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The alarming rate of teenage pregnancy, especially among school girls, has become a cause for serious concern among well-meaning citizens of Sierra Leone including His Excellency the president, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma. President Koroma in his recent address to his … read more »
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made the following statement today: “Following the announcement by the National Election Commission (NEC) of the results of the presidential elections held on 17 November 2012, … read more »
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Tagged Catherine Ashton, Ernest Bai Koroma, European Union, IndepthAfrica, National Election Commission, NEC, President of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People
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press release President Jacob G Zuma congratulates President Ernst Bai Koroma on his re-election and swearing-in putting him at the helm of his country’s affairs. Noting the statement that was issued by the African Union Election Observer Mission on 19 … read more »
Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma, has won re-election with 58.7 percent of the vote, ahead of his top rival Julius Maada Bio on 37.4 percent, the West African state’s electoral body announced on Friday. Koroma has overseen an investment … read more »
Posted in Election, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Tagged All People's Congress, Election, Ernest Bai Koroma, Freetown, IndepthAfrica, Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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The election in Sierra Leone is over and by all indication the ruling APC will form the majority in parliament as well. With few votes left to be counted, Ernest Koroma is heading for almost 65 percent of the total … read more »
Posted in Election, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Tagged All People's Congress, APC, Ernest Bai Koroma, Freetown, Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People, Sierra Leone Presidential Election
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Freetown – Sierra Leone’s two opposition political parties say they’re boycotting the opening of parliament. Both parties say they won’t take part in Friday’s session unless the ruling party investigates reports of political violence going back two years. Sierra Leone … read more »
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September 19, 2011 by benim
Freetown – An official says that Sierra Leone’s top opposition presidential candidate has returned home after receiving medical treatment in Ghana. Julius Maada Bio’s condition suddenly deteriorated after he sustained a head injury ahead of a rally two weeks ago. … read more »
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Tagged Ernest Bai Koroma, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Julius Maada Bio, Military junta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, President, President of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Monday named former coup leader Brigadier-General Julius Maada Bio, who handed power back to civilians in 1996, as its candidate for next year’s presidential vote. Bio, 47, will lead the ticket of the Sierra … read more »
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November 6, 2010 by benim
Sierra Leone, in West Africa, emerged from a decade of civil war in 2002, with the help of Britain, the former colonial power, and a large United Nations peacekeeping mission. More than 17,000 foreign troops disarmed tens of thousands of … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Caribbean, Environment, Ernest Bai Koroma, Facts about Sierra Leone, History, Human Interest, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of state, Peacekeeping, Political geography, President of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Country profile, Solomon Berewa, West Africa
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