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	<title>Newstime Africa &#187; John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</title>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Committed to Reducing Dependency on Foreign Aid</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2634</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2634#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bumbuna hydro electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dependency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma Friday October 9th disclosed that his government is committed to reducing our dependence on foreign aid by increasing internally<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2634">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe: Nothing Has Changed</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2613</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2613#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Marley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been observing the political development in Zimbabwe for the last couple of weeks. I am compelled to say, President Robert Mugabe is almost<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2613">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Problems Over Rights to Drilling Base as Oil is Discovered in Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2609</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2609#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alhaji Alpha Kanu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discovered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drilling base]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry of Mines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Political Affairs, Alhaji Alpha Kanu has disclosed that there is plenty of oil in Sierra Leone that would serve<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2609">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Post Elections Perpetrators in Kenya May Face ICC Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2605</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2605#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kofi Annan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mwai Kibaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post elections violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raila Odinga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reforms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former United Nations Chief, Kofi Annan believes there is every need for the perpetrators of the 2007 post election violence in Kenya to face justice<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2605">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Will Kenyans live up to Expectations?</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2591</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2591#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mwai Kibaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raila Odinga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What happened in Kenya a few years back could best be described as a demonstration of the selfishness of some African politicians who are always<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2591">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone’s President Koroma Express his Concern over Political Developments in Guinea</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2486</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2486#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma has expressed concern over the latest political developments in Guinea. He spoke at a news conference at the country’s<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2486">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Makes Tremendous Strides in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2395</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2395#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Director for the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat in Sierra Leone has disclosed that the country has made tremendous progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS in<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2395">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Why Africans in the Diaspora Should Return Home</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2390</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2390#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[return home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For sometime now we have as a continent kept clamoring for a socio-economic and political growth. This is even more so in Sierra Leone where<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2390">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Social Welfare Minister Takes Measures to Protect Women and Children in Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2375</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2375#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protect women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Hon Soccoh Kabia has told Newstime Africa in his New England office that the country<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2375">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Two Years in Office: The Achievements of a President</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2350</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2350#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[achievements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bumbuna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydro electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president koroma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Political analysts in Sierra Leone are still trying to evaluate the performance of the Ernest Koroma led APC government. The analysis are being made from<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2350">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Testing the Pulse of African Democracies</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2285</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2285#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gambia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[african]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dictator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pulse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, African states have not been able to see the concept of democracy and good governance as issues which go beyond merely voting<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2285">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Billions Collected by Social Security Scheme in Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2205</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2205#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[billions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nassit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), a statutory Public Trust established by an Act of Parliament charged with the responsibility of administering<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2205">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone&#8217;s President Ernest Koroma and the Concept of Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2146</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2146#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[concept]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma was elected into office almost  two years ago, following the decision by Sierra Leoneans to democratically ‘overthrow’ the now<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2146">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Why Military Rule Must be Discouraged in African Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2027</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2027#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discouraged]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The involvement of the military in African politics has most often been compelled by the lack of good governance, corruption, the suppression of opposition and<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2027">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone’s Information Minister says: ‘country is making progress’</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1954</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1954#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communication, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo has said that as a government they have been working hard to ensure that<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1954">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Police Chief in Sierra Leone Calls for Collaborative Effort in Fighting Crime</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1922</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1922#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brima Acha Kamara]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s Inspector-General of Police, Brima Acha Kamara has stated that the issue of national security involves the collective responsibility every citizen of the state<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1922">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone: Ombudsman&#8217;s Office to Investigate Abuse in Government</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1883</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1883#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the Ombudsman came into being in Sierra Leone by the Ombudsman Act, 1997, of the Parliament of Sierra Leone. It draws its<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1883">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Moves Towards an Access to Information Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1874</link>
		<comments>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1874#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone is a small country in the West African region that witnessed a brutal civil war which lasted for over a decade. The factors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1874">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Overcoming Devolution Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1848</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chief Administrator  of the Freetown City Council (FCC),  the capital city of Sierra Leone which is about the oldest modern city in West Africa,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1848">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone&#8217;s President Koroma Arrives in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1775</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Ernest Bai Koroma]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has arrived in Brazil, the first visit by the President to that country since he was elected in<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1775">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>In Sierra Leone, Opposition Party Chairman attacks fight against corruption</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1766</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leaders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly elected Chairman for the People’s Movement for Democratic Change party in Sierra Leone, Mohamed Bangura has lashed out at the country’s institution responsible for<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1766">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Clinton&#8217;s Visit: Any Hope for Africans?</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1745</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hillary clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hopes for Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that could not be denied from around the world is the fact that the United States of America still remains the world leading<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1745">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Political Accountability in Sierra Leone: A Component of Good Governance</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1679</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good governance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The promotion of democratic governance especially in Third World countries like those in the West African sub-region goes beyond merely electing leaders to positions of<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1679">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone&#8217;s President opens Africa Caucus in Freetown</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1660</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Caucus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freetown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma, today opened the African Caucus meeting, which comprised of over 300 delegates of African Finance Ministers and Bank Governors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1660">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Political Alliance in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1633</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ernest koroma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political alliance in post conflict Sierra Leone Politics from the view point of the traditional African politician , is a game meant to promote the<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1633">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone Hosts African Bank Governors Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1592</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Baimba Sesay West Africa Bureau Chief</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[500 cabinet ministers, finance experts, international partners  (World Bank, IMF, etc.) from nearly all the sub-Saharan countries in Africa, and the Breton Woods institutions are<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/1592">Continue Reading </a> &#187;]]></description>
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