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August 2012

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 27, 2012/ -- Over 50 boys and girls from across the continent were today briefed on what they could expect from the Airtel Rising Stars soccer clinic being run by the Manchester

The news of the The Youyi office building, one of the nation’s infrastructural landmarks in Freetown getting a new elevator (courtesy of the Exclusive Press) comes as a sigh of relief to the hundreds of

Conakry, Guinea – The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) is grooming CSOs from four West African countries; Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin and Niger. The training which commenced on August 27, will end on September

Freetown - The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law – Sierra Leone (CARL-SL) welcomed the Sierra Leone Parliament’s enactment of the Sexual Offences Act 2012.  In March this year, CARL-SL called on the Sierra

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 27, 2012/ -- Bharti Airtel, (‘Airtel’) (http://www.airtel.com), a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 17 countries across Africa today announced a partnership with Sproxil to combat the counterfeit drug market in

Sierra Express Media (SEM) has been following of late developments related to the establishment of an electoral college using an approach called inclusive governance.  What we fathom is that there is brilliance in establishing the

Whether it is whimsical or cynical as the case may be, something is getting very absurd in the much talked about wishing or wanting Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara dead. The rumour is ambiguous as in

Outbursts on how the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) planned a murder scheme for its former flag-bearer contender, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara (in photo) have been exposed once again in a vociferous online forum wherein

Madam Theresa Conteh, a staunch SLPP member, has told the Councilor of Portee in Constituency 99, Ward 355, East of Freetown she and her family are impressed of the APC councilor to the point that

On Friday 24th August, 2012 David Conteh alias Motorman, a native doctor who resides at Calaba Town appeared before Magistrate Steven Conteh of Court No.1 on two Counts Charges of fraudulent conversion, contrary to Section

Honorable Tunde Lewally said the people of Constituency 104 are well aware of the tremendous work he has done in the last four years and would therefore re-elect him in the November 17th presidential elections. 

The Sierra Leone Football Association’s (SLFA) Electoral Committee has confirmed that Mr. Rodney Michael is eligible to contest for the FA Presidential seat slated in the forthcoming September 14-16, 2012 election in Freetown or Kenema. Rodney

The name Issa Kamara in Constituency 106 is becoming household among the electorate as the intended aspirant profile in the constituency is burgeoning with deep agitators for him to go to parliament come November 17th

WAB City is a registered community based organization set up by ambitious young people of the Sierra Leone Diaspora.  The aim of the organisation is to “showcase the hidden talents” of people in Sierra Leone

London, England — When Mohamed Kamara enters the Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Paralympics Opening Ceremony on Wednesday night representing Sierra Leone, he will become only the second Paralympic competitor to ever represent his