Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma attends inauguration ceremony of the 4th President of Senegal Macky Sall
President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday joined most of his West African/African Union counterparts, including other world leaders in Senegal to attend the inauguration ceremony of the fourth President of The Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall. Among President Koroma’s delegation were the Ministers of Information and Communications Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, Lands and country Planning, Pat Sowe, [...]
Senegal’s presidential election run-off will take place on Sunday the 25th of March 2012
The people of the West African state of Senegal will this Sunday (March 25th2012) go to the polls for the second rounds of Senegal’s elections between incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade and former Prime Minister Macky Sall. The run off which was earlier scheduled for the 18th March 2012 has been re scheduled for the 25th March [...]
Presidential elections results are out in Senegal – There will be a run-off in March
The Constitutional Court of Senegal last night (February 29th) released the much awaited Senegal’s Presidential elections result and confirmed that there will be a ‘Le 2eme tour’ (second -round) scheduled for March 18th2012. Two out of the 14 Presidential candidates so far made it to the top and will go for the RUN –OFF. They [...]
Austrian Ambassador Gerhard Diess pays a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir in the Gambia
The Ambassador of Austria to Senegal who is also accredited to Sierra Leone H.E. Gerhard Diess yesterday paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir at the Sierra Leone Embassy in down town Dakar. He said the purpose of his visit was to meet his counterparts Ambassadors to whose countries he is also accredited to and [...]
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma in attendance at inauguration ceremony of President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia
President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned home with his 10 man delegation including the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Joseph B Dauda, after attending the 4thinauguration ceremony of President elect of The Republic of The Gambia Sheik Alhaji Yahya A J J Jammeh at the Independent Stadium in Bakau. President Koroma graced the [...]
Sierra Leoneans in the Gambia to launch the Kemoh Fadika fan club
GAMBIA: Over 3,000 Sierra Leoneans belonging to the Sierra Leone Nationals Union in the Gambia are poised come October 29th 2011 to officially launch the KEMOH FADIKA FAN CLUB (KFFC) in recognition of the High Commissioner’s interest, hard work and concern for the welfare of Sierra Leoneans in the Gambia. According, to John Sesay, the interim [...]
Bonjour Senegal!!!
When L’ information (the information) or what we as journalists refer to as news premier (first) came to me on that raining Mercredi (Wednesday) morning, that I was to be reassigned from State House to Senegal and The Gambia, Je mal a la tete’ (I felt instant headache). Permit me to qualify the headache. I [...]
Small arms eradication targeted for action in Sierra Leone
A Five Year National Action Plan on Small Arms was today presented at a State House ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma, Vice President Sam Sumana, Ministers and Development Partners. The Plan covering the period 2011-2015 is the Working Document of the Small Arms Commission which provides a framework detailing interventions, strategies and activities to [...]
Massive loss for Sierra Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana as President Ernest Koroma offers his condolences
President Ernest Bai Koroma as Fountain Head of State joined mourners on Friday as he attended the laying-out Ceremony of Vice President’s brother Sahr Saffea Sumana at The New Apostolic Church in Freetown. The President was accompanied by his wife the First Lady Sia Koroma, Ministers, top government officials and other dignitaries. The late Sahr Sumana was [...]
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma instructs Police to investigate pilfering of free health care initiative drugs and equipments
President Ernest Bai Koroma has disclosed that he has instructed the Office of the National Security and the Police to investigate whether generators supplied to the District Medical Hospitals country wide have disappeared or used otherwise. He made this disclosure during another summoned meeting of major Health Stakeholders across the country today at State House. [...]