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October 2012

As government allows forest operators/timber exporters to resume exporting logs from Sierra Leone following the lifting of the ban on timber export in October this year, Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is calling on government to

Police are currently investigating an incident of alleged gang rape in which 19 years old Zainab Kamara was assaulted serially by three men and was left stabbed on the left check thereby sustaining a wound

The Sierra Leone U-20 national team, Shooting Stars will today Tuesday 23rd October 2012 commence training sessions at the Football Academy, Kingtom, in preparation for the West Africa Football Union U-20 slated for next month

Sierra Leone football has not been doing well in the past, simply because of several reasons ranging from political interference, regionalism, racial discrimination, and many more which have disturbed or made it difficult for our

The Commissioner of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara Esq. and his team comprising of the Director of Public Education and Outreach Department, Mr. Sholay Davies, the Director of Systems and Processes Review Department

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 23, 2012/ -- The 8th African Development Forum (ADF VIII) opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday with a call on African countries to harness their huge natural resources for the

Foday Kamara of 15 Easton Street, Freetown, on Monday 22 October, 2012 stood trial before Magistrate Steven Conteh with one count charge for larceny contrary to Section 20 of the Larceny Act 1961.  Kamara pleaded

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 19 October 2012 – An integrated African strategy for meteorology to meet challenges such as climate change and extreme weather hazards has been adopted by a ministerial-level conference in Zimbabwe. The Second Session

Today, Tuesday 23rd October, Restless Development and partners will be launching a “Youth Manifesto for the 2012 Elections” at the British High Commissioner’s residence at Hill Station. The manifesto shares the views, hopes and fears

Late last year, I was opportune to attend a one day confab organized by the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) in Frankfurt, Germany. CIM, Germany´s human resources placement organization for development cooperation, through

A total of nineteen Nigerian volunteers under the Technical Aid Corps program are currently in the country to provide professional assistance in the health and education sectors, among others.  (Photo: High Commissioner HE Eyo Asuquo

The Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) Secretariat has been keenly monitoring various political events in the country as they unfold ahead of the November polls. The Secretariat observes that the political leaders and their supporters successfully

As the November 17 presidential and parliamentary polls draw closer, another big political warrior from the SLPP opposition party, Alhaji Nowa Fofanah aka “General Bigger” has declared his support for the ruling APC party come

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea – The closing ceremony of the International Conference of Municipal Leaders was held in the presence of Vice President of the Republic, Head of Presidential Affairs, Ignacio Milam Tang on Saturday. During

Mrs. Aminata Koroma, a devoted Christian is a worried woman as members of the Bondo secret society in Molango village in the Moyamba district, wanted her to be the next "Sowei", the chief initiator of