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July 2012

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

Reports allege that recruits undergoing training at the Sierra Leone Police Training School (PTS) at Hastings in the outskirts of Freetown are not benefiting from medical facilities due to corruption. The reports add that recruits who

Addis Ababa, 12 July 2012 – Ahead of the 19th African Union Summit  to be held on 15 and 16 July 2012, the Executive Council of the African Union began meeting at its 21st Ordinary

Hasting Community which is headed by former MP Michael Foster held a meeting with Sierra Leone leader of delegation Unisa Deen Kargbo who was accompanied by Bernard Turay to the meeting at the University Hall. 

Sierra Leone U-19 boys beach volleyball team has bowed out of this year’s U-19 Beach Volleyball Championship after they lost three group matches to Germany, Spain and Thailand respectively in the FIVB World Swatch Championship

The first set of the Sierra Leone delegation which comprises of Chef de Mission Unisa Deen Kargbo, Bernard Turay, Ibrahim Turay the athlete and coach Abu White Kamara arrived in the UK at exactly 6:30

“Renewed Action to Halt and Reverse the Burden of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis  and Malaria by 2015” WE, the Heads of State and Government of the Action Committee of AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) held a Breakfast Meeting in

9-10 July, 2012, Romando Community, Sierra Leone - Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara paid a courtesy visit to the people of Romando Village, Kasiri, Rokupr and Kambia town in the Manbolo, Samu and Magbema Chiefdoms to