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February 2015

Sierra Leone’s greatest mobile communications service company, Africell Limited has been commended for taking a giant step in switching from unit to Leones.  To so many subscribers, this did not come as a surprise but

Freetown, Sierra Leone, February 16, 2015-- Land owning families in Nimiyama Chiefdom, Kono District, Eastern Sierra Leone have commenced legal action in the country’s High Court against Orient Agricultural Ltd- a Chinese-owned company, Paramount Chief

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) Saturday, in Freetown, launched a Yellow Ribbon campaign to mobilize the population for the Ebola fight. “The yellow ribbon symbolizes a commitment of individuals, groups and institutions taking

This story is in reference to the May 25, 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. As you are aware, I have, including, millions of citizens around the world solemnly pledged unconditional support to the government’s

February 16, 2015:  President Koroma calls on all Sierra Leoneans to wait for the law to take its course: vows he will not shield any official or institution found culpable in the alleged Ebola money

Freetown, Feb. 11, 015 (SLENA) - The Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Abu Bakarr Fofanah has led an assessment tour with Senior Officials of his Ministry and the Company, Ideas Partnership to explore the

In a modern democracy, parliament which consists of representatives of the people makes laws. The judiciary, under the doctrine of separation of powers does not make law or enforce law (which is the responsibility of

12th Match against Poverty to take place in Saint-Étienne, France on Monday 20 April 2015 Geneva / St-Etienne – Football legends and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane will team up

Three hundred community stakeholders have voluntarily come forward to be trained as Ebola surveillance Community Moblilzers within Goderich in the Western Area Peninsular in a bid to intensify the fight against the Ebola Virus with

The Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been named HERO OF THE YEAR by the Sierra Leone Children’s Aid Foundation (SLCAF), a youth based organization comprising students from colleges and secondary schools.  The President

The  Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday 9th February 2015, at the Makeni environs, intercepted and impounded 105 bags of bulgur, 68 bags of cornflower, and 30 cartons of vegetable oil; all labeled “not for sale.” These

The Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on February 2015 embarked on monitoring the re-verification exercise of health workers in the North. Launched on the 14th January 2015, the Ebola Response Transparency Initiative

Sierra Leone’s Agriculture Sector, though affected by the Ebola virus, has not delivering the expected goods to the nation. The sector has been constantly ensuring that the Ebola outbreak does not stop its operation. It is

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 16 Feb. 2015 -- Helen Clark, the Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) arrives in Freetown Monday 16 February for a three-day visit. Her visit to Sierra Leone comes in part of

LOS ANGELES, CA - Royal Dynamite, a collaborative and unique t-shirt company that combines popular culture and community, is launching the Freetown Collection of limited edition t-shirts and hats “En Noir” to aid Power Women