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October 2012

The recalcitrance of Rtd. Brigadier Julius Maada Bio has been exposed yet again and this time the Inspector General of Police, Alieu Munu, has issued a stern warning to the Presidential Candidate of the main

Comparing the turn-out of both the APC and SLPP supporters on the occasion of the NEC nomination exercises which were held in Freetown last week, Africa Minerals Limited transport owner, Aruna M.S. Conteh alias Ambush

Non Governmental Organizations, Budget Advocacy Network, Save the Children, Oxfam and World vision have called on the attention of Government for an increased funding for health and sanitation in both national and local council budgets. The

The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) is the constitutional and statutory body that has the mandate to monitor and supervise the conduct of political parties in Sierra Leone. In line with its monitoring and supervisory 

Eight political parties have merged to express resentment over the delay in justice in the High Court matter that led to the slamming of an interim injunction restraining the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) flagbearer and

Gaborone, Botswana, 16 October 2012—African leaders, international organizations and civil society representatives will meet in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone, for the next three days to discuss Africa’s diverse social fabric and how it can serve as

The season for Muslims to undertake the pilgrimage in Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islam, is here again. And Muslims from Sierra Leone have not been left out of this all-important religious obligation. 

Two newly posted diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Winston Yankuba and Mohamed Amara have been warmly welcomed by the Head of Chancery and rest of the Embassy staff.  From L-R;

His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma  told the people of Karina, Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali District that his visit to the chiefdom was to promote and consolidate peace and tranquility. He noted that farmers must be

Bread for the Poor-Sierra Leone, a local humanitarian non-governmental organization working to eradicate hunger amongst women and children in Sierra Leone joins the world today in celebrating World Food Day 2012. With a global theme that

Five weeks from now, Sierra Leoneans will again go to the polls to vote for their parliamentary candidates who will represent them in parliament and also the one who will be their president for the

Makeni: The Chairman, Leader, and presidential candidate of the All Peoples Congress party (APC) for the November 17th elections, His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, (in photo)  last Saturday 13th October 2012 declared in Makeni

Save Mama Salone Foundation, a Non- Governmental Organization in collaboration with UNIPSIL has thrilled residents of Kailahun and Bo respectively in their week long peace sensitization campaign countrywide with the theme, Say No To Violence. 

Freetown – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) honours World Food Day (16 October) by reaffirming its dedication to work with communities, civil society, governments and the private sector to end hunger in our

In Sierra Leone, President Ernest Bai Koroma’s Agenda for Change, according to many people. including members of the international community and major opinion-leaders worldwide, is delivering social democracy in a way that is very uncommon