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January 2016

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on

The former Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Hon. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, ESQ, on Tuesday 5th January bade farewell to the Board, Management, and Staff of the ACC after taking the Oath of Office at State House, following his

...new Clock Tower and Mosque commissioned The people of Kabala Town in the Koinadugu District are grateful to Momoh Kemoh Konte for providing them with a ultra-modern clock tower, which has helped beautified the town.

It was a moment of celebration at Mamoria Badela Village in the Koinadugu District where President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was joined by senior government officials, the diplomatic community and other personalities to turn the

In January 2015, one of the major governance issues which was topical for public debate was the study titled “The credibility of the 2015 Census in Sierra Leone: Will all Heads be Counted” published by

Five players have been shortlisted for 2015 Sierra Leone Football.com Player of the Year award based on their respective performances for both club and country from November 2014 to November 2015. Two previous winners of the

Sierra Leone have tumbled three places from 118th in December 2015 to 121 in the first FIFA rankings 2016. The Leone Stars, who failed to qualify to the next round of the 2018 qualifiers against Chad

Former AIK striker Mohamed Bangura (Pictured) who signed for Chinese League One side Dalian Yifang FC in December 2015 is now one of Sierra Leone’s highest football earners. Bangura is ready to wear the club’s No

Hervé Ladsous is the United Nations under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations. He oversaw the first deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) two

Festus Mogae served as president of the southern African country of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He is the recipient of several international awards, including the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. In

A senior official at the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment has told this paper that the former Minister of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment, Hon. Musa Tarawally, raised the sum of

I have just read the well-written report filed by the State House Communications Unit on His Excellency the President sending the Abortion Bill back to Parliament without his Assent. The report by SHCU captured all

Since President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma called on all Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad to make meaningful contributions to the development of their country as he would not do it all by himself, many

In a state where the government does not realise and practice its moral obligation to the citizenry, there is bound to be chaos and instability. At some point in time in our life we may