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April 2012

Juba All Stars FC have lifted the Marjay Town Football Promoters gold trophy and cash prize of Le 400,000 on Sunday April 9. The runners up Beckham FC went home with a silver trophy and

Research has shown that television violence can contribute to aggressive attitudes and behaviors in children.  According to the National Television Violence Study (1998), violence is defined as “any overt depiction of physical force - or

About the Challenge: The Innovate Salone: “A De Mek Am” Competition is looking to identify and support innovative solutions to issues within the fields of  Health,  Energy,  Education,  Agriculture,  Transportation,  Telecommunications,  Civic Media,  and Engineering

Northern Mali is on the brink of a major humanitarian disaster and aid agencies must be allowed immediate access to avoid further civilian deaths, Amnesty International said today. The three northern towns of Gao, Kidal and

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $250.95 million for road construction projects in Tanzania and Sierra Leone, a statement from the Bank said April 5, 2012. Under the approvals, AfDB said Tanzania’s government will

Nigeria Premier League (NPL) side, Warri Wolves reached the round of 16 in the Caf Confederation Cup after a 2-0 win over FC Kallon of Sierra Leone on Friday. The match was played under rainy conditions

Ancestral palm tree was a vital trademark of health: Multi-produce, Salone’s hope, desired monetary bliss, Nurturing and blooming this organic as timeless age: Wine taper harvests palm wine and succulent fruit, Palm leaves produce brooms, while nuts provide oil. Biblical

Freetown, 5th April 2012: The UN family in Sierra Leone has launched the Sustainable Energy For All (SE4All) initiative at the UNIPSIL compound, Signal Hill Road in Freetown 5th April 2012. The event was in

Pop quiz, hotshot. You’re watching your favourite team in a league game at home. Thus far this season, they have won all 14 of the Premiership matches they have played on their own turf and

The New Year is still new and will be new until we celebrate our National Independence – a milestone in the history of Sierra Leone that we must always celebrate.  This said, I believe it

As the implementation of the revised National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2011-2013 is in the offing, the NACS Secretariat of the ACC has on Thursday 5th April, 2012 concluded two day training with MDAs and Civil

We come boldly to the throne of reverenceIn humble adoration of your power and omniscienceSo great an entity; we adore your magnificenceWith blissful hearts, for your love to us is without pretense. . The Heavens declare the glory

Forget about the democratic hiccup in Mali, once of one of Africa’s emerging democracies, or the fact that Mauritius is the only African country ranked as being “full” democracy by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Senegal, also accredited to Mauritania, Morocco and Cape Verde, HE Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir  presented her Letters of Credence to the President of The Islamic State of Mauritania, HE Mohamed Ould Abel

To say American-born, New Jersey based Nigerian, Yetunde A. Odugbesan is an ambitious, over-achiever would be a vast understatement.  Fresh off from being awarded with the prestigious Thomas H. Kean Outstanding Alumni Award, as a