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August 2014

Last week, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Margaret Chan warned that the current outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa could be catastrophic if it is not quickly brought under

Even before President Ernest Koroma declared a public state of emergency in Sierra Leone and days before the international community issued an Ebola red alert, Sierra Leonean born Mustapha Wai (in photo) and his colleagues

The Minister of Energy – Amb. Henry Macauley has told all energy stakeholders that he is impressed with the overlaps in the sector but action should be done to harmonize and properly direct the overlaps.

The Northern Region Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has on Thursday 31st July 2014 directed its sustained public education drive to core staff and Traffic Wardens of the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) in

The Women’s Forum Sierra Leone on Thursday 31st July 2014 made a humble donation of Le500, 000 each to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs and the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society.

Kabala, August 2 (SLENA) Vice President, Alhaji Chief Sam-Sumana observed this year’s Eid-uL Fitri   prayers with the people of Kabala, Koinadugu District, Northern Sierra Leone. Welcoming the Vice President at the playing field in Kabala, Chief

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia –01 August 2014:The African Union Commission commends the ongoing continental and global efforts to turn the tide against the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The current epidemic is the

He could be the first Sierra Leonean to headline at The Jazz Cafe  Ise Stevens - Enjoy Sierra Leone.   Hiphop artist Alim Kamara will be headlining at the renowned London venue The Jazz Café on the

The Atlanta Habitat For Humanity has built and renovating more than 1,300 homes primarily in the city of Atlanta and Fulton County, empowering and improving the quality of life for over 5,ooo individual family members,

Press Release – Issued by the Koinadugu Ebola Task Force on Friday 1st August, 2014 in Kabala after a meeting of the District Task Force set up to combat the deadly Ebola Virus now plaguing

Al Jazeera's Empire examines unsettling realities in Africa, from claims of a new Eastern imperialism to the effects of terrorism Empire’s Marwan Bishara explores whether Africa’s growing economies are driven by the exploitation of natural resources

Some people have assumed that one of the leading GSM operators in country, Africell will be short of promotions after several successful ones. On Friday 1st August, 2014, the company held its final presentation of prizes

The Board and Management of the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) on Thursday 31st July, 2014 bade farewell to two retirees at a colorful ceremony held at the Authority’s headquarters, Kissy Road in Freetown. The

The deadly Ebola virus has killed a 40 year-old woman only known as Aminata of Father Street, Lunsar at the Chinese Hospital, Jui on 1st August 2014. This reporter gathered that the woman was first admitted

Dr. S. Patrick Kachur, the chief of the Malaria Branch , Division of Parasitic Diseases, CDC, has told participating journalists on the U.S Commitment to Africa Reporting Tour ,at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta ,Georgia,