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September 2014

Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, USA: The joy spread to the reception ballroom at the Marriot Hotel in Fort Worth after a sacrament of marriage was performed by Pastor Emmanuel Botchway at Hope International Church in

Sierra Leone’s envoy to the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Victor Bockarie Foh has called on the International Community to do more in tackling the Ebola Virus Disease ravaging the Mano River Union countries

Freetown, Sept. 26, 014 (MOHS) - The President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has described the Government and People of China as special friends to Sierra Leone.  President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma commissioning the Sierra Leone

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Sanitation has conducted a day regional sensitization meeting for paramount chiefs and district administrators on house to house Ebola tok

Life for Relief and Development, an International Non-Governmental Organization on Wednesday 17th September 2014 donated two 20ft containers full of various medical equipments and Ebola gears to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. These items

Interview with Maged Abdelaziz, UN secretary-general’s special adviser on Africa In 2012 the United Nations General Assembly created a mechanism to monitor commitments made by African countries and their partners to improve Africa’s economic development. The

On 25 September, 2014, a China-chartered airplane carrying a China-aided mobile bio-safety level Ⅲ laboratory arrived at Lungi International Airport of Sierra Leone. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yanbo, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

WASHINGTON, September 25, 2014—Following alarming evidence of the spread of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, the World Bank Group today announced that it will nearly double its financing to $400 million to help the

PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Mr. Secretary-General, thank you for bringing us together today to address an urgent threat to the people of West Africa, but also a potential threat to the world.  Dr. Chan, heads of state

The devastating effects of climate change are already being felt across the planet, including in Africa. The 2011 drought-induced famine in the Horn of Africa affected more than 10 million people, claimed 257,000 lives and

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ABDUL KAMARA OF SIERRA LEONE AFRICAN UNION-UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY JOINT SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN DARFUR United Nations Secretary-General and African Union Commission Chairperson announced today the appointment of Abdul Kamara of Sierra Leone as Deputy

Freetown, Thursday 25 September 2014: While a successful three-day national stay at home Ebola campaign in which 80% of households were reached has ended, an intensive door-to-door Ebola campaign continues in Freetown. Initiated and led by

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Honourable Chernoh M. Bah has told members of Constituency 99 that Members of Parliament (MPs) are going to be for the funds allocated to them from the Constituency Development Fund

Gamers learn how to conduct an investigation report on environmental crimes For World Maritime Day today, 25 September 2014, Al Jazeera has launched a ground-breaking interactive web game based that allows the gamer to learn how

Philips to target sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia where high maternal and infant mortality can be addressed through early diagnosis, proper nutrition, remote monitoring innovations and access to energy. Philips commits to improve the