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August 2012

LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 10 August 2012  - Insufficient power supply and infrastructure are damaging the growth of many African economies, but driving the revenues of diesel and gas generator (genset) manufacturers, finds a new report

Discussed at Tenth Annual Conference in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, 8 August 2012 – The 10th Annual Conference on Role of Private Universities in Higher Education in Africa kicked off on 8th August 2012, in view

In a quest to address public concerns about the free health care initiative and also to encourage increased participation of Government institutions in the fight against corruption the Southern Regional Office of the Anti Corruption

African Minerals (SL) Limited has donated 19 cartons each containing 1,000 sachets of high quality UNICEF recommended Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) to communities in the Lokomasama chiefdom that were severely affected by the latest outbreak

Baltimore, Maryland. - Umo Igbo Unite of North America (UIU) officials say they struck gold at their recent 8th Annual Convention.  (Photo: Special Guest Speaker Ngozi Achebe and Ms Adaobi Obiechina - Public Relations Officer, UIU

PARIS, France, August 10, 2012/ -- France Telecom-Orange (http://www.orange.com) has suffered a major incident on its cable-ship, the Chamarel. A fire broke out on the ship late afternoon on 8 August while returning from a

Addis-Ababa, 10 August 2012 – Today, 10 August 2012, the African Union (AU) is celebrating the first edition of the Africa Day on Decentralization and Local Development. Adopted during the January 2012 Summit, the Day

The outbreak of cholera is one of the most serious challenges Sierra Leoneans are facing currently, especially in an effort to halt the disease. There is a loud outcry; murmuring and finger pointing among residents

The beating up of Awoko Newspaper journalists by some Military Officers who purportedly dashed to the scene of rescuing the Defense Minister, Retired Major Alfred Palo Conteh, who was attacked by ex-combatants tagged as WIA’s

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today informed the general public that the Mayor of the Freetown City Council, His Worship, Herbert Akieremi George-Williams (in photo), the Chief Administrator, Bowenson Frederick Philips, and five others have been

As the step to liberating Yenga diplomatically from sister nation Guinea bears fruit, Sierra Leone musician, Obi-Phrase Kamara has been hitting the airwaves at the Etnokult Festival, Finland. Representing the sacred green, white, and blue flag

The All Political Party Women Association (APPWA) has lambasted the nomination fees slammed by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) as unreasonable and promised to boycott the electioneering process in the 2012 November polls if not

A resident of Lumley, private driver Abdulai Abass Koroma, with Africell GSM number 088-922128 has won the Africell Le20 million star prize in the Ramadan Promotional Frenzy draw, held live at the SLBC TV each

London Mining Limited on Monday August 6th discontinued their long protracted case against the accused Mohamed Tarawally in court No.1 presided by Magistrate Steven Conteh, of the Freetown Magistrates court. The accused, Mohamed Tarawally is said

Sierra Leone Exploration Investment business tycoons, Dr. Iur Olaf Grabowski, and son of the soil Sahr Ngegba, on Saturday 4thAugust 2012 assured the newly crowned premiership champions, Diamond Stars FC of their support come next