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African Minerals Ltd. (AMI), studying a $2 billion iron-ore mine expansion in Sierra Leone, is considering acquisitions in commodities such as copper and steelmaking raw materials. “There are significant opportunities in West Africa, across commodities and across countries, that we will be extremely well-positioned to take advantage of,” Chief Executive Officer Keith Calder said in […]

The Every One Campaign championed by Save the Children International, has organized a forum at the Presidential Lounge, National Stadium, to discuss pertinent issues affecting maternal and infant health and mortality in the country.An appalling statistics revealed during power-point presentations from officials of the Health Ministry and Save the Children indicate that every year, a […]

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma’s government has drawn up a 30-year plan to transform the country from a fragile low income state into a middle income nation. “As a way of doing that, we have developed what we now call our agenda for prosperity, which is a five-year cascading plan that will lead into […]

Leone Stars striker Kei Kamara has received the 2012 sierraleonefootball.com Sierra Leonean player of the year award five months after he was announced as the winner of the maiden prestigious award by living legend Mohamed Kallon. The 28-year old based in the USA picked up the award in a ceremony chaired by popular Sports presenter […]

African Union Mission in Somalia’s (AMISOM) Senior Public Information Officer, Mr. Eloi Yao has commended Sierra Leone for being the first country outside East Africa to deploy its troops. He made this disclosure at a two-day communications workshop organized by the AMISOM in Kampala, Uganda over the weekend. The workshop was attended by 59 participants […]

SIERRA LEONE and RUSSIA – Sierra Leone’s Ambassador, John Sahr Yambasu, has confirmed that a fisheries agreement will be signed between Sierra Leone and Russia in Moscow in June/July 2013. Awareness Times reports that the ambassador made the announcement during a plenary meeting between the two countries. At the meeting, Ambassador Yambasu said that the fisheries […]

Ambassador, Dr. Christian Sheka Kargbo (in photo) has finally left Brussels for Freetown, bringing to an end his five year tour of duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Commission. He left Brussels yesterday, Friday, June 7th on board Brussels Airlines after surrendering his Diplomatic […]

President Ernest Koroma has said that all district and chiefdom headquarters in Sierra Leone will soon enjoy constant electricity. The President made the statement on his return from a very successful trip to Japan. Already, district headquarters like Magburaka, Portloko and Kailahun have street lights powered by solar energy. Hydro and solar energy supply are […]

Sierra Leone has blown probably their only chance to get back into the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group B after carelessly conceding late to North African leaders Tunisia in Freetown. The Tunisians equalised late to pick up a vital away point after Kei Kamara and Alhassan Kamara twice put Sierra Leone in front, but it […]

JOB PURPOSE:  To provide day to day pro-active and professional administrative support to the Sierra Leone country programme team ensuring a conducive working environment in the Oxfam office for all staff and visitors.  Plus, provide support to all overseas visitors to Sierra Leone. LOCATION:  Freetown, Sierra Leone CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year REPORTING LINES: Postholder reports […]