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January 2015

29 January 2015 -- WaterAid today welcomes the African Union’s official launch of the Kigali Action Plan, a 50-million euro agreement that will bring drinking water to 5 million Africans and sanitation to 5 million

I want to open my response to Alpha Omar Jabbie who describes himself an Activist on a posting in the Sierra Express Media of January 13, 2015 with a word of thanks for bringing up

In the year 2014 when the Mano River Union countries were hard hit by the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the world witnessed a major decline in oil prices between June and December, bringing an

“My people and I do stand behind The Gambia in line with democracy” President Koroma) Sierra Leones’s Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency Ambassador Soulayman Daramy acting under the directives of President Ernest Bai Koroma has

The two cycles Mass Drugs Administration Malaria Campaign implemented by the National Malaria Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation with Technical support by WHO in collaboration with MSF,UNICEF and other partners have been rated

The President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma has announced date for the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Congress in Freetown on April 17 and 18 2015, responding to meetings with rival factions on 26th

Jan 26, 2014 - Representatives of the governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire today began meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone, under the umbrella of the Mano River Union, a sub-regional political grouping

The Sierra Leone Embassy in the United States this week recognized USA filmmaker John Taschner who directed the film GEN RX about the Ebola crisis, partnering with the United Nations Foundation raising over $140Million for

The head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said today that while there is tremendous volatility and turmoil around the world, this year presented a unique opportunity to eradicate poverty and agree on a

to Ebola Orphans, Survivors, and Marginalised Groups  With support from The Messeh Leone Foundation and Pikin Bizness Charity, United Sierra has embarked on a nationwide ‘NeverAgainEbola’ Campaign and donations to Ebola orphans, survivors, and marginalised groups. In

GENEVA, Switzerland, 26th January 2015, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Falling raw materials prices, health crises, security threats and so on have led the IMF to adjust its growth forecast for Africa downward. What are the

Successive reports by the Auditor- General (AG) have consistently identified non-compliance of procurement procedures as a serious challenge in the country’s public financial management system. In the executive summary of the 2011 report, the AG stated

A vigil held in Aberdeen on Friday (23 January) called for worldwide peace following the recent atrocities in France, Pakistan and Nigeria. The vigil, organised by human rights charity Global Minorities Alliance and held at Aberdeen

When a proposal, at a meeting held in the offices of The Sportsman in London on 20th July 1871, by the FA Honorary Secretary Charles Alcock “that it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should

Witnessing the Kula Samba honorable event on Monday January 21st 2008 this year, taught me a lot of lessons on how us as human beings can become lions setting upon one another just because of