Ernest Bai Koroma News

Sierra Leone's top tax collector has been suspended in a corruption investigation, authorities said on Monday in the poor West African country which has been trying to promote itself to investors.

Kenya has added its voice to have the UN General Assembly reformed to accommodate the third world and smaller countries in key decision making.

President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma, employing the powers vested in him as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, recently issued an executive order authorising a joint contingent of military and police forces to patrol the streets of Freetown and the major provincial towns to fight a brazen upsurge in armed robberies in the capital city.

Guinea's military junta chief is in a "difficult" condition after an assassination attempt and a return to Guinea is not imminent, a junior French minister who works on relations with African countries said on Wednesday.

The country's president has failed to meet his electoral commitment of running a transparent and accountable government, free of tribalism and regionalism, opposition parties say.

The Chairman of Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission says he has stepped up efforts to weed out corruption.

PRINCE Charles's architectural charity wants to help regenerate the civil war-ravaged capital of Sierra Leone.

Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.

Sierra Leone is expected to unveil a radical new scheme to tackle its spiralling health crisis by offering free health care to pregnant women and children at a conference in London tomorrow.

Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a new mining act that raises royalties and increases community benefits despite the opposition walking out, a senior minister said.

CDC's investment will provide financial backing to entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone, stimulating economic growth and strengthening the burgeoning private sector in the country.

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Malaysia is held in high regard by member countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference for its remarkable economic achievements and being a role model nation to them, says Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

WAM Istanbul, Nov 09th, 2009 : UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain HH Sheikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mualla received at his residence in Istanbul President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone.

By Christo Johnson Freetown - Sierra Leone's government said on Wednesday it sacked two senior ministers for corruption, as the West African nation scarred by civil war ramps up efforts to root out high-level graft.

Sierra Leone's president has sacked two of his ministers, one of whom has been indicted for corruption.

Europeans are eating "laundered" fish, harvested illegally from African coastal waters by pirate Asian trawlers while governments deny African fishermen the right to sell their catch within the European Union.

The fourth European Development Days forum got underway Thursday, October 22, in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, with women issues dominating an opening session of the event.

Children hold Amnesty International posters during the campaign launch against maternal deaths in Sierra Leone on Sept.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.