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September 2012

Saidu Bangura in his 40’s has a family of eight their village was seriously affected by the Bumbuna Hydro project, the electricity grid that is providing 75% of the power supply to Freetown and Makeni. 

Ngoma Africa Band, a German based Tanzanian band will headline the AfrikaMesse, Bremen Germany, on 15th September 2012.  (Photo: Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja, leader of Ngoma Africa Band) The band leader, Ebrahim  Makunja aka Ras Makunja

Africa is growing, and African companies need cash to expand. Investors want in on the action, especially given low returns in many other parts of the world these days. But with few stocks and bonds,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28 August 2012- The African Union Commission today hosted an entertainment and cultural event as part of its 3rd Pan African Cultural Congress (PACC3). The congress is being held at the AU

In my last article, I wrote that the formulation of policies by any government will help determine the path of development. The formulation of a policy that led to the creation of the National Revenue

In its quest to address key corruption issues in Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, the Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Wednesday 29th August, 2012 engaged staff of the Sierra Leone

With peace agreements ending wars across Africa, local communities are embarking on rebuilding and revival. The course is daunting: not only to generate productive livelihoods in difficult economic times, but also to avoid new eruptions

After a completely unremarkable first season with Scottish giant Celtic FC, Sierra Leonean striker Mohamed Poborsky Bangura (in photo), who is back to his former club AIK in Sweden on loan until December was given

The latest victim is the APC Diaspora Campaign Group (APC DCG) of Comrade Mbanks.  The Dallas APC chapter lost its importance and credibility after the departure of their Charismatic President called the Iron Lady.  The

Relatives have lodged a bitter complaint of their paternal brother Abdulai Conteh (in photo) who serves as the Financial Director of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) over the manner in which he went ahead to

Ex-East End Lions and Sierra Fisheries rocky defender Didi Abu will contest today Friday 31st August 2012 for the Presidency of Football for Sierra Leoneans based in the United States of America. The football election will

Revelations from a commonwealth project in the United Kingdom confirmed that the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has breached a long overdue contractual agreement for which the institution has been blacklisted. Report states that the SLRA

All hell let loose past Wednesday when supporters of both Hon Tunde Lewally and APC aspirant Mohamed Muchato Kamara clashed on supremacy over each other at a nomination sensitization meeting held at the Obama Hall,

A two month old baby was on Wednesday 30th found dead at Kissy Road in front of the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority. The baby was picked up by cleaners of the Freetown Waste Management Company

The long awaited Symbol Award Committee creation takes place at Constituency 96 tomorrow Saturday September 1st 2012 at 10:00 am in two places simultaneously. Constituency 96 has two Wards, meaning that the Constituency will be divided