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August 2014

Sudanese side AL-Hilal Chairman Alhaj Atta Amanan has insisted right back defender David Simbo remains a key player for the team despite speculation linking him with a move to Egypt. The 25-year-old Sierra Leonean international is

August 28, 2014 - Jailed Al Jazeera journalist Baher Mohammed (in photo) will become a father again today. His unjust imprisonment has however meant that he will not be at his wife Gehan’s side when

GENEVA ¦ 28 August 2014 - The World Health Organization is today issuing a "roadmap" to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa. The aim is to

On Thursday 21st August 2014, the Presidential Candidate of the SLPP in the 2012 elections, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio has consoled a quarantined Ebola household in Bo following the death of a dispenser, Foday

24 August 2014 - WHO is working to ensure an international health worker who is deployed for the Organization in Sierra Leone and has contracted Ebola receives the best care possible including the option of medical evacuation to another care facility if necessary. International health workers

A famous American President Abraham Lincoln once said: “A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure.” Indeed, Sierra Leone lost a political legend - the leader and party Chairman of the

Ebola can be best described as an ‘exterminator’; a disease that is wasting away families and ridding off communities. Because of its exterminating ability, Ebola has evoked considerable fear and apprehension at both the individual

Belgian Pro league side Lokern head coach Peter Maesis still hoping to wrap up a loan deal for Haka FC and Sierra Leone Striker Obi Metzger before the transfer windows close. The 26 year old Striker

Airtel has sponsored the first ever Krio/English dictionary which was launched at the British Council on the 21st of August, 2014. Speaking at the launch, co-author Mr Momoh Koroma said that the Krio dictionary is a

Given how women are usually marginalised in society, it is no surprising that women in Sierra Leone are the worst affected by the horrendous deadly Ebola virus epidemic sweeping across the West African sub-region. As the

AIK Slona and Leone Stars striker Ibrahim Teteh Bangura has told Football Sierra Leone that he is “hungry to do well and is fighting for his place” in the team, according to the Striker. Bangura has

On Tuesday 19 August, Sierra Rutile and its major shareholder Pala Investments donated one billion Leones to help Sierra Leone in its fight against Ebola. The cheque was presented to the President of Sierra Leone,

Paramount Chief Bai Sebora Kassangha II of Bombali Sebora Chiefdom, Northern Sierra Leone has said that activities of all secret societies in Makeni and the entire Bombali district have been temporarily banned as a result

Freetown, August 18 (SLENA) - The Minority Leader of Parliament, Hon. Dr. Bernadette Lahai last week briefed Ministers of State and officials of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Committee Room 1 in parliament

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week paid courtesy calls on two of Saudi Arabia’s influential men, particularly in the areas of youth, sports and humanitarian activities.  (Photo:  Dr Saleh receives