SweRoad contracted by the World Bank to embark on a study aimed at “reaching a consensus with Government of Sierra Leone and multi sectoral stakeholders on improving road safety management [Read more]
With Ghana already exploiting its newly discovered oil wealth and hopes of Sierra Leone and Liberia soon to join the league of oil exporting nations, it is of little surprise that the World Bank has made this appointment. Natural resource rich African countries need to break the affliction of resource curse that has blighted the continent for far too long [Read more]
French authorities announced last month that the government would pay for the removal of false breast implants made by a now bankrupt company, Poly Implant Protheses, (PIP) which a British medical group says were made from “non-medical grade silicone believed by the manufacturers to be made for mattresses.” Founder of the company, Jean-Claude Mas, has been arrested at last [Read more]
Mr. J.B. Dauda announced a rigorous reformation plan in the Sierra Leonean diplomatic service shortly after his appointment as Foreign Minister. He promised to recall home, without any exception, all diplomats who have served more than four years abroad. But it looks like some diplomats are more diplomatic than the others as State House seemed to interfere with the process. [Read more]
WASHINGTON: On the week marking the 10 year anniversary of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Health for [Read more]
Several police officers and the local commissioner are under investigation over the escape of Boko Haram leader Kabiru Sokoto . A 50 million naira ($307,000) reward was also offered by police Thursday for any information leading to Sokoto’s re-arrest. [Read more]
National teams from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, are all determined to lift the cup for their supporters back home. They have called on governments and the international community to show equal determination to help protect millions currently threatened by a looming food crisis across the Sahel region
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For the first time in the history of AIDS, Africa has the best chance now to protect women, men and children everywhere from new HIV infections and to keep people living with HIV aliveR11;R11;this must now be the ultimate goal for Africa [Read more]
Sierra Leoneans resident in diverse countries abroad want to be given the chance to vote for parties of their choice in the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, but the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has made it crystal clear that no Diaspora voting will be possible [Read more]
Reports from Freetown confirmed that violence and enemity have overcomed the Sierra Leonean musical industry as followers of two stars killed inocent people as a result of trivalities among themseves, Betty Milton reports from Freetown [Read more]
Corruption and impunity remain our nemesis and continue to torment us. Have we as a society and a people got the balls to at least get rid of their principalities and powers? [Read more]
A fresh wave of political violence has overwhelmed the Sierra Leonean capital again after series of non-violence agreements signed between the ruling party and the main opposition. [Read more]
Three people died and several reported missing Saturday after an Italian cruise ship ran aground [Read more]
The outgoing leader of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC), Mr. Francis Charles Margai, has recently written a letter to President Ernest Bai Koroma requesting for relieving Ministers appointed [Read more]
A 17-year-old student, Tetrina Iye Turay, was burnt to death along Merewether Primary School at Jomo Kenyatta Road on Boxing Day. The fatal accident occurred as a result of a car collision when a “poda-poda” driver lost control of his vehicle and hit two vehicles in the process. [Read more]
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