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November 2011

Accurate and timely weather information is taken for granted in much of the world, but it is almost entirely absent in Sierra Leone as much of the country’s meteorological infrastructure was lost during the decade-long

I have been accused of being unpatriotic.  My crime is contributing articles about world issues and not a dot about my beloved country, Sierra Leone.  I have just read an article by Omar Farouk Sesay,

Addis Ababa, 16 November 2011 - Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.  The "Getting to Zero" campaign runs until 2015 and builds on last year's successful World AIDS  Day "Light

The Pan African Network at Columbia's University School of International and Public Affairs (SPAN) in partnership with the Institute for African Studies (IAS) will hold its 5th annual African Diplomatic Forum (ADF) on November 18,

The National Amputee Football team, the Black Challenge, have been housed in Group A alongside Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Kenya in the Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football (CANAF) to be hosted by Ghana,

Your Excellency Mr. Keiro Kitagami, Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry,Your Excellency Mr. Toshiyuki Kato, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs,Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida, Chairman of the Board, Toshiba Corporation,Prof. Takashi Shiraishi, President, National Graduate

Addis Ababa, 16th November 2011 – The Department of the Political Affairs of the AU Commission, in collaboration with UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and

Leaks from within ranks of senior State House officials say nonetheless that President Koroma has resolved announcing his running mate in December 2011; and the Konos are reportedly threatening ‘quit’ should their brother, Vice President

One time Ambassador and former Deputy Minister of Defence, Joe Blell Wednesday 16th was in court as a plaintiff pursuant to a complaint of conspiracy to commit a felony and housebreaking and larceny against one

There is undine at Allen Town owing to a leadership vacuum in the community.  Elders of Allen Town community while explaining concerns to this press said since the death of their Local Chief, Pa Bangura

The appointment of Dr. Kadi Sesay as running mate to Brigadier (Rtd) Maada Bio apparently coincided with the death of the SLPP Chairlady for Freetown Central (Constituency 106), Mrs. Isatu Jalloh. The popular politician and business

Since October 2011, constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone, comprising Fourah Bay College, COMAHS and IPAM have remained closed to academic work. Reason: academic staff of these colleges have refused to lecture because

This is truly a mouthful surprise anyway. The twitter box of the Idiot has hacked information revealing that the ‘mother of mothers’ who now takes pleasant rest in Bombali District north of Sierra Leone is

Football stakeholders in the country have given a week’s ultimatum to the Vice President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Joseph S. Kelfala, to apologize to Rodney Michael the Chairman of Sierra Leone Premier

Former Skipper of Leone Stars, Mohamed Kallon, will join other African soccer stars December 23rd to play in the Samuel Kuffour testimonial match in Kuffour’s hometown of Kumasi, Ghana. According to www.kickoffghana.com, former African footballer stars