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August 2014

The U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit opens today in Washington D.C. (Photo: US President Barack Obama) The summit aimed at consolidating ties between the United States and countries in sub Saharan African begins with four signature

Freetown, 31 July 2014 - His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone made a visit to the Ebola Emergency Operational Centre (EOC) work station at the World Health

Freetown, 1 August 2014 - The WHO Country Office in Sierra   Leone on 1 August 2014 donated a consignment of assorted items worth US$38,000 to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. The    donation is part

Mogadishu, 2 August 2014-The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) continues to closely monitor the ongoing epidemic of the Ebola virus disease that has spread throughout Guinea and beyond the nation's borders in West Africa.

Makeni, 31st July 2014 His Excellency the President, SUBJECT: EBOLA SHOULD NOT BE HERE TO STAY My heart pains for the lives of the likes of Dr Khan and several nurses and it also worries for the

The Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA), Dr. Sarah Finda Bendu, has unearthed massive fraud to the tune of 1.6 billion Leones at various substations following robust investigations she instituted in

In response to Sierra Leone’s Ebola epidemic, Sierra Rutile on Wednesday 30 July reinforced the efforts of Bonthe and Moyamba District Councils with a donation of Le 100 million to help them purchase vital medical

Atlético Clube de Portugal has completed the signing of Sierra Leone’s most experienced defender Ibrahim Obreh Kargbo, for an undisclosed fee. (Photo: Kargbo flanked by Argentinean Enzo Perez, and Brazilian Lusiao Ânderson Luís da Silva.

USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued warning to all people to avoid nonessential travel to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. As the deadly Ebola virus continues to spread across West Africa, the

American born Sierra Leonean, DC United goalkeeper Bill Abdul Hamid, was named man of the match after making eight great saves as his side defeated former England and Spurs striker Jermaine Defoe’s team Toronto FC

It was with deep shock and dismay that we received the news of the demise of one of the bravest sons of Sierra Leone, Dr. Sheku Umar Khan, a frontline champion in the battle against

The new Minister of Energy (Amb. Henry O. Macauley ) and his Deputy (Alhaji Hassan Barrie) on Wednesday 30th July 2014 visited the electricity facilities at Black Hall Road and Falcon Bridge respectively. The reasons

PRESS RELEASE - London: 31st July 2014 - On the 29th July 2014, like many Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad, I was deeply saddened by the news of the death of Dr. Sheikh Umarr Khan following his

In a letter dated Thursday, 31 July 2014, Sierra Express Media Sports UK was officially informed by Football Federation Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) that the Seychelles nation has officially withdrawn from the Orange African

Sierra Leonean international striker Sulaiman Fullah Sesay has signed for Greek Second division club Iraklis Psachna on a two year deal after two months as a free player for an undisclosed fee. (Photo: Sulaiman Fullah