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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday said that Sierra Leone is on the path of progress.Addressing a news conference at State House, Tony Blair said that for the past years, he has seen progress in the country.“I have watched Sierra Leone grow over the past decade after the war and particularly the last few […]

Though “mature” Ghana and “fragile” Sierra Leone are rarely compared in terms of their democracies, their elections followed notably similar trends. Multi-party elections were a prominent feature of Africa’s political landscape in 2012, with 23 countries conducting polls – whether presidential, legislative or municipal. News coverage in the mainstream media has, at times,    https://thinkafricapress.com/sierra-leone/elections-sierra-leone-and-ghana-two-sides-same-coin

Dear Editor: Please allow me to use your newspaper to make an appeal to H.E. the President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma for a review of Presidential decision to locate a new airport at Mamamh. (Photo: Lungi International Airport, terminal) To say the least, this is a location that is not in the best interest of […]

Freetown — President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has on Monday 14th January received the former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair at State House. There will be a joint press conference today with President Koroma and Mr. Tony Blair at the drawing room, Office of the President, State House, Freetown at 16:00 hours prompt. Mr. […]

There is growing call for a review of Sierra Leone`s constitution. The current one has been in effect since 1991, when the country was under one party rule. Citizens for Constitutional Change (CCC), a coalition of civil society groups spearheading the campaign, says that constitution, crafted in a transitional period that was interrupted by the […]

Freetown — President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has on Monday 14th January received the former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair at State House. There will be a joint press conference today with President Koroma and Mr. Tony Blair at the drawing room, Office of the President, State House, Freetown at 16:00 hours prompt. Mr. […]

FREETOWN, 8 Jan (Reuters) – Scuffles broke out at service stations in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Tuesday after the government restricted fuel deliveries to deal with a shortage threatening to bring the West African nation to a halt. Trade Minister Richard Conteh blamed the scarcity of fuel on an unexpected halt to shipments from […]

As a way of complementing President Ernest Bai Koroma’s Agenda for Prosperity, patriotic youths of Constituency 105 in the Mountain Cut Area, Freetown, have embarked on a self-help project. Youths in this area are busy rehabilitating the network of roads in that community. They have already rehabilitated Fighter Lane, Tarltton Lane and the Percival Lane. […]

Filmmakers in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown are on a roll, shooting and screening. Conspicuous on the streets of the West African capital are colourful film posters. With more movies of local releases, the country’s directors are featuring on the red carpet more often and there is a growing enthusiasm. A few years ago, Sierra Leonean […]

Miriam Mason-Sesay has been awarded an MBE for her work as country director of EducAid, a charity which runs schools for some of the poorest children in Sierra Leone. Miriam has lived in the country since 2000, initially visiting in 1998 to work with the Guinea-based refugees fleeing the horrific civil war. Many of the […]