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May 2011

"Blood is thicker than water" is a German proverb (originally: Blut ist dicker als Wasser.), which is also common in English speaking countries.  It generally means that the bonds of family and common ancestry are stronger than those bonds

Sierra Leone who lost to the Mena’s of Niger 3-1 in March is looking to turn around that shocking defeat that left them struggling to pick a qualifying spot.  (Photo: Coach Mattsson, and Mustapha Bangura

Veteran Bo Rangers FC and Wellington People FC striker Kwame Yankson last Saturday 28th May, 2011 led the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) football team to the semi-finals of the inter-Ministerial football Tournament at

Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma arrived in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Saturday May 28th, with a five man delegation not only to witness the inauguration of President elect Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, but also

The Ministry of Transport & Aviation and the Ministry of Trade & Industry held a successful meeting with key transport stakeholders including the Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union, the Sierra Leone Road Transport

The world watched as Sierra Theatre Productions (STP) started their journey from a group of five people who believed in one Director - to a diversely enriched entourage of talent, riveting audiences into bursts of

A good leader always takes steps to meet the needs of his or her people. A good leader works hard to deliver on the needs of his or her people. The people in turn, stand

In many countries, the ICT sector is no longer marginal For 48 long hours, employees of Senegal’s National Telecommunications Company cut telephone and Internet connections to the rest of the world. That bold action, in August

By the time you read this the bye election result of Constituency 04, Kissi Tongi chiefdom in the Kailahun district would have been known. Baring the usual APC election "yuki yuki" the result is a

Broadcast statement by HE the President on the rising cost of petroleum products and other commodities Fellow Citizens: In the past two weeks, I have listened to you expressing concerns over the rising prices of commodities,

Addis Ababa, 25 May 2011: In a bid to show their commitment to peace in Africa, a huge crowd of more than 40,000 people from Ghana and other parts of Africa and the Diaspora turned

Sierra Leone have named a final squad of 17 foreign-based for their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at home to Niger on 4 June.  (Photo: Lars Olof Mattsson (r) and Christian Cole have

For most of the 1990s Sierra Leone was best known for its diamonds — and the devastating civil war they helped finance. But a decade after the end of that conflict, the West African nation

Drop by drop, Kitui preserves its precious water.  It is still early on a hot and dusty Wednesday morning, but the temperature is already above 35 degrees centigrade. Residents say that it rained just a

African Diplomatic Missions accredited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria have in unison on Wednesday May 25th 2011 commemorated the birth of the Organization of African Unity on May 25th 1963 at the Ladi Kwali