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April 2014

One of the things we advocate for strongly through African YMCAs is youth civic competence which involves civic action and responsibility. Pretty central to this is voting. There is a huge buzz in South Africa

The Attitudinal and Behavioural Change on 25th April inaugurated its ABC School Club members and their executives at the Freetown Secondary School for Girls (FSSG) following the election of the executive members on the 25th

•Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever) is the fourth leading global disease •Over 200m are infected worldwide, with 200 000 dying annually •A single annual treatment for schistosomiasis costs $0.18 Lifelines: River of Hope profiles the

Please allow me after all the baseless fear of an extended term of office for President Koroma to inject my candid opinion on the baseless rumor of an extension of President Koroma's Term. First a

The Speaker of Parliament, Hon. S.B.B. Dumbuya, is in London for the Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), presently holding at St. James’ Court till 5th May, 2014. The meeting brings together

KacDeF Launched to Complement Government in Kabala Kasunko Chiefdom Development Foundation (KaCDeF) has been launched over the weekend on 26 April 2014 at Fadugu Town in Koinadugu district, to complement government in the area of development. Kasunko

Al Jazeera Media Network has submitted an official notification of dispute to the interim Egyptian government. The network says it is relying on a Bilateral Treaty signed between the country in which it is headquartered,

Sierra Leone’s Open Government Partnership engaged with Sierra Leonean Diaspora in London on April 13 to discuss the country’s membership of the global Open Government Partnership (OGP).   (Photo:Ms Yeama Thomas with some members of the

Sierra Leoneans in the United States of America joined the Embassy of Sierra Leone Sunday April 27th, 2014 to celebrate their country’s 53rd independence anniversary in a different style.  (Photo: View of the Civic Center

The board Chairman of Bo Kenema Power Services (BKPS) Sheik Sillah over the weekend assured resident and customers of BKPS who reside in both the City of Bo and Kenema of adequate power supply after

A Lebanese business group resident in Kenema City in the Eastern Republic of Sierra Leone T.A.S family that owns T.A.S Store has on Sunday 20th April, 2014 boosted education in the Eastern part of Sierra

Chairman of Mercury International (SL) Limited Charity Foundation Samir Hassanyeh on Friday 25th April 2014 presented a cash-cheque of Le16.925m plus two return air tickets to the President of SWASAL, Mohamed Fajah Barrie. To attend

Mogadishu- 27th April 2014: The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia (SRCC), Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif wishes the Republic of Sierra Leone a happy 53rd Independence Day. “On this auspicious

April, 24, 2014 - Just last week, hopes  were high within the Sierra Leone People’s (SLPP) in Sierra Leone and around the world as members of the party awaited the arrival of Dr. Peter Tucker—the

Last night I dreamt that I had become the President of the United States of Africa.  I beat my opponents by 90 percent.  Our Slogan was: Liberate ‘Africans’, and Our Message: ‘Enough is Enough, We