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On November 6, 2013, State Councilor Yang Jiechi met in Beijing with visiting Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara. Yang Jiechi expressed that China-Sierra Leone relations have developed smoothly since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries 42 years ago, and have gathered good momentum in the recent years. China is ready […]

After 19 days of prison detention, Managing Editor and Editor of the Independent Observer newspaper Messers, Jonathan Leigh and Bai Bai Sesay were granted bail on November 4, 2013 by a Freetown-Based High Court. The granting of bail to the journalists followed a series of joint protests and appeals by the MFWA and Sierra Leone […]

The UNHCR Representative in Sierra Leone Mr. Jean Bosco Rushatsi, together with the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) Programme Manager of the Unit for refugee affairs, Mr. Mohamed Usman Koroma. paid an official visit to the Southern region en route to Kenema to sensitize refugees in the East on the projected funding situation for […]

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met Wednesday with visiting Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Samura Kamara and the two sides agree to work for closer relations. Yang said China and Sierra Leone have maintain good relations since the two countries established diplomatic relations 42 years ago, and that bilateral relations have been particularly warm in recent years. China […]

Christopher Mark Doyle subscribes to the oath of allegiance as a citizen of Sierra Leone through Naturalization. The ceremony took place at the State Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown. President Koroma called on him to take the message of the new Sierra Leone far and wide, although he was not expecting him to act now as […]

The public relation officer of the Sierra Leone Musicians Union, Mr. William Taylor, also popularly known as Willo-Wise in a recent interview with our reporter said that the issues surrounding the development of musicians who are expected to benefit immensely from their products needs an address and that he is calling on all musicians to […]

The decision by appeals judges to uphold the war crimes conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been welcomed as a milestone for international justice, and one that might set a precedent for other courts. Despite a ruling seen as a success, advocates of justice and people who suffered directly from the widespread atrocities […]

Now, it is not just doctors, nurses, priests and nuns, critical netizens, but also scientists and journalists, who should watch out for their safety and human rights. Journalists in this country are seen as enemies instead of partners of development. We try to do our job to the best of our abilities to inform and […]

AMPUTEE The 4th Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football (CANAF 2013) scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from November 22-30, 2013, has been postponed. The new date for the biennial event is December 5-11, 2013 in the same countries. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=291216

The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs, Mustapha Bai Atilla has on Friday officially launched the Coin a Child campaign at the British Council Auditorium. Coin a Child is an initiative of Women in Movie Advocacy Network (WiMANet). The program was well attended by Actors and Actresses in the Sierra Leone movie […]