Addis Ababa, 15 July, 2012—Sub-Saharan Africa must provide universal access to decent jobs and social services if it is to achieve decisive development progress, according to a newly released report on the continent’s progress on
On April 27 2010, the government of Sierra Leone officially launched the Free Health Care Initiative. The Scheme covers pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under the age of five. The announcement of the Free
PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALLEGED GROSS VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BUMBUNA IN RELATION TO THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN BUMBUNA ON 16TH, 17TH AND 18TH APRIL 2012 Opening Statement by Commissioner Jamesina King on 16th
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 16, 2012/ -- The Second African Women’s Economic Summit ended on 14 July with a unanimous commitment by hundreds of entrepreneurs and professional women to campaign vigorously for the economic empowerment of
In a bid to accelerate the financial and logistic strength of President Koroma’s November election, and to honor the president for promoting democracy in Sierra Leone, the United States Diaspora Campaign group organization in collaboration
The value of a shade is never known until it is chopped off. The departure of Madam Alice R. Koroma, the mother of our dear president, went a long way to support and prove beyond
The recent daylight firing done by some delta police on armless civilians at Elk street has sent wrong signals in the mindsets of people at these elixirs of days closer to the November 17 elections. The
The charity, Disable International Foundation Sierra Leone (DIF-SL) is organizing a quiz competition in five different primary schools in Freetown to showcase the cognitive ability of children with disabilities, Program officer, Robert Kondema Kargbo has
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone announced over the weekend that they are ready to carry out an inquiry into the mucky systemic violations of human rights in the country. The spate of sporadic killings
President of the National Youth Commission, Ishmael AL-Sankoh Conteh has said in Freetown that his commission would institute legal action against the National Electoral Commission (NEC) for the anomalies they registered in the course of
Sierra Leone Olympic athletes are training in Sussex, UK ahead of the London Games thanks to a Former MP Michael Foster. This training was organized by Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link and a number of
The people of Sierra Leone, and especially the president and his family have been hit by the death of Mrs. Alice Koroma, the mother of the President of Sierra Leone. My heart goes out to
Two teams from districts in the northern province of Sierra Leone Golden Stars of Tonkolili and Bintumani Queens of Koinadugu are the newly crowned champions of the 2nd U-17 Airtel Rising Stars regional tournament Kono
Sierra Leone professional football player based in Cyprus rescued his country’s beach volleyball delegation when the team ran into financial difficulties in the ongoing FIVB Swatch Youth Championship in Larnaca, Cyprus. (Photo: Salone beach volleyball
Addis Ababa, 15 July, 2012—Sub-Saharan Africa must provide universal access to decent jobs and social services if it is to achieve decisive development progress, according to a newly released report on the continent’s progress on
