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November 2012

The relationship between APC supporters in the Diaspora and those at home has never been clearly defined; and it creates some amount of absurdity, given the fact that members of both groups are Sierra Leoneans

The elections have come and the people of this country came out in their numbers to exercise their rights to vote in the November 17th polls, but anxiously and patiently wait for Christiana Thorpe (in

The state of the Kabala Secondary School in the north of Sierra Leone is appalling and much needs to be done if quality education is to be achieved in that part of the country. KSS as

According to the preliminary results read by the Independent Radio Network (IRN), it is rumored that the All People’s Congress Party (APC) have won eleven parliamentary seats in the eastern district in just concluded November

I decided to spare the turkey bird today after a passionate appeal it made recently, begging for mercy.  Why did we select this bird from the other birds?  How many millions of birds will be

21 November 2012, Addis Ababa – Mandated by African Union (AU) Heads of State in July 2012, delegates from 41 countries across the continent will convene on Friday at DIRCO’s O.R. Tambo building to sign

I am still congratulating my Sierra Leonean people for conducting themselves peacefully during the recent campaign and voting periods, especially the youth who are normally used by unpatriotic and violence-oriented politicians who always want power

The people of Sierra Leone have displayed their ability to undertake elections democratically and have therefore once again relayed a positive message to the world.  Foreign observers from credible organizations like the European Union (EU)

Thank goodness the Idiot was present.  Some people thought I was gone but I’m right here to monitor and add my voice to whatever is going on in this peaceful and credible democratic process of

“A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be but bad (A. Camus). With the recently concluded election in our country, the role of

Pursuant to its constitutional and statutory mandates, the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) made a preliminary statement to a battery of journalists at their HQ office, State Avenue, Freetown, over their satisfaction of stakeholders’ participation

The Commonwealth Observer Group in Sierra Leone has heaped praise on citizens over their democratic values of conducting one of the most peaceful elections in the African sub-region. This statement was ushered in at a press

Addis Ababa, November 19, 2012 -The African Union Commission (AUC) is hosting the Third Pan-African Forum on Children. The two day Forum which opened on the 19th of November, 2012 under the theme: "The Responsibility

Eight million rural people to get support to reduce climate risks Rome, 20 November 2012 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a £147,500,000 letter of commitment today, which earmarks

The role of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in providing security on polling day November 17th  2012 elections has been lauded as no tension was mounted at the polling centres other than a few isolated