Lomé /New York, 24 May 2013 - A delegation of 36 African countries meeting in Togo has condemned the continued use of cluster bombs worldwide and urged all African nations to sign up to an
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 26, 2013/ -- “The sleeping giant is on its way” stated AfDB President Donald Kaberuka (in photo) during the opening of the 50th anniversary of the African Union in the Ethiopian
Addis Ababa, 26 May 2013 – An optimistic future for Sub-Saharan Africa with higher levels of human development is possible through greater engagement with other regions of the South, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Addis Ababa, 27 May 2013 – Converting Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade into greater gains on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a primary challenge for Africa, according to a new report. Released
Police personnel attached to the Lungi international Airport under the command of the no nonsense Local Unit Commander, Supt. Santos Bangura has instituted watertight security throughout the airport and its perimeter fencing, a development the
Since acquiring British Midland International (BMI) just over a year ago, British Airways (BA) has substantially increased its African network adding three additional destinations and 20 more services. In West Africa BA started flying three times
Whether she wants to admit it or not, Isha Johansen (in photo) can pride herself as being one of the very few women to have contributed, and continues to score successes, in football in Sierra
A three-man Hajj Mission delegation led by Sierra Leone's Social Welfare Minister, Honourable Moijueh Kaikai, has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Other members of the delegation include some members of the National Hajj Coordinating Committee (NHCC), [caption id="attachment_57225"
Mogadishu: May 23, 2013: The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. The main event which took place at
Isatu Kamara, the matron of the Kenema Government Hospital, has disclosed to this press that each worker at the hospital will receive a brand new uniform from the government of Sierra Leone through the local
An international nongovernmental organization BRAC-SL and the Kenema District Health management team recently completed a sensitization program to educate the community on the causes and prevention of malaria on the theme “Invest in the Future,
Two Liberian nationals, Junior Tommy alias Sam Ngobeh, and Emmanuel Pennoh, designers dwelling at 12 Kings Way Corner, Kenema, have been committed to high court for trial by the presiding acting principal magistrate, Mohamed Alhaji
The second annual Sierra Leone Marathon in Makeni that took place on the 26th May, has seen one of the biggest turn outs since its inception last year. Unlike last year, this year has seen
Traders along Kissy Road and Goderich Streets on Thursday 24th May 2013 protested against their forceful eviction from their trading sites by the Freetown City Council (FCC). (Photo: Traders complain regarding FCC and SLP to
“All what has been written about me in the local press is false, untrue and unfounded”. These were the exact words of Mr. JS Kamara, Principal of the Ansarul Islamic Secondary School in Mile 91, Tonkolili
