The United Nations was pressured by the president of Sierra Leone to cut short the tour of its mission chief ahead of an election later this year, the envoy said [Read more]
Keith Martin, of Harlesden, North-West London, has been bed-ridden for a decade and took the dubious accolade from Mexican Manuel Uribe who lost 60 stone to hit 31 stone after [Read more]
President Ernest Bai Koroma has said that he will appeal to the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to increase the number of biometric kits deployed by NEC in the Western Area. [Read more]
It happened and succeeded in Libya, but to a point; as the unintended outcomes of the NATO intervention still reverberates on the shores of the country. The jury is still [Read more]
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, February 10, 2012/ — The Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) (http://www.acp.int) H. E Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas presented a [Read more]
As part of its strive to ensure food security and promote agribusiness development in Sierra Leone, The Sierra Leone Chamber of Agribusiness Development (SLeCAD) in collaboration with IITA and USAID [Read more]
The position of the Sierra Leonean Vice President, Chief Sam Sumana, has become the boiling point of the country’s political debate, after he was featured in a timbergate scandal by the Qatar based news outlet, Al-Jazeera. Analyst and newsmen are predicting conflicting outcomes of the investigation as the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, who has the last saying, still maintain silence about the issue. [Read more]
6th Africa Economic Forum 2012, Cape Town, South Africa: Shaping Africa’s Future JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, February 6, 2012/ — Global Pacific & Partners (http://www.glopac-partners.com) announce the Program for the [Read more]
Members of the UN Security Council are flying back home with total disappointment after China and Russia double-vetoed the proposed resolution on Syria. Abdulai Mansaray analyses why the veto, its possible consequences on the ordinary Syrians and the inevitable picture of a post Assad Syria. [Read more]
Dr. Ahmad Tamim Nassar, a history professor specialized in Egyptology answered “King Pharaoh!” with a tentative smile on the lips, when I asked him who was the first black decision [Read more]
The German born head of UN Peace-building Mission in Sierra Leone, Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg, has been recalled by the Secretary General in New York. Mr. Schulenburg was recently criticized by the ruling government accusing him of interference into the country’s local politics. Dennis Kabatto brings us the latest from New York [Read more]
So here we are at the weekly letter, and very glad I am too; but Heavens- how the days run so slow, don’t they? When I was in London I [Read more]
Charles Taylor’s defense lawyers have made a request for judges to allow the former Liberian president to reopen his defense, almost one year after arguments in the case were concluded. Though many people concerned have already lost interest and confidence in the trial, some still one to see how it will end. Alpha Sesay compiled this report from Monrovia, Liberia [Read more]
Culled from UNHCR, Geneva This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Sybella Wilkes – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, [Read more]
News filtering into this outlet suggests that His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma is poised to announce his Running Mate this month. Contrary to earlier predictions of Dr. Morie Manyhe, [Read more]
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