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Is The APC Party Falling Or Will Live Forever?
To millions of Sierra Leoneans in 2007, the All Peoples Congress party (APC) was a beacon of hope in post Tejan Kabbah governance. But more than a decade on, the [Read more]
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It is well for the heart to be naïve and the mind not to be
A recent video making the rounds on social media and especially Facebook has shown Neil Coyle, the Labour MP for Southwark, London. In the video, he is seen wearing a [Read more]
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Female Circumcision Awareness Week and the Madam Yoko Festival: Interview with Dr. Fuambai Sia Ahmadu
On Monday, February 5th to 10th 2018, Sierra Leone Women are Free to Choose (SLWAFC), a community based organization in Freetown and The National Sowie Council inaugurated its first Female [Read more]
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Azania to perform at Sierra Leone National Storytelling Festival
After a stint in Europe, Sierra Leonean singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist Azania returns home to headline Sierra Leone National Storytelling Festival. The two day festival from Friday, December 29 [Read more]
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Albert Academy Stands To Lose Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Educational Resources Due To Bad Leadership
When the wrong individuals are designated with the right titles every unimaginable thing becomes imaginable. This has become order of the day in post conflict Sierra Leone as unpatriotic individuals [Read more]
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Sierra Leone’s 709-carat Diamond Goes to Auction in New York
Sierra Leone’s 709 carat “Peace Diamond”, the 14th largest diamond in the world is set to go on the auction block on December 4 in New York City. The announcement [Read more]
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Sam Sumana Returns to Court for Judgment on November 22
Former vice president of Sierra Leone Alhaji Samuel Sidique Sam Sumana will know his fate when the ECOWAS Court reconvenes in Abuja, Nigeria for a hearing on his $210 million [Read more]
Africa
Former Liberian War Lord, Jungle Jabbah, Faces Trial in USA
Trial of Pennsylvania Resident and Alleged Liberian War Criminal Jabbateh “Jungle Jabbah” Set to Begin in Philadelphia October 2, 2017 Victims and Witnesses of War Crimes Who Seek Justice [Read more]
America
Presidential Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay Confirms Suspension of US B1, B2 Visas for Sierra Leone Government Officials
Presidential Spokesman, Abdulai Bayraytay confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has placed restrictions on business and tourism visas for Sierra Leone immigration and foreign affairs ministry officials. The Trump [Read more]
America
Participate in the Second Annual Kono Conference in Washington DC
KONO CONFERENCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR BETTER PROSPECTS UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, MARKING THE CHALLENGES AND SHAPING OUR FUTURE Announcing The Second Annual Kono Conference in Washington DC, 7am to 6pm, [Read more]
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Finance Minister Momodu Kargbo Highlights Anti- poverty Agenda at High-level UN forum
Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Momodu Kargbo said Tuesday that the government of Sierra Leone considers extreme poverty as a prevalence of injustice and serious threat to national security. [Read more]
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African Women Launch Leadership Network in New York
There was pure jubilation inside the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chambers Friday for the launch of the African Women Leadership Network. After an intense three day high-level [Read more]
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Germany Severe Asylum Law, No More Communication Privacy for Refugees
Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge or BAMF) would be allowed to examine refugees’ mobile phone records to establish their true identity under a [Read more]
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Sierra Leonean Soul Star Azania to Spend Equal Time Between Geneva and New York in 2017
Despite the heavy rain, Sierra Leonean soul queen Azania braved the wet and cold weather last Tuesday just to keep a scheduled interview appointment at Lido Restaurant in the heart [Read more]
Critique Column
AUSTERITY, AUSTERITY, AUSTERITY!!!!!!!Mr. President, beware of your legacy.
This was one word I always prayed, will be banished from the political vocabulary of our country; because I saw, felt, and tasted what AUSTERITY was. This is no attempt [Read more]