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New Agriculture Plan Sprouts |
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When in power, the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) promised that thanks to its pursuit of a pro-agriculture agenda, no Sierra Leonean would go to bed hungry by 2007. But the appointed date came and the people were still hungry. Unfortunately for the SLPP, it was an election year.
The party was booted out and replaced by the All People's Congress. The APC government promised in turn to make agriculture a top priority. And in September, Sierra Leone became the fifteenth African country to sign a compact in the framework of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP).
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Read more: New Agriculture Plan Sprouts [New Agriculture Plan Sprouts]
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Egypt will be tough |
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BAFANA Bafana do not expect easy matches against Niger and Sierra Leone, but anticipate a strong opposition from Egypt during the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
This is according to coach Pitso Mosimane, whose team are in the same group with Niger, Sierra Leone and Egypt for the qualifiers. The matches get under way on September 5.
"Egypt will start as favourites in the qualifiers' campaign in our group, they are not the kings of African football for nothing," said Mosimane, pictured.
"Egypt have assembled a formidable side, their biggest advantage is that the majority of their players are based at home and doing duty for two or three clubs.
"For Bafana Bafana to be rated amongst the best teams in the world, we have to play against giants like Egypt and beat them on any given day.
"When I accepted this job, I knew we will play top teams like Egypt. I want Bafana Bafana to be respected all over the world again but [we] will need support from all South Africans.
"Niger are a closed book but I have already received a DVD of their African Nations Championship match against Nigeria. We are analysing it with the technical staff.
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2010/08/16/egypt-will-be-tough---pitso |
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‘2010 NPSC Percentage Passes Same as 2009’ |
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The Head of Office for the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) in Sierra Leone, Mr. Sheriff M. Sapateh has announced that out of the 97,394 pupils that took the National Primary School Examinations in May this year 72,729 passed to enter secondary schools of their choices, with a percentage of 74% that made no improvement from last year’s of similar percentage.
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Read more: ‘2010 NPSC Percentage Passes Same as 2009’ [‘2010 NPSC Percentage Passes Same as 2009’]
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Sierra Leone bans agents from booking haj |
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Sierra Leone has banned private agents from organising the Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in a move to prevent travellers being stranded abroad by agents who take money without booking flights.
A law passed this week says anyone wishing to make the annual trip to Mecca has to make arrangements with a newly-established government body rather than private firms.
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Read more: Sierra Leone bans agents from booking haj [Sierra Leone bans agents from booking haj]
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Sixteen dead in S.Leone mudslide |
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Sixteen people were killed in a mudslide that swept away their homes in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday following torrential rains, police said.
Witnesses said the mudslide occurred at around 4:00 am, causing the houses built on the slope of a hill to collapse on top of each other after torrential rains on Sunday which blocked roads throughout the city.
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Read more: Sixteen dead in S.Leone mudslide [Sixteen dead in S.Leone mudslide]
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Sierra Leone's Model for Improving Maternal Health and Women's Rights |
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Continuing high rates of maternal mortality and persistent gender-based violence must be addressed through a holistic and rights-based approach that strengthens health systems and empowers women. As we approach the ten-year review of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in September, we have an extraordinary model of leadership to look to in Sierra Leone of how such approaches can be implemented in practice.
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Read more: Sierra Leone's Model for Improving Maternal Health and Women's Rights [Sierra Leone's Model for Improving Maternal Health and Women's Rights]
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Massive boost for African Minerals as Sierra Leone government approves mining lease agreement |
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Resilience, fortitude and hard work are the main ingredients for success. The African Minerals Chairman, Frank Timis, has been able to use all these faculties in securing for his company a formidable agreement for a major concession to mine in Tonkolili, a mineral deposit haven in the North of Sierra Leone. At a press conference organised by the country’s Mines Ministry today, it was announced that the Sierra Leone government has approved the lease granting the company rights to mine in Tonkolili. This in itself is a success story. An achievement not only for Timis and his company, but for the people and government of Sierra Leone.
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Read more: Massive boost for African Minerals as Sierra Leone government approves mining lease agreement [Massive boost for African Minerals as Sierra Leone government approves mining lease agreement]
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IDEA (UK) wins Cape Sierra Hotel concession |
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In June 2010, the concession to redevelop the Cape Sierra Hotel, a hotel in a prime location in Aberdeen, Freetown was put out for tender. IDEA (UK) recognized the clear and considerable synergies that would exist between the Cape Sierra Hotel and the Mape Project, and that both projects would greatly assist the development of the Sierra Leone economy. Specifically:
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Read more: IDEA (UK) wins Cape Sierra Hotel concession [IDEA (UK) wins Cape Sierra Hotel concession]
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Sierra Leoneans bring Hilton Hotel to Freetown |
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The IDEA Group, an organisation which is owned and run by highly qualified
professional Sierra Leonean entrepreneurs, has won the concession to
redevelop the Cape Sierra Hotel in Aberdeen and bring Hilton worldwide, the
world’s most recognised hotel chain to Freetown.
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Read more: Sierra Leoneans bring Hilton Hotel to Freetown [Sierra Leoneans bring Hilton Hotel to Freetown]
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Naomi Campbell: What's at issue in the Charles Taylor trial |
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What is the trial of Charles Taylor all about?
Charles Taylor is an African warlord who was elected as Liberia's President in 1997, after the war in neighbouring Sierra Leone had finished. He is accused of supporting Sierra Leone's infamous Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and providing weapons to it in exchange for diamonds.
After being overthrown in 2003, Mr Taylor was indicted for war crimes and arrested while trying to flee from Nigeria to Cameroon.
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Read more: Naomi Campbell: What's at issue in the Charles Taylor trial [Naomi Campbell: What's at issue in the Charles Taylor trial]
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SLTU Allocates Half a Billion for Thrift and Credit Cooperative |
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In a bid to improve the welfare and status of teachers in the country, the Sierra Leone Teachers' Union (SLTU) has allocated half a billion Leones for the thrift and credit cooperative. This was disclosed at the first SLTU cooperative meeting held at the SLMB Secondary School in Mile 91.
Addressing over two hundred teachers at the SLMB Hall, the Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Teachers' Union, Davidson Kuyateh said the union has achieved a lot over the years.
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Read more: SLTU Allocates Half a Billion for Thrift and Credit Cooperative [SLTU Allocates Half a Billion for Thrift and Credit Cooperative]
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