Mohamed Kutubu Koroma 27 April 2012 Fifty-one years ago today, the citizens were swept off their feet in great euphoria, when just a minute past midnight on April 27, 1961, they proudly watched, along with the Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the prime minister – Sir. Milton [Read More]
Yusuf Keketoma Sandi 27 April 2012 S – So your children are here again Mama Salone to celebrate your 51st anniversary, since your independence from British rule in 1961. But what have we got to celebrate mama? I – In sadness, we recount our history with tears as your [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2012: “Today is for the people of Sierra Leone” – says Special Court Prosecutor Brenda Hollis . Today is Sierra Leone’s 51st independence anniversary, and Sierra Leoneans across the world will be celebrating the country’s independence from British colonial rule. But amid these celebrations, the people [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 April 2012: Throughout the course of human history, there has been a handful of very bad men who have done very bad things to humanity, and today, Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia has won his place in the annals of the world’s most wicked and [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 24 April 2012 Forgive me for breaking my promise that I was taking a short break in honour of my brother, the late Olu Gordon. But even he would have been filled with rage as he surveys the political scene and sees the chilling and ruthless determination [Read More]
Sheku Lexmond Koroma Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 April 2012 My recent visit to our beloved Sierra Leone has left me convinced that, our people have fully understood and accepted the ‘New Direction’ vision of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), as the only viable way forward for our country. What [Read More]
22 April 2012 The man strongly tipped to help president Koroma win a second term in office is in trouble. He is Frank Timis. He is the chairman of African Minerals Ltd., the largest iron ore producer in Sierra Leone. Frank Timis, a multi-billionaire whose global financial interests also include [Read More]
Alpha Kargbo 21 April 2012 Born, bred and educated under the auspices of SLPP (Sierra Leone People’s Party), Usu Boie Kamara gained his civil service appointment in Sierra Leone as a mining engineer in 1972, and subsequently rose to the post of Director of Mines in 2008. He is now [Read More]
20 April 2012 Nigeria is one of Africa’s most significant oil producers, but with corruption and economic mismanagement, the perennial problem of fuel shortage and the increasing rising cost of petrol at the pump is adding pressure on the economy and sparking social instability. Reporting for Africa Renewal, Yemisi Akinbobola [Read More]
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