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October 2011

The Deputy Minister of information and Communications, Sheka Tarawalie, arrived in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday 17th October to attend the African Union-hosted ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) ministerial conference on ICTs after

The reported death of Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi would bring to a close a chapter of Libya's history marked by repression and abuse but does not end the story, Amnesty International said today.   “The legacy of repression

The main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) party and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) party where conspicuously absent at the Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Secretariat’s one day sensitization

Freetown - The Youyi Building in Freetown, which is host to many ministerial departments of  Sierra Leone government,  is alight with flames.   According to our reporter, it is not known so far what caused the

Mohamed Bah, a Sierra Leonean by birth with over ten movies to his credit, six of which were major hits around the World is delighted to take the lead in the United States as a

Sierra Leone have moved into the top 12 in Africa in the latest FIFA World Ranking releases on Wednesday, despite not qualifying for the African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - African Minerals Ltd (AMIq.L: Quote) will start exporting iron ore cargoes to China and Europe from its Tonkolili mine in Sierra Leone at the end of this month, the London-listed

In its quest to monitor the day to day activities of mining companies operating in different communities in Tonkolili District, the Northern Regional office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has engaged civil society organizations, NGOs, Local

Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to show 5% growth in 2011, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest regional report.  (Photo: Low-income sub-Saharan countries have done well, says the IMF ) Its outlook for next year is

Lilongwe 14 October 2011- The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Governments on 14th and 15th October 2011, held their 15th Summit in Lilongwe, Malawi on the theme: “Harnessing

Impeccable sources in Bo City confided to this medium that supporters of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have hatched an unholy plan to kidnap the resident minister South, Mr. Moijueh Kaikai, and other

While the nation awaits the outcome of the Shears Moses Commission of Enquiry recommendations, which preceded the Kono and Bo political episodes, the people of Kono and other concern citizens nationwide would like to know

Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara better known as Usu Boie occupies a landscape of political milestones in Sierra Leone as an opposition figure.  As Abdel Salaam looks into his catch-all achievements, he avails a life look

Members of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) have exposed a ruling All People’s Congress (APC) ploy of a deal worth eight hundred thousand United States Dollars ($US 800,000) to be an alleged

Sierra Leonean foreign based player Alfred Sankoh, aka Zagalo, who plays his professional football in Norway for Tripilligen side IF Stromgodset, this month bagged the prestigious Player of the Month Award adrift a 756 September