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February 2012

Yesterday Britain hosted a major international conference on Somalia, attended by heads of government and senior representatives from more than 50 countries and organisations, including UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon, the AU Secretary General Jean

New entrants into the Big Brother Africa show Sierra Leone and Liberia, are anxiously waiting to tune in to the continental reality contest.  (Photo: Nigeria's Uti, winner of M-Net's Big Brother All Stars edition in

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Representatives from U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to conduct an

Having read a nice book by Dr. Abass Bundu with the title “Democracy By Force”, one would have thought, this nice author would have been a custodian of Peace and Conflict Consultant in places like

Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) yesterday recommended that general elections in the Island of Maldvies be held later this year. The recommendation was made during an extra-ordinary session of the Commonwealth ministers which took place at

As citizens of Grenada mourn the death of their former Prime Minister George Brizan, Head of Chancery, who also doubled as Acting Head of Mission, Sierra Leone Embassy in the People’s Republic of China, the

The Anti-Corruption Commission in demonstrating its robust posture on the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone, on Friday 17th February 2012 thoroughly sensitized officers and the rank and file of the Rogbaneh Police Station in

On Monday at the Airtel Headquarters’ office in Wilberforce, the Sierra Leone Girl Guides and Rangers from the Saint Joseph’s Secondary School and Freetown Secondary School for Girls received Airtel branded T-Shirts for their participation

Recently retired army personnel last week received Le 5M as insurance benefit from the Reliance Insurance Trust Corporation company (RITCORP). The retirees are appreciative for management of RITCORP for paying five million Leones to each of

Introduction: This memorandum of understanding is between the Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) Secretariat and the leadership of the Bike Riders together with two major stakeholders, the Sierra Leone Police Traffic Division and the Sierra

NAIROBI, Kenya, February 22, 2012/ -- Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Adnan Amin, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), urged all stakeholders across Africa to

Lieutenant Colonel Sheku Salami Silla is said to have abandoned his office and on the run to an unknown destination off the shores of Sierra Leone. He was contingent commander of the reconnaissance Sierra Leone company

Investigation carried by this press revealed that the Kissy village cemetery at Passonage Street has been tagged as a ‘warehouse’ for thieves. Sources say nevertheless that it has become the store for stolen items. Revelations are that

Domestic violence has been a norm day after day in most African societies.  Gina Mansaray, a petty trader endured a merciless beating by her husband, Sorie Conteh Tuesday 14th. Gina suffered a fractured rib, three broken

Amnesty International calls on the Zimbabwean government to end harassment and intimidation of human rights activists and opponents of the government through abuse of the law. Amnesty International’s call follows a ruling on Tuesday by