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September 2013

The Koinadugu District, situated in the far northeastern corner of the country, was the vegetable garden and agricultural center of the country in the 1960/70’s. Kabala is the capital and the largest town in the

Since Sierra Leone's independence, the country has had ministers and members of parliament who had limited education and exposure to international politics and as a result the country becoming a player in international politics and

Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist, songwriter, and record producer Aliaune Damala Akon Thiam, known as ‘Akon’ has described Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma as one of the finest leaders of Africa,

LOCATION OF BOMEH “BOMEH” is located in the Eastern Part of Freetown along a prominent route -  Bai Bureh Road - the highway used to enter and exit the capital. It is a location prepared by

Since joining Middlesbrough FC from the USA for £900k, Kei Kamara, the Sierra Leonean star striker has been brilliant in three matches played and has accounted for two goals for the Championship side. Making his first

Due to the high rate of teenage pregnancies and early marriages in the Tonkolili district, the former Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, now the National Coordinator of Women in Action for Rural

Turkish FIFA player’s agent, Erk Toros has expressed delight with the young and aspiring football talent he saw during his three days scouting trip in Sierra Leone.  (Photo: (l-r) Sierra Leone FIFA poses with his

In order to sustain the hard-earned peace in Sierra Leone, the President of Kids Advocacy Network, Miss Alimatu Bangura, has disclosed to this medium that President Ernest Bai Koroma and former Vice President Solomon Ekuma

Promoting Economic governance and Infrastructure Development for Inclusive Growth  TUNIS, Tunisia, September 20, 2013/ -- Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group (http://www.afdb.org) on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 in Tunis approved Sierra Leone’s Country

Among all the Presidents of Sierra Leone - Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma has made the modernization and expansion of Lungi airport and even the construction of a new one at Mamamah in the Koya chiefdom,

Precisely two months of his arrival in Brussels to assume duties, His Excellency Hon. Ambassador Ibrahim Sorie on Thursday, September 19th presented the Letters of Recall of his Predecessor and his credentials to His Majesty,

The House of Jesus for the Disabled in Freetown has received seven bags of 25 kg rice, clothes, shoes and Le200,000.00 from Teams for You   (T4U), a group of British volunteers that came to this

Sierra Leone continues to make tremendous progress in her economic and infrastructure drives. Elected into office in 2007, President Ernest Bai Koroma, during his first term in office, administered the affairs of state through an

for major UN announcement to advance vision of education for all children NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 20, 2013) --  Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot on a school bus by the Taliban last

Sierra Leone’s Transport and Aviation Minister, Leonard Balogun Koroma has informed officials of China Railway International Ltd, a Chinese company charged with the construction of a new airport in Mamamah, in the Port Loko district,