Kingsley Ighobor The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 September 2013 Overall, in Africa, post-conflict countries are trying hard to deliver peace dividends – jobs, peace, freedom, democracy and rule of law. The transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding is not easy but the continent is making great strides regarding the economy, improving [Read More]
By a Concerned Citizen Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2012 President Ernest Bai Koroma, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, clearly states that it seeks to strengthen the conventions on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, as well as protecting the rights of the child. These conventions [Read More]
6 November 2012 Former Nigerian president – Army General Olusegun Obasanjo, is said to have struck highly lucrative oil exploration deal with president Koroma of Sierra Leone, which analysts believe could be worth billions of dollars. Sierra Leone’s offshore oil production potential has been sold off by president Koroma’s government [Read More]
Ian Hughes – British High Commissioner in Freetown 3 August 2012 Last week I joined billions of people around the world watching the incredible opening ceremony for the London Olympics. I was delighted to see the Sierra Leone team marching proudly beneath the national flag. And I thought back to [Read More]
Fuambai Sia Ahmadu Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2012 Famous actresses like Angelina Jolie have become the butt of many jokes, because of their humanitarian or “good works” in Africa and other parts of the developing world. In Sierra Leone alone, a few of the Hollywood A-listers have taken up [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]
7 April 2012 In just twenty days Sierra Leoneans across the USA will celebrate 51 years of independence of their motherland. Events will be co-ordinated by the Save Sierra Leone Foundation in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Embassy and the Sierra American Soccer Association (SASA). The weekend of Friday, April [Read More]
Dennis Kabatto 4 March 2012 To say, American-born, New Jersey based Nigerian – Yetunde A. Odugbesan is ambitious and described as an overachiever, would be a vast understatement. She has been awarded with the prestigious Thomas H. Kean Outstanding Alumni Award, in recognition of her continued support and contributions made to [Read More]
Abdul R Thomas – Editor – The Sierra Leone Telegraph 29 January 2012 Ten years ago, I discovered the music of Samuel – Coleridge Taylor, whilst driving on the M1 Motorway to London from Leeds, on a very quiet and wintry Sunday morning. It was not until the end of a [Read More]
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