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Key Note Address By His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma Sierra Leone Conference On Development and Transformation

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:55:31 GMT

[Sierra Leone Government] Key Note Address by His Excellency the President

African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:55:29 GMT

[Sierra Leone Government] AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM) STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERRA LEONE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE APRM COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF SIIERA LEONE AT THE 16TH SUMMIT OF THE COMMITTEE OF PARTICIAPTING HADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFRICAN PERR REVIEW MECHANISM (APR FORUM), ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 28TH JANUARY 2012 REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone - Outgoing Head of UN Peacebuilding Office

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:37:46 GMT

New York, Feb 2 2012 7:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid use in the West African country.

Top UN official to leave Sierra Leone

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:14 GMT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Political parties in Sierra Leone say a top U.N. representative to the nation is leaving as polls approach later this year.

Gambia to Face Strengthened Side

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:32 GMT

[Concord] The Gambia female U-17 squad are expected to face a fully strengthened Sierra Starlet squad in the return league match of the FIFA U-17 preliminary World Cup qualifiers.

Bo Rangers Eye Top Spot As Ports Misery Continues

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:30 GMT

[Concord] Bo Rangers is likely to move to the top of the Premier League table with a win over Diamond Stars on Saturday in Koidu.

Medo Kamara Skips Partizan Training Over Failed Move

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:29 GMT

[Concord] Sierra Leone midfielder, Mohamed Medo Kamara reportedly skipped two days training with Partizan Belgrade following his failed move away from the club in the January transfer window.

Sanda Magbolonthor Candidates May Be Screened

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:28 GMT

[Concord] Members of the ruling houses of Sanda Magbolonthor chiefdom contesting in the pending paramount chieftaincy election may soon face screening. On Thursday December 8, 2011, the Kinto, Kamara, Toure and Kafoir ruling houses declared rights to the chieftaincy at the Sendugu Native Administration (NA) Court Barray before a government panel. The panel comprised the Provincial Secretary-North, Abdulai Koroma, two assessor chiefs - PC Bai Sheku N'Pinkarr and PC Bombolai of Debia and Thonkor Limba respectively, th

Austrian Envoy Meets Local Counterpart

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:27 GMT

[Concord] Austria's Ambassador to Senegal who is also accredited to Sierra Leone, HE Gerhard Diess Wednesday paid a courtesy call on his Sierra Leonean counterpart Khadijatu Bassir at the Sierra Leone embassy in Dakar.

Sludi Prexy Cautions CSOs

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:26 GMT

[Concord] President of the Sierra Leone Union on Disability Issues (SLUDI) has warned civil society organizations (CSOs) that are associated with politics to step aside, as "they cannot be working as politicians and at the same time calling themselves civil society".

Disabled Students Awarded It Education Scholarships

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:24 GMT

[Concord] The lives of four disabled men changed on Monday 30th January, 2012 when they were awarded a joint scholarship from the Dorothy Springer Trust and Leonard Cheshire Disability. The four will now undergo basic IT training to advance their skills and improve their employability.

No Bail for Domestic Violence Accused

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:22 GMT

[Concord] Matta Parker who stands accused of domestic violence was yesterday remanded at the Pademba Road maximum prison by the presiding Magistrate of Court No. 2 Komba Kamanda.

Airtel Goes Live With 079

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:21 GMT

[Concord] One of Sierra Leone's leading telcos, Airtel, has yesterday unveiled its new code 079 at its Customer Care office on Rawdon Street.

YMCA Outlines Successes As It Marks 100 Years

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:20 GMT

[Concord] As the Young Men Christian Association, YMCA Sierra Leone celebrates one hundred years of rendering humanitarian services to young people in the country, the group has reflected on its various activities, challenges and failures over the years as it provides effective services to communities across the country.

DSL to Embark On BVR Sensitization

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:55 GMT

[Concord] A civil society organization, Democracy Sierra Leone, DSL will this weekend commence a two-month sensitization about the ongoing biometric voter registration (BVR) in remote parts of the country.

PUM Senior Experts Appoint Sierra Leone Representatives

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:54 GMT

[Concord] The PUM organisation, fully sponsored by the Dutch government, has been active for 35 years in more than 70 countries, and is aimed at assisting SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) in developing countries by sending them senior experts to help solve their technical, operational and managerial problems.

Gbassay Kanu's Son Puts in for APC Symbol

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:54 GMT

[Concord] As the battle for party symbols in the Western Area intensifies, son of a veteran All People's Congress, APC stalwart, Hassan Gbassay Kanu, has made his intention public to vie for the party's symbol in Constituency 101 as their member of parliament to represent them in the November 17 general elections.

Sierra Leone: More SLRTC Buses Commissioned

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:53 GMT

[Concord] President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday commissioned 40 new Ashok Leyland buses bought by the Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation (SLRTC) from India in a ceremony that attracted thousands of Freetown residents, including foreign dignitaries at the National Stadium in Freetown.

Sierra Leone: SDI Woos Support for Public Order Act Repeal

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:52 GMT

[Concord] Society for Democratic Initiative, SDI has called on democratic institutions to join forces with it to advocate for the repeal of the obnoxious criminal and seditious libel laws which still serve as an impediment to effective democratic governance and barrier to freedom of information.

Voter Registration - APC Complains NEC

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:51 GMT

[Concord] National coordinator of the All People's Congress, APC campaign team for the forthcoming presidential and legislative elections has raised grave concerns over what he referred to as "unconstitutional behaviour by the National Electoral Commission, NEC".

The good old days

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:40:05 GMT

ELIZABETH JACKSON: The ABC's Foreign Correspondent program returns to our screens on Tuesday night for its 20th year on air.

Ian Paisley: In praise of our heavenly - Vagabond King'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:41 GMT

THE New Statesman recently carried an article entitled The Vagabond King. It tells the story of Valentine Strasser.

Sierra Leone: At the Threshold of Rapid Growth

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:55:48 GMT

The journey of the next fifty years of independence has begun; and we are gathered here today to map out how we are going to make it better than the journey we made during the last fifty years.

At the Threshold of Rapid Growth

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:48 GMT

[Concord] The journey of the next fifty years of independence has begun; and we are gathered here today to map out how we are going to make it better than the journey we made during the last fifty years. This Conference is a moment for solidifying our collective promise to make this country better than we inherited it; and to deliver a country to our grandchildren that is worthy of their admiration, respect, and honorable remembrance of us.

Three Legged Democracy On One Foot

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:47 GMT

[Concord] Every Sunday a pastor asks his members to pick a chorus. A rich member of the congregation was always the first to respond every time, with: "It shall be permanent; it shall be permanent, what the Lord has done for me, it shall be permanent." This went on for ages to the annoyance of one poor member of the congregation who one day jumped to his feet first and started singing: "Do something new in my life, Lord, do something new in my life; do something new in my life today".

Constituency 104 Complains of Slow Registration

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:45 GMT

[Concord] Some residents of Constituency 104 in the east of the capital are complaining of slow registration in their area; a development they believe may result to many people being excluded from taking part in the November 17 general elections.

PPRC Slams Parallel Registration

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:43 GMT

[Concord] The Political Parties Registration Commission, PPRC has threatened punitive actions against political parties and their agents caught engaging in parallel registration exercise in contravention of the Electoral Laws Act.

No More Fines in Heremakono

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:42 GMT

[Concord] Peace Mothers of Heremakono village in the Koinadugu district last week informed their counterparts in Kono and Moyamba districts during their district cross visitation in Tissana village, Kargboro chiefdom that fines are no longer levied against people as a result of conflict.

Sierra Leone: Saudi Arabia Dispatches 30 Doctors to Country

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:40 GMT

[Concord] A medical team of Physicians Across Continents (PAC) yesterday February 1 left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Sierra Leone to deliver free medical treatments to the poor and needy for a period of 10 days. The team is composed of health professionals from Saudi Arabia, America, Russia, Sweden, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Malaysia.

Double Registration Lands Man in Prison

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:37 GMT

[Concord] David Bendu who is accused of registering twice in the on-going biometric voter registration exercise was yesterday remanded in prison by the presiding magistrate of Court No. 2, Komba Kamanda.

SLPP's Carew Back to Pademba Prison

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:32 GMT

[Concord] Constituency chairman of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party Abdul Aziz Carew and Abdul Quee were yesterday once again remanded at the Pademba Road maximum prison for allegedly wounding the All People's Congress new convert, Lansana Fadika during the recently held local council by-election at Ward 369.

NEC Disputes 'Rented Generators' Report

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:29 GMT

[Concord] The National Electoral Commission, NEC has said that investigations carried out by them regarding a front page story ran by this medium on Monday January 30 that ministers had to resort to renting generators to rescue the voter registration exercise in some parts of Port Loko district have proved otherwise.

Constituents Sleep On the Street to Register

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:27 GMT

[Concord] Scores of people who claim to be supporters of both the ruling All People's Congress, APC and the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party, SLPP resident within Constituency 103 in the Kissy Brook community, east of Freetown, have brought it upon themselves to sleep on the street at night rather than their respective homes to enable them register early in the morning.

Sierra Leone: Ban Thanks Outgoing Head of UN Peacebuilding Office for His Work

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:59:13 GMT

[UN News] Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid use in the West African country.

Ban thanks outgoing head of UN peacebuilding office in Sierra Leone for his work

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:33:01 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his appreciation of the work of the outgoing United Nations envoy to Sierra Leone, Michael von der Schulenburg, including his initiatives to boost donor cooperation and efficient aid use in the West African country.

Austrian Ambassador Gerhard Diess pays a courtesy call on Sierra...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:27:38 GMT

China's finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie and the Chinese Yuan may soon become the official currency Written by Ralph Sawyerr on February 2, 2012.

Specialist bring free treatment to S.Leone

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:23:29 GMT

Thirty foreign medical specialists arrived in Sierra Leone on Thursday where they will give free treatment in often complex and expensive cases, the health ministry said.

The vagabond king

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:58:56 GMT

When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world's youngest head of state.

Charles Taylor's Case to Re-Open?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:18:10 GMT

[New Dawn] Reports say defense lawyers of ex-President Charles Taylor have filed a motion before judges of the UN backed Special Court for Sierra Leone asking the Court to permit them reopen their client's defense.

Liberia: Taylor's Lawyers Apply to Reopen Case

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:45:33 GMT

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.

Liberia: Taylor's Lawyers Apply to Reopen Case

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:26:32 GMT

[CharlesTaylorTrial.org] 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.

UK funds 'pirate' fishing vessel

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:35:13 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered in Dakar to protest a court ruling, allowing 85-year-old president Abdoulaye Wade to run for another term.

'We've Undertaken Major Transformational Initiatives to Redress the Past'

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:30 GMT

[Concord] I bring you New Year's greetings, great wishes and many resolutions from the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone. I have also come here with a great sense of fulfilment and much delight to address this august assembly of colleague Heads of States and members of the African Peer Review Mechanism Panel of eminent persons.

Sierra Leone: An 'Okadised' Society - Implications on Teenage Pregnancy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:29 GMT

[Concord] The Okada services (a taxi-like service that ferry people between localities), which is available countrywide especially in urban and peri-urban settings, is facilitating social intercourse between communities in Sierra Leone.

Salone Conference - Transform or Die

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:28 GMT

[Concord] Today or probably, in a couple of hours, Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life and friends of Sierra Leone will have the opportunity of sitting together and under one roof , seeking to doctor many of the illnesses that have kept us in the sick bed with intravenous drips clipped on us for God knows how long.

Fixing Failed States - A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World, What Lessons are There for Country?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:27 GMT

[Concord] In the Fixing Failed States Book by Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart, the attention of nations and the international community is brought to the realization and the need to be self-critical of the continued national and global insecurity caused by unresolved capability issues in states to supply basic public services to their people.

Sierra Leone: Uncertainty Over Simbo Boden Bk Move

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:17 GMT

[Concord] Swedish third tier side, Boden BK's hope of having Sierra Leone's David Simbo in their squad this season has been met with uncertainty.

Sierra Leone: Udinese Ready to Formalize Medo Kamara Deal

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:28 GMT

Concord (Freetown)-Italian giant, Udinese are ready to formalize the purchase of Sierra Leone and Partizan Belgrade midfielder, Mohamed Medo Kamara.

Leprosy Drops in Salone - GLRA

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:45:07 GMT

Concord (Freetown)-Representative of the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association GLRA in Sierra Leone yesterday disclosed that leprosy rate has dropped in Sierra Leone.

African experience for young volunteers

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:30:44 GMT

Disadvantaged Cardiff volunteer in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone opposition want president impeached

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:09:03 GMT

Sierra Leone's opposition is threatening to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Ernest Bai Koroma since he has failed to address the causes of political violence in the country.

Sierra Leone: SLRTC Commissions Mini Bus Station

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:54:16 GMT

Concord (Freetown)-The Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation has constructed a mini bus station at Shell New Road in the east end of Freetown.

Special Court for Sierra Leone / Justice Richard Lussick Elected Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:58:46 GMT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization / - Justice Richard Brunt Lussick of Samoa has been elected Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II.

Sierra Leone: Flaming Church Celebrates 25 Years of God's Work

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:58:50 GMT

Concord (Freetown)-Flaming Evangelical Ministries in Sierra Leone is currently celebrating 25 years of ministerial success in Sierra Leone since it was founded in 1987 by Bishop Frederick Abu Koroma.

Sierra Leone

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:41:26 GMT

The Republic of Sierra Leone is a nation in western Africa , bounded by Guinea to its north and east, Liberia to its south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean .

Sierra Leone Country Specific Information

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:31:24 GMT

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION : Sierra Leone is a developing country in western Africa still recovering from a ten-year civil war that ended in 2002.

Angola beat Sierra Leone 3-1

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:31:36 GMT

Striker Manucho put Angola ahead in the 15th minute, before Sierra Leone equalised a minute later through Desmond Wellington of Ports Authority FC.

The Never-ending Story of One Donation

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:35:34 GMT

In 2008, Shine On Sierra Leone was given the opportunity to receive a $50,000 donation from All for Africa.

Angola/Sierra Leone: Football Team Play Sierra Leone On Saturday

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:01:47 GMT

ANGOP (Luanda)-Angola's national football team will play Sierra Leone on Saturday, at Chiazi stadium, in its last friendly match ahead of the African Nations Cup (CAN-2012), set for January 21 and February 12, in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Sierra Leone: SLEFPAC Presents Draft Gender Equality Bill to AG

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:56:46 GMT

Concord (Freetown)-On behalf of the women in Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Female Parliamentary Caucus SLEFPAC on Thursday presented a draft copy of the Gender Equality Bill to the deputy

Sierra Leone Announces Bid Round on 29 December 2011

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:11:58 GMT

Pursuant to Section 30 and 32 of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act 2011, the Sierra Leone Petroleum Directorate announces Sierra Leone's 2011/2012 Petroleum Bid Round for the following nine blocks , totalling about 21,242 km .

President Koroma's 2012 New Year's Address to Citizens

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:51:49 GMT

Sierra Leone Government (Freetown)-Fellow Sierra Leoneans,

Sierra Leone Parishioners Protest Naming of New Bishop

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:35:46 GMT

Catholics in northern diocese of Makeni complain new leader comes from outside the area

Culture under Cross-Examination: International justice and the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:54:59 GMT

Culture under Cross-Examination: International justice and the Special Court for Sierra Leone , by Tim Kelsall.

Anti-Gay Protests Staged in Sierra Leone

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:47:03 GMT

Sierra Leone's Capital Freetown, on Friday was hit by anti-gay rights protests which were organized to oppose the possibility of recognizing gay marriages in the country.

Foreign Affairs chief is demoted in Sierra Leone as Head of Chancery...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:54:32 GMT

Following theA recent brouhaha surrounding the Sierra Leone Embassy in China, the Head of State, Dr.

President Koroma begins 2012 in Kabala

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:46:55 GMT

President Koroma began 2012 in prayer at Holy Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church in Kabala, Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone Citizen Faces Illegal Possession of Weapons Charge

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:41:27 GMT

A 28-year old citizen from Sierra Leone, name Ahmed Yousef, was detained by Police last week, in Lubango for illegal possession of weapon, ANGOP has learnt.

Sierra Leone's former Ambassador to the U.S. John Leigh, resigns...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:53:32 GMT

Sierra Leone's former Ambassador to the U.S. John Leigh, resigns from the opposition SLPP party for voodoo and juju-marabou reasons Sierra Leone is a perfect example of how the African politician should do away with the absurd juju-marabou spiritualism - if Africa is to progress with clear-headedness. For over ten years, a mixture of archaic ... (more)

Sierra Leone: The Isolation of Epilepsy Sufferers

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:39:14 GMT

Elizabeth Zainab Kargbo suffers from epileptic seizures. Suffers in Sierra Leone are often undiagnosed and unaware that their condition is treatable.

SIERRA LEONE: The Isolation of Epilepsy Sufferers

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:22:00 GMT

Elizabeth Zainab Kargbo was a successful young woman, eight months pregnant and working in Sierra Leone's civil service, when she had her first seizure.

Sierra Leone in nappy-drugs haul

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:37:11 GMT

Sierra Leonean police seize drugs from Ecuador, hidden in a shipping container stuffed with nappies, and make five arrests.

Christmas branches, breakfast, storybook and carols

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:58:17 GMT

I love how the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission connected Christmas to this news: " Sierra Leone Celebrates the Birth of the Savior with Four New Branches ." Just scroll through these beautiful photos! And as this blogger says "What a wonderful Christmas gift for the Church in Sierra Leone!" I was excited to see this tweet flyby yesterday from the ... (more)

MPs Okay Bank of Sierra Leone Act 2011

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:42:29 GMT

The Bank of Sierra Leone Act 2011, which will ensure the continuous existence the Bank of Sierra Leone, ensure price stability and provide for other related matters, has been passed into law yesterday.

Sierra Leone: Transparent 2012 Elections - Can Britain Help the Nation?

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:42:16 GMT

The presidential candidate for Sierra Leone's largest opposition party the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) Julius Maada Bio recently wrote in the December 13th edition of the London based Guardian newspaper, expressing his views on several burning issues concerning British-Sierra Leone relations especially Britain's crucial role in ending the devastating rebel war and laying the framework for a democracy process.

Kenyan girls too hot for Sierra Leone

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:57:38 GMT

Kenyan women proved to be too strong for the debutantes Sierra Leone whom they beat by 10 wickets in the ongoing inaugural International Cricket Council Africa Twenty20 Women's Tournament at ...

Sierra Leone: Statement on U.S. Congressmen's Position on Aljazeera Broadcast

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:08:10 GMT

The Government of Sierra Leone is aware of a letter dated 12th December 2011 written by some eminent Congressmen of the United States of America to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton expressing "serious concerns regarding reports that individuals acting on behalf of senior officials in the Government of Sierra Leone may have solicited bribes in exchange for permission to conduct illegal and destructive logging operations."

Sierra Leone: Teachers On Retreat

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:52:59 GMT

A high powered delegation comprising of the political and administrative wings of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union SLTU has commenced a three day retreat at the Pastoral Centre in Kenema, eastern Sierra Leone to do a mid-term review of the union's four year strategic plan and budgeting for the coming operational years.

Uganda Face Sierra Leone

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:16:02 GMT

Being hosts, expectations are very high for Uganda as the ICC Africa Women's T20 Championship rolls off today.

Sierra Leone league delayed

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:16:18 GMT

Sierra Leone's Premier League has again been put hold, in the latest row between the government and the Sierra Leone Football Association .

Sierra Leone eyes bird-watchers

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:53:39 GMT

Sierra Leone hopes to overcome brutal image to attract bird tourists

Sierra Leone's 'Timbergate' hits president election bid

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:16:36 GMT

A corruption scandal in Sierra Leone could damage President Ernest Bai Koromas chances of re-election next year and undermine his attempts to rebrand the West African state.

Sierra Leone: Australia Provides U.S.$1.5 Million Agriculture Support to Nation

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:21 GMT

At a ceremony to mark Australia 's support for Sierra Leone's capacity-building in the agricultural sector, the Australian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, HE William (Billy) Williams said "I am very pleased to be able to hand over significant Australian government support to the Sierra Leone Small-holder's Commercialisation Programme Coordinating Secretariat."

Sierra Leone: Celestial Charities Launched

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:04 GMT

The Celestial Charities Sierra Leone has been launched over the weekend to help boost the youth and communities in civic education, political check and balances, and charity giving.

Africa: Michael Stasik - 'There Is More to Sierra Leone Than Just War'

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:29:28 GMT

Who: Michael Stasik

Sierra Leone: President Koroma Wins Sports Gong

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:42:32 GMT

President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday won the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL)-Mercury International Limited best squash player of the year award.

Sierra Leone: FIFA Officials to Visit Country

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:37:52 GMT

Officials of the Sierra Leone Football Association SLFA have confirmed that a delegation from the world's football governing body, FIFA, will next week pay a two-day visit to Sierra Leone. According to the SLFA Public Relations Officer, Sorie Ibrahim Sesay, FIFA has confirmed they would be spending two days in Freetown from December 16 to 17 but did not name the officials that would be making the trip.

Sierra Leone: Rodney Michael Donates Le Five Million Worth of Chairs

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:37:49 GMT

South East Regional Coordinator of Mercury International and chairman of Sierra Leone Premier League Board, Rodney Michael, has donated Le 5million to students of the Mass Communication Association MACOSA at the Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone shields coveted forest from mining

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:06:00 GMT

A remote tract of forest that has been protected from iron ore mining.

Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest becomes national park

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:40:01 GMT

(AP) -- Sierra Leone's president is officially declaring the Gola Rainforest a national park.

Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest becomes national park

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:02:03 GMT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Sierra Leone's president is officially declaring the Gola Rainforest a national park.A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security says that the Gola Rainforest has been identified as a "Biodiversity hotspot" and is of global importance because of its rich variety of plants and animals.It said ... (more)

Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest becomes national park

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:04:36 GMT

Eds: APNewsNow. By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULEY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's president is officially declaring the Gola Rainforest a national park.

Sierra Leone Gola Rainforest becomes national park (AP)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:21:18 GMT

AP - Sierra Leone's president is officially declaring the Gola Rainforest a national park.