Joe Koroma was never sacked – Umaru Fofana should keep quiet
One online rag-tag newspaper reported that the President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Umaru Fofana, in comments made after President Ernest Koroma appointed the outgoing Minister of Marine Resources and Fisheries, Joe Koromna, as Ambassador to China, said that the fine gentleman was sacked by president Koroma. According to him the [...]
As President Koroma prepares to reshuffle his cabinet – Joe Koroma appointed Ambassador designate to China
The president of the republic of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, is about to announce a major cabinet reshuffle that will affect key and important ministerial departments. Newstime Africa can authoritatively reveal that the Minister of Fisheries and Marine resources has been appointed Ambassador designate to the People’s Republic of China. Joe Koroma [...]
Alpha Conde is the new president of Guinea
The presidential elections in the West African State of Guinea has ended with a clear winner, as security forces took positions throughout the capital Conakry as the head of the country’s electoral commission declared Alpha Conde the winner of a presidential election that was very tightly contested. But supporters of his opponent had took to [...]
The VOA Gets it Wrong – There is no Government Interference in Anti-Corruption Efforts in Sierra Leone
The VOA correspondent in Sierra Leone has abandoned the tenets of his profession and has decided to embrace a speculative form of journalism. In her recent report filed for the Voice of America from Freetown, Fid Thompson speculated that Abdul-Tejan-Cole the former ACC commissioner resigned ‘amid speculation of government interference in high-profile cases.’ First of [...]
All is Not Lost – The Sierra Leonean Woman Making A Big Difference To Her Country’s Development
All is not lost for Sierra Leone. Even though we have recently witnessed the attempt by a woman in our society to destroy our country’s image by attacking those who are trying to help lift our nation out of poverty, there are real women of substance that a making a significant difference in our country’s [...]
Tony Blair is a True Friend of Sierra Leone
It has come to the knowledge of this press that a certain unscrupulous Media Editor has started a smear campaign to tarnish the good reputation of the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair by fabricating stories about private funding of the African Governance Initiative that the former Prime Minister setup to help introduce good governance [...]
African Politics Gets a Facelift as New Dynamic Leaders Emerge
It seems an African political renaissance has started in earnest. The continent still faces huge challenges and continues to struggle in its quest to find its form in a world that has refused to give it equality status. Whether it’s in trade, world finance, climate change, the UN and even in sports, Africa has always [...]
Sierra Leone’s President Koroma in Nigeria to Endorse Initiative For the Development of Agro and Agri-Business in Africa
President Ernest Bai Koroma has arrived in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Tuesday March 9th to join his counterparts in Africa in a bid to endorse the initiative for the development of Agribusiness and Agro-businesses in Africa. He will join his colleagues on the third and final day of a three days conference on Wednesday [...]
African Minerals set to become the most Successful mining company in Africa
Africa is unique in its mining resource potential. The untapped mineral wealth that Africa offers will ultimately define the continent’s economic supremacy and give Africans more leverage in major economic decisions by world financial institutions. The emergence of leaders with vested interest in ensuring that countries in Africa are politically and economically prepared to meet [...]