Tournament favourites Ivory Coast were left ruing missed opportunities as they were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Burkina Faso in Group B in Cabinda. (Photo: Didier Drogba was unable to breach Burkina Faso's
Angolan authorities have arrested two people over a deadly attack on Togo's football team at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, state media say. Angola's National Radio reported that two suspects were arrested in the northern
There should always be an African solution to an African problem. But this has often proved to be difficult especially taking into consideration recent happenings in the African continent. From the north, to the south
The government of President Ernest Bai Koroma has conceived the idea of a Goods and Services Tax (GST) to increase the revenue base of the country and thus mobilize much needed funds for development. In
Thousands of fans descended on Angola's national stadium tonight for what should have been a moment of national pride, the jamboree that was supposed to be the 27th Africa Cup of Nations. The colour and
Of late, sections of the Press have been pushing forward two items for the consideration of his Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma. The one that has been direct and persistent has to do with an
The socio-economic and even political development of a given country should be seen as a collective responsibility on the part of citizens of a given state, not least Sierra Leoneans. When we sometimes tend to
The death toll from an attack on Togo's football team as they travelled in Angola has risen from one to three, reports say. (Photo: Emmanuel Adebayor, (right), escaped injury but was visibly shocked) The team bus
Introduction Low-income countries or LICs have income per capita not more than $875 on an annual basis (World Bank 2006). By simply this, a layman can assume that people living in a nation that is within
Please give me space in your widely read newspaper to express my sentiments to some of my fellow compatriots in Saudi Arabia. I read in your paper this morning a banner headline "Ernest Koroma?s government scores
Slogan: Watin GOD say nar in go be en watin be nar in GOD say! Fellow countrymen and friends of our beloved country, as we say good bye to 2009 with great expectations for the future
In her recent visit to perform Islam’s fifth pillar, Hajj or pilgrimage, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura and some members of her delegation received gifts from the
The Togolese football team bus has faced a disastrously  attack by a well armed rebel group in Cabinda, Angola immediately after crossing into the country from its neighboring country Dr Congo where the Togolese football
Mr. Editor, Please allow me space on your online news print to thank Mr. Joseph Sherman of Washington DC, US for his quick response to Mr. Umaru Sitta Turay Editor of the New People Newspaper,
As Sierra Leone continues to reel under what experts have referred to as the “second round effect” of the world financial crisis (one of the worst in history), adversely affecting our balance of trade deficit
