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World’s football governing body FIFA rejects Sierra Leone’s appeal for ban to be lifted

October 10, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 October 2018: World’s football governing body FIFA, yesterday rejected Sierra Leone’s appeal for its ban on taking part in FIFA organised football activities to be lifted. Responding to a letter from the government of Sierra Leone, which ironically was signed by the suspended head of Sierra [Read More]

Education and Health

Government of Sierra Leone must reflect on issues affecting mental health of young people today – World Mental Health Day

October 10, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Kona Seibure: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 October 2018: Today is World Mental Health Day, focussing the world’s attention on ‘young people and mental health in a changing world’. And for many young people, growing up in Sierra Leone today means you will either be in an ongoing battle with poverty [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone’s vanity international airport construction project is dead

October 9, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2018: After six months of uncertainty as to whether the newly elected government of Sierra Leone, led by president Julius Maada Bio (Photo), may decide to resuscitate the much criticised Mamamah airport construction project established by the outgoing APC government, came a letter few days [Read More]

Economy & Business

Dangote urges deepening of African economy through free trade

October 9, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 October 2018: Africa’s top businessman – Aliko Dangote, has called for conscious efforts at deepening African regional market by African investors and governments, so as to aid rapid growth and development of the Continent’s economy. Speaking in London in a “One to One Conversation” at the [Read More]

Sports

First Olympic event in history to be organised on the African continent

October 8, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2018: Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) nominated Senegal as the host country for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2022. It will be the first Olympic event in history to take place on the African continent. One of the highlights of the [Read More]

Politics & Law

I will continue to put Sierra Leone first – Dr Kandeh Yumkella tells Sierra Leone Telegraph

October 8, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2018: Dr Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, the former United Nations Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, returned to his native land Sierra Leone in 2016 to help rebuild the country after decades of economic decline. [Read More]

Economy & Business

Rising temperatures will push millions of people in Africa into poverty and hunger

October 8, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2018: Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing progress and pathways to liming global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Responding to the report, Mr. Apollos Nwafor, Pan Africa Director of Oxfam International said: “Climate change has set our planet on fire, [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s National Grand Coalition leadership thrills supporters in UK

October 8, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Bashiru Vandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 October 2018: The typical British autumnal weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of jubilant NGC-UK members and supporters, who came out to meet Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Dr Andrew Keili and Mrs Philomena Yumkella last Saturday in London, as well as in Manchester [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio and First Lady visit victims of fatal road accidents in hospital

October 7, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 October 2018: Yesterday, Saturday 6th October, president Bio and the First Lady – Mrs Fatima Bio, visited 34 Military Hospital, Connaught Hospital and the Emergency Hospital to sympathise with the civilian, military, and police victims of the two road accidents which took place last week in [Read More]

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