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Washington, D.C.: Monday 24^th October, 2011: The inaugural lecture for this year’s Human Rights Seminar, held at The City University of New York, was presented by Sierra Leone’s High Court Judge, Justice Abdulai Sheikh Fofanah.

The theme of the seminar was, “Assessing Compliance: The Role of Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms”.

The Seminar aims at studying how monitoring mechanisms are utilized to assess compliance with international human rights norms and standards.

Dallas, Texas, USA: October 23^rd.  It is argued that the establishment of the consular service in Texas is a necessary part of the Sierra Leone policy of trade expansion that President Ernest Bai Koroma focused on as part of his economic development plans. The Sierra Leone @ 50 Organizing Committee of Dallas-Fort worth (DFW) hosted the first Meet-and-greet session between the newly appointed Honorary Consul General, Mr. Reginald Spiller at the United Banquet Hall in Dallas, on October 21^st.

FREETOWN — Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma on Monday welcomed Princess Anne of the United Kingdom, who is on a three-day visit to the west African nation with her husband.

At a ceremony at State House, Koroma recalled "the close link between Britain and Sierra Leone", adding the former colonial power had remained a loyal development partner.

Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has visited rape victims in Sierra Leone as part of a new documentary.

The Hitch star jetted out to the African country earlier this month (Oct11) to spend time with women who have suffered sexual abuse and her trip was filmed for the upcoming Half the Sky, which will be narrated by George Clooney.

(CNN) -- Sierra Leone's economy was tarnished by a decade-long civil war, but the resource-rich African nation is now ready to bounce back, according to the country's president.

Ernest Bai Koroma said that a series of key financial reforms can help the west African country transform in the coming decades.

"I've challenged Sierra Leoneans -- and I'm sure they've accepted the challenge -- that in the next 50 years, we are not only going to transform ourselves from a low-income country, but we will get ourselves to the level of middle-income country," he says.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, accompanied by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, will visit Freetown for the first time from 23-26 October to take part in the ongoing celebrations marking the 50^th Anniversary of Sierra Leone’s independence. This will also mark almost 50 years to the month since Her Majesty the Queen’s visit in 1961.

Polo Resources (LON:POL, TSE:POL) told investors that its 51 per cent owned associate Nimini Holdings has kicked off a 5,000 metre exploration drill programme at the Komahun high grade gold project in Sierra Leone.

The 5,000 metre drill programme includes both in-fill and extension drilling, and it is focusing on the Komahun main zone. Nimini is also planning to drill the Sendekor prospect, a potential iron target with a four kilometre strike area.

Sierra Leone have moved into the top 12 in Africa in the latest FIFA World Ranking releases on Wednesday, despite not qualifying for the African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea next year.  (Photo action Sierra Leone V Bafana inSouth Africa) 

Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM: STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, is pleased to provide an update on the resource drilling and bulk sampling at the Company's high-grade Tongo kimberlite diamond project in eastern Sierra Leone.