Leidscehndam – Sierra Leone’s rebels depended on logistics provided by Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor to kill, rape and mutilate thousands during the west African nation’s savage civil war, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Revolutionary United Front “relied on Taylor’s logistical assistance”, Nicholas Koumjian told Sierra Leone’s UN-backed special court, where the former warlord is appealing […]

The Western Area Football Referees Association (WAFRA) will be organizing a basic referee course on the 17 laws of the game for beginners starting at the end of February 2013. The referee’s course is purely for young boys and girls between the ages of 15-25 years. The theme of the course is “Catch Them Young”. […]

THE HAGUE, Netherland, January 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Oral appeal arguments in the case of The Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor will take place tomorrow and Wednesday, 22-23 January 2013, starting each day at 9:00 GMT (10:00 Hague time). The public and the media are welcome to see the proceedings streamed from The […]

SOMERSET College, in Taunton, has developed a partnership with the Sella Community Project, a community-based charity in Sierra Leone. The college has donated a number of library books. The charity aims to improve the lives of people in the Kamakwie community in north-west Sierra Leone, who are still trying to rebuild their lives after an 11-year […]

Birmingham City defender Curtis Davies has put his hand up for Sierra Leone. The former Aston Villa stopper admits he wants play international football. He told the Daily Mail: “My dad comes from Sierra Leone and I’ve had a couple of invitations to play for them in the national side but it’s not the right […]

FREETOWN — The game of cricket is making a comeback in Sierra Leone and is inspiring young men in particular.  Many young people who play are also being encouraged to stay in school by the local cricket association.   The temperature is 28 C in the afternoon as a coach shouts out commands to his cricket […]

n: President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has on 15th January 2013 informed the United Nations Country Assessment Team from New York that government is well determined to move on with the “Agenda for Prosperity”, which is a successor programme to the “Agenda for Change”, and will further consolidate strong partnership with the UN. https://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/30391

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday said that Sierra Leone is on the path of progress.Addressing a news conference at State House, Tony Blair said that for the past years, he has seen progress in the country.“I have watched Sierra Leone grow over the past decade after the war and particularly the last few […]

Though “mature” Ghana and “fragile” Sierra Leone are rarely compared in terms of their democracies, their elections followed notably similar trends. Multi-party elections were a prominent feature of Africa’s political landscape in 2012, with 23 countries conducting polls – whether presidential, legislative or municipal. News coverage in the mainstream media has, at times,    https://thinkafricapress.com/sierra-leone/elections-sierra-leone-and-ghana-two-sides-same-coin

Dear Editor: Please allow me to use your newspaper to make an appeal to H.E. the President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma for a review of Presidential decision to locate a new airport at Mamamh. (Photo: Lungi International Airport, terminal) To say the least, this is a location that is not in the best interest of […]