TUNIS, Tunisia, November 8, 2013/ -- African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka (http://www.afdb.org) has been named 2013 African of the Year in recognition of his role in spearheading the Africa50 Fund to mobilize the
Increased use of information and communication technologies could soon boost growth in agriculture and lead to poverty reduction in many countries around the world, according to experts attending the ICT4Ag international conference, which was held
The Australian branch of Sierra Leone’s governing All Peoples Congress (APC), on Sunday 27th October 2013 had their first ever national meeting to collectively discuss issues pertinent to the branch. This is the first meeting
Sierra Leone’s chief of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara on Thursday, 8th November ended a weeklong official visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he discussed issues of further
Islamic Development Bank in Saudi Arabia has put aside $10 million for Kabala water project. The money will be used to dig wells so that the inhabitants could have safe drinking water for the first
Agricultural Non-State Actors Forum (ANSAF) of Tanzania has been named winner of the 2013 ONE Africa Award. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 8, 2013/ -- The announcement was made today by ONE’s Africa Director (http://www.one.org), Dr. Sipho
A two-day discussion on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, as well as the right of peoples to self-determination concluded Tuesday at the 68th General Assembly Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
GoWoman Issue II: ON SALE NOW. Readers in Sierra Leone and Ghana can purchase a copy from local vendors and sale points. Readers in UK-Europe-USA can order copies online via Paypal. This issue started its long journey
In a bid to ensuring that the Anti-Corruption Commission National Strategy 2014- 2018 reflects the views of the people of Sierra Leone, the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Secretariat in concert with the Technical Team of
Kambia, Nov 11 (SLENA)- The District Coordinator of ABC Development, Alimamy Sembu Kamara has told SLENA that some the interventions of ABC Development are based on three components, namely, health, education of the girl child
A high-level political meeting on increased domestic funding for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, in Addis Ababa from November 11-12, 2013 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 8, 2013/ -- The African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the
BONN, Germany, November 8, 2013/ -- The United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced Wednesday the selection of the Monrovia Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene (FISH) project as one of the 17 Lighthouse Activities
Freetown, Nov. 11 (SLENA) – The interim leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP - Sorbeh), Mr. Gibrilla Kamara has been accused witch hunt as he attempts push some senior members of the party. Reports reaching
A new multi-donor trust fund designed to boost investment in Africa’s agricultural sector TUNIS, Tunisia, November 7, 2013/ -- The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (http://www.AFTfund.org), a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank
The declaration ceremony for aspirants for the Paramount Chieftaincy election in Maforki Chiefdom, Port Loko was on 6th November, 2013 unceremoniously cancelled at the eleventh hour by the Deputy Local Government Minister, Hadiru Kalokoh after
