Ebola, one of the emerging infectious diseases in the 20th century is causing misery in the Mano River Basin countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The disease is new in the sub-region and hence,
A Saudi who had traveled to Sierra Leone and had symptoms similar to those found in Ebola victims died early Wednesday, 7th August, 2014 of a heart attack, the Saudi Health Ministry said. (Photo: Doctors
August 3, 2014, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. – In his energy, enthusiasm and resourcefulness to ensure that the All People’s Congress (APC-USA) branch achieved its utmost goal, the Interim Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Sanpha Kamara has just
Hon. Ali Badara Mansaray, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Trade Minister, has supported the re-authorization of the United States – Africa Trade and Economic cooperation forum beyond 2015. Henry Kamara (Left ) and Alie Mansaray (Right ) The African
I am writing to you today because my country is in a state of a medical emergency as Sierra Leone tries to cope with the current Ebola outbreak. As of today there have been 887 Ebola
The Sierra Leone Embassy in The Gambia, wishes to inform the General Public that the Embassy will embark on a general exercise of registering all Sierra Leoneans in The Gambia. The exercise will be launched on
Sierra Express Media reported a few days ago that the USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issued a warning about the dreadful Ebola virus spreading across West Africa. And that residents must avoid
The World Bank has in the form of a grant, make available the sum of more than twenty million United States Dollars to uplifting educational development in Sierra Leone. The Proposed Global Partnership for Education Fund
With rising food prices and so many mouths to feed, Cameroon is grappling with a serious crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports that prices of main food items have skyrocketed this year, some by
A historic event which will see United States President Barack Obama welcoming fifty African Heads of State during a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, under the theme “Investing in the Next Generation.” Is currently underway in
While we embark on the emergency to fight the Ebola virus, there are a few things that are worth considering. I am sure all security measures are in place for a peaceful movement of our
It must now be clear to everyone, skeptics included that not only is the current Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, and come to think of it, with the current cases in Nigeria one could say
Sub-Saharan Africa is about to face a major shortage of teachers, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Its newly released data show that about one third of the countries in the
The growing transmission rate and Ebola-associated deaths among health staffs (doctors, CHOs, nurses, porters and cleaners for example) concur with scientific evidence linking greater exposure to Ebola with health care settings. As efforts on the
For some 300,000 people leaving in 202 villages in Tanzania, change is coming. The leading fixed network operator in the country, the Tanzania Telecommunications Company (TTCL), has recently announced that it will invest over $6
