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March 2013

Sierra Leonean American born soul singer Azania continues to pave the way for female African artists in the United States of America. Azania will perform Friday, March 29, 2013 at Aputumpu Music Festival all ages, world

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 364th  meeting held on 26 March 2013, devoted an Open Session on the theme: “Women and Children in situations of violent conflict in

Residents of Port Loko town have called on the two main political weights, Alhaji Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay, Minister of Political and Public Affairs and Alhaji Alpha Kanu, Information and Communications Minister to unite for the

The Port Loko Women’s Network on Saturday 23rd March 2013 distributed twenty-five scholarships to pupils in various schools in the District to enhance girl-child education.  (Photo: Rugiatu Neneh Turay) The ceremony, which attracted hundreds of women from

The battle to replace President Koroma has started taking a violent dimension as thugs of the Vice President are reported to have disrupted the zonal Constituency 20 election in Kono. (Photo: VP Samuel Sam-Sumana) Eye witness

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, Commander-in–Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF),  bade farewell to the first Sierra Leone battalion that  departed the shores for peacekeeping in Somalia.  (President  Ernest  Bai  Koroma

Freetown City Council (FCC) is reported to have incurred a debt of over Le 10 billion accrued via the extravagance and administrative recklessness of the erstwhile former mayor, Herbert George Williams (in photo). This information was

Although government is claiming to have decentralized this country via the establishment of local councils, the fact remains that most important institutions of this nation are still concentrated in our capital city, Freetown; a situation

52nd Sierra Leone Independence Celebration - Salone Beats Festival 2013 - London, UK Sierra Leone’s most iconic afro beats singers Emmerson and Famous to perform to their demanding fans this April on  the Sierra Leone Independence day For

Students from Mendoza College of Business, USA, have rated Bo District Council as the best council in Sierra Leone that is why they were directed to understudy the council’s revenue generation strategies and its best

Sierra Leone Government has been disbursing bulky sums of money as mining grants to develop mining chiefdoms right across this country but we have gathered that the grants are being constantly misused with impunity by

National Revenue Authority (NRA) Commissioner, Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, has registered the Authority’s determination to fight illegal fishing in the country. Making the disclosure to Sierra Express Media during an exclusive interview in his Glarick House office

Fourah Bay College (FBC) University of Sierra Leone, has conferred an honorary Alumnus Degree on the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo (in photo). FBC awarded the former president during an

Retired National Football Heroes’ trip to Senegal scheduled this week  may be delayed due to lack of financial support. The heroes are to compete in the ECOWAS Football Veteran Competition. Although representing Sierra Leone in ECOWAS

Award winning journalist, Murtala Mohamed Kamara has utilized the popular social network to change the lives of some desperate Sierra Leoneans.   A single post by the renowned journalist on his Facebook page will  bring changes