Sexual ViolenceVideoMale Victims Sexual ViolenceSexual Violence ConflictUN Zainab BanguraHuffPost LiveUnSexual Violence WarZainab Bangura Male Victims Sexual Violence Zainab Banura, the United Nations Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, joined HuffPostLive on Tuesday to discuss an often hidden aspect of rape as a weapon of war: sexual violence against men. Banura told HuffPostLive host Caroline...
By Dr. Yahya Kaloko : DR. YAHYA KALOKO Just recently I was moved by two pronouncements relating to developments about to take place in Sierra Leone. These initiatives address two key problems namely, a congested capital city, and youth unemployment. The first was announced by the City Father of the Freetown City Council on April […]...
By State House Communications Unit His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has on Friday 2nd May 2014 opened Dad’s Car Centre Limited extension building in Freetown. Dad’s Car Centre is an agent and dealer for Great Wall and IVECO vehicles. President Ernest Bai Koroma in a keynote address described the centre as a home-grown […]...
[UNDP]"The nation can only move forward when its youth step forward," President Ernest Bai Koroma said as he launched the new scheme. "To play in the premier league of development, one must train hard, acquire more skills and be disciplined to benefit from the opportunities that are being provided"....
[Sierra Leone Government]President Ernest Bai Koroma has validated the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Action Plan at a special ceremony held in Freetown....
[Sierra Leone Government]Sierra Leone has gained full membership of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and designated as compliant of the international Transparency and Accountability process....
By Kabs Kanu : If you are a journalist and your job is to rebrand a country, government , or a product, you have never had it so good . The revolutionization of journalism through the construction of social media has given the profession far more clout, far more sting and far more audience than […]...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry engages with young people at the University of Addis Ababa on his last visit to Ethiopia. Alongside him is BBC television anchor Zeinab Badawi. What lies behind your decision to visit each of these countries at this time? The progress being made across the African continent these days is extraordinary. Africa […]...
By KABS KANU : What enemies of President Ernest Bai Koroma are saying in the media about his rule is totally different from what the generality of Sierra Leoneans and the international community and stakeholders are saying about the President. The popularity and the job approval ratings of President Koroma are at an all-time high […]...
[Focac]On April 25, 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulation on the 53rd anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Sierra Leone to President Ernest Bai Koroma....
[Focac]On April 23rd, 2014, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yanbo and Hon. Dr. Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed an agreement on providing humanitarian medical aid to support Sierra Leone in the prevention of Ebola disease....
[Focac]On April 17th, 2014, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yanbo gave a live interview at Universal Radio on China-Sierra Leone relations as well as mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries....
[Focac]On April 25, 2014, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Yanbo and Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma jointly commissioned the Bo Stadium in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. Present at the commissioning ceremony were Dr. Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Paul Kamara, Minister of Sports, Mr. Joseph Bandabla Dauda, Minister of Internal Affairs, and other...
Freetown, April 29, 014 (SLENA) – The Commonwealth Secretariat and Public Health England in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation has commenced a two-day workshop to discuss the future of Public Health in Sierra Leone at the Country Lodge, Hill Station in Freetown. The purpose of the workshop is to develop public […]...
By KABS KANU : The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( EITI ) declared Sierra Leone EITI compliant on 26 April 2014 having addressed the remedial actions identified through their second validation in their 2011 EITI Report, which was published on 27 December 2013. According to the EITI International Secretariat, the Validation Committee recommends […]...
A cross section of Sierra Leoneans residing in the United States of America spearheaded by “Friends of Sierra Leone” have recognized the exceptional contributions made by three distinguished personalities and resolved to openly thank them to the full view of the Sierra Leonean Community on the West African Countries Independent day on April 27, […]...
His Excellency Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley on Monday 28th April, 2014 presented the Letter of Recall of his predecessor and his Letter of Credence as Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Republic of Korea, to Her Excellency President Park Geun-hye President of the Republic of Korea. Both letters, which were graciously received and […]...
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador designate to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the African Union and other accredited countries, Osman Keh Kamara has taken leave of President Ernest Bai Koroma to mark the start of his tour of duty. Before his appointment, Ambassador Kamara was the Deputy Permanent Representative ( Legal ) at the Permanent Mission […]...
People who understand what they read will realize that apart from the Hon. Robin Farley who vowed that he will campaign for a third term for President Ernest Koroma, neither this Publisher nor the Special Executive Assistant to President Ernest Koroma ( SEA), Dr. Sylvia Blyden made similar calls. It is therefore foolish for anybody […]...
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