University of Makeni (Unimak) and partners train 76 paralegals in Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 17, 2012 — 76 paralegals from 5 non-governmental organisations have benefitted from several 3 day trainings facilitated by the University of Makeni since the start of 2012. With support from the the German Government through its implementing agency “German International Cooperation” (GIZ) and the global legal empowerment organisation NAMATI, the law […]

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From Sierra Leone to Takoma Park, artist pursues lifelong passion

Ever since he was a child growing up in Sierra Leone, Abdul Razak has found himself drawn to art. Razak, 25, of Takoma Park recently recalled how, as he walked to school in the morning, he would pass by and admire the pictures and statues of local artists on the street., https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/from-sierra-leone-to-takoma-park-artist-pursues-lifelong-passion/2012/12/12/25d94298-43cc-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html

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Sierra Leone Blood Spills as Iron Boom Stirs Ghosts

A boomtown is rising in the jungle- covered mountains of Sierra Leone. Bumbuna, estimated population 12,000, just got a new bank. A growing Sunday congregation spills out from underneath blue tarps that serve as a makeshift church. In hills where armed men once abducted children, school kids now get coloring books featuring a smiling bulldozer […]

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Africa: fresh voices, new perspectives

The dark continent. The hopeless continent. A scar on the conscience of the world. The cradle of humankind. African renaissance, Africa rising. AmazingAfrica. I am an African. Scramble for Africa. Out of Africa. Ex Africa semper aliquid novi.

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Fifa unveils committee for Sierra Leone

World football governing body Fifa has finally announced its ‘normalisation committee’ for the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA). The five-man team will be headed by a one time SLFA executive Alie Fornah, and it has six months to conduct fresh elections.   The committee will be responsible for the daily business of the association, taking […]

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Sierra Leone Police to Host International Confab

The Sierra Leone Police Force (SLP) will be hosting a six days conference of the 7th African Contact Officers Network of Interpol in March 2013. Director of Interpol Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohamed Yansaneh. said that the meeting in Freetown will discuss and highlight many issues relating to the improvement and establishment of […]

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Fifa appoints an interim Sierra Leone body for a six-month period

World’s football governing body, Fifa has named an interim body to run the daily business of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) for a six-month period until new elections are held next year. The interim body comprises of five people and is led by Alie Fornah, a former executive member of the SLFA. A statement […]

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Gold and GemStone Mining Inc. — Sierra Leone: One of the Most Attractive Destinations for Investment in Africa

DRAPER, UT — (Marketwire) — 12/05/12 — Gold and GemStone Mining Inc. (OTCQB: GGSM), a gold and diamond exploration and development stage mining company focused on Sierra Leone, West Africa, has commented today on the growing economic opportunity within the mining industry of the Country in which it plans for full scale alluvial mining operations […]

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West Midlands Hospital staff donate to Sierra Leone village

Nursing staff at the Penn Hospital in Wolverhampton, West Midlands in the UK have, for the second year running, donated second hand clothing and books to residents of Jaiama Sewafe. Last year, a consignment of clothes, shoes and books were sent to residents for distribution gratis. Grateful residents expressed their thanks and appreciation for the […]

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In Sierra Leone – President Koroma, Maada Bio Meet at State House

His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has received the leadership of the Sierra Leone’s People Party (SLPP) in audience at State House, Freetown. In his brief welcome address, the newly re-elected Fountain of Honour and indomitable Father of the Nation said that he is welcoming the SLPP in his capacity as President of Sierra Leone […]

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