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August 2014

With funds provided by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), UNICEF has on Monday 25th August, trained 25 market women in Freetown on Ebola awareness and prevention according to Edmund Makiu, Health Expert at UNICEF. The

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma’s envoy to the Gulf State of Kuwait and Sierra Leone’s non - resident envoy to the Kingdom of Jordan and the Sultanate of Oman, His Excellency, Ibrahim Bakarr Kamara and

WARNS THAT REDUCTION OF FLIGHTS WILL HAMPER EBOLA RESPONSE FREETOWN, Sierra Leone | 25 August 2014 – After two days of intense meetings with senior government leaders and Ebola-response partners to take stock of the current response

Moyamba, August 25 (SLENA) - The Member of Parliament of constituency 84 in the Moyamba District, Hon. Stile Edward Jengo over the week end engaged a cross section of his constituency members in Mano Dasse

Freetown, Aug. 25, 014 (MOHS) - The Ebola Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has highlighted key issues and strategies relating to the current situation of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country. The EOC in a

Freetown, Aug. 24, 014 (MOHS) - Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation 1, Dr. Abu Bakarr Fofanah has called on Media Practitioners to continue the good work in complimenting the efforts of government in the

Among Africa’s policy wonks, under performing trade across the continent within the region is a favoured subject. To unravel the puzzle, they reel off facts and figures at conferences and workshops, pinpoint trade hurdles to

The Member of Parliament for Constituency 109, Hon. Amada Fofanah (alias Fofie) is of a strong conviction that concerted efforts will kick Ebola virus out of Sierra Leone. The Member of Parliamnent is currently having

Young Leaders attending the Global Shapers Annual Curators meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, has called on world leaders to give the Ebola outbreak in West Africa an urgent attention. The delegates who are also known as Curators

As the fight against the deadly Ebola virus intensifies, the Christadelphian Meal –A- Day Pikin Dem has on Friday 22nd August 2014 held a one day sensitization on ways of preventing the Ebola Virus. Speaking to

Freetown, August 25 (SLENA) – As a way of complimenting President Koroma’s call on his people to fight against the deadly Ebola virus in the country, the Member of Parliament for constituency 109, Hon. Amadu

Birthday greetings go out to Mary Jane Silka Sesay, 29 August, 2014  

Mr. Ibrahim Washingai Mansaray (aka General Washingai), deputy Transport and Aviation Minister (the youngest deputy minister in Sierra Leone), today has citizens rejoicing in the street over the decision to extend the implementation date of

Airtel on Friday 22nd August sponsored the First Lady’s Ebola’s response using the reproductive and gender lens. The advocacy initiative taken by the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Sia Nyama Koroma is aimed at reducing the

Wednesday 27th August 2014 - The Ministry of Energy officially commissioned and handed over a 315 KVA transformer and many solar light poles around the Lakka Ebola Holding Center in Freetown. In a well attended