HIS CARD FROM APC LEADER ERNEST KOROMA By Joseph Kamanda Monday January 8, 2007 Barely six month away to the much- awaited Presidential and […]

Sierra Leone’s Poverty Reduction Pillars are Crumpling

January 2, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

by Karamoh Kabba Sierra Leone’s progress report received a passing grade by the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently. The report stated, […]

THE THREE MUSKETEERS : WHO IS WHO IN SIERRA LEONE 2007 ?

January 2, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Wilfred Kabs-Kanu , Editor-In-Chief When the old year rolls out and the world heralds the advent of a new year at midnight today, the same bells that […]

THE DRAMA OF POLITICS PLAYING ITSELF OUT IN FREETOWN

December 30, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE DRAMA OF POLITICS PLAYING ITSELF OUT IN FREETOWN Observers of developments in Sierra Leone say that the drama of .politics is playing itself in Freetown. As the General Elections […]

TOP HINGA NORMAN SUPPORTER JOINS OPPOSITION PMDC

December 29, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

TOP HINGA NORMAN SUPPORTER JOINS OPPOSITION PMDC The political wind of defections and new declarations continue in Sierra Leone as the nation prepares for all-important Presidential and Legislative Elections next […]

Charles Margai talks at Chatham House

December 7, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Charles Margai, Leader of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change, Sierra Leone Meeting Summary Chatham House, 7 December 2006 This summary is issued on the understanding that if any extract […]

Vice-President Berewa of Sierra Leone and Leadership Skills And qualities to lead Sierra Leone

October 25, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Wednesday October 25, 2006 By Dr. Burney N. Williams Professor of Mass Communication Vice-President, Brewa of Sierra Leone aspiring to become President in 2007 lacks dynamic leadership skills, qualities, […]

Mob Justice and the Failure of Liberia’s Judicial System

September 16, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Joseph S. Sherman, Washington, DC The gruesome sight of a lifeless and battered body on the August 11, 2005 Liberian Observer website rekindles memories of jungle justice and disrespect for […]

ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT KABBAH ON THE 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS

August 3, 2006 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Today I want to talk to you about the forthcoming general elections the date for which though far away, has become the subject of intense debate and speculation. As […]

COMMENTARY

The isolation and management of Ebola

June 14, 2014 0

By Felix Sesay, Virginia, USA. When the Chief Medical Officer of Sierra Leone Dr. Brima Kargbo, made the clarion call to action against the dreaded Ebola virus on April 9, […]

Lead Stories

Ebola : Sierra Leone U.N Minister, concerned Sa. Leonean and Liberian citizens lobby CDC and U.S. Dept. of Health officials

September 12, 2014 0

full story THE IMPORTANT EBOLA MEETING AT THE ST PETER’S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER YESTERDAY ATTENDEES TAKE A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH AFTER THE MEETING MINISTER KABS-KANU ( SECOND FROM RIGHT […]

COMMENTARY

Minister of Political and Public Affairs hosts the Nigerian National Defence College Course 25 Strategic World Study Team.

May 30, 2017 0

By Bockarie Kukuku Musa The Minister of Political and Public Affairs, Hon. Nanette Thomas has today 25th May 2017 hosted a 22 man delegation from the Nigerian National Defence […]

News Extra

Chinese Leader Jinping unveils impressive development package to help President Koroma transform Sierra Leone

September 28, 2015 0

By KABS KANU The bilateral meeting between Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma and the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi jinping on the margins of the 70th […]

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Three new Human Rights Commissioners take oath of office

May 3, 2017 0

The 3 newly appointed Commissioners of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) on Tuesday, 2 May 2017, subscribed to the oath of office at a ceremony at State […]

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