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Voting in the General Assembly to elect 18 members of the UN Human Rights Council. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2013. Argentina, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany, Ireland, […]

Former presidentRupiah Bwezani Banda Tuesday morning left for Sierra Leone to lead the Carter Foundation international election observer mission for that country’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The former president says he is looking forward to his role in the November 17 elections and has described the assignment as challenging. “It’s a difficult assignment. Sierra Leone […]

Without a single blade of grass, and with a crease that has to be drawn in the dirt with a stone, Sierra Leone’s national cricket pitch is a far cry from Lord’s. But the team nurture dreams of one day taking on the greats of world cricket.

Suba Ranka picked up his cutlass, wiped the blood with his fingers and smiled. He had killed again. Only this time, the victim was a goat. He meticulously picked his nose and looked around. He was getting really good at this; chasing goats and chickens around the barre and killing them one after another. Last […]

I remember walking into my old friend’s living room in the Grassfield area of Lumley way back in 1990. Like many homes then on a Sunday afternoon, you could hear the BBC radio station blasting from a far distance. As I walked in and sat down next to my old friend – I called him […]

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The Rogbonko Village Retreat is an initiative intended to generate interest in rural Sierra Leone, and to educate visitors and local people alike in the importance of traditional values. Visitors to the Retreat experience real Sierra Leonean village life; sleeping in a traditional house, meeting the villagers, eating their food, witnessing their culture and sharing […]

Situated on the Atlantic coast, along a stretch of pristine white sand, against the dramatic back drop of lush green mountains – Tokeh Beach Resort’s beauty echos Sierra Lenone’s national colours, and is the image often used to showcase the country’s tourist potential. They offer a range of accommodation from traditionally styled beach huts, to […]

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