The News Review:
- Sierra Leone: Election Boss Says – INEC Boss’ Position is Critical
- Koromo losing the peace in Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone: Chez Nous at Lumley beach
- Mi-Pay launches mobile remittance service in Sierra Leone
- Judy Davis miniseries ‘Diamonds’ finds a home at ABC
- Sierra Leone Calling: CSU professor ex-pupil help with childbirth
Sierra Leone: Election Boss Says – INEC Boss’ Position is Critical
AllAfrica.com
Thorpe said in Abuja yesterday. Thorpe who organised Sierra Leone’s 2007 presidential and parliamentary elections which were globally adjudged to be free and fair was also named the runner-up to the Daily Trust African of the Year last January. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );She said “It must be stated categorically that the stance of the Head of the Electoral Management Body (EMB) is critical. It should be made clear to all political authorities that the mission and position he holds is sacrosanct and must be respected as such by all stakeholders. She spoke at a two-day political summit tagged “Forum on National Dialogue on Electoral Reform” organised by International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
Koromo losing the peace in Sierra Leone
Frost Illustrated
“I cannot stand by while ill-motivated people drag this country once more towards a state of anarchy” Koroma said. It was the first time Koroma had addressed the growing tensions between supporters of his All People’s Congress (APC) and the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). Hospital sources said around 20 people were wounded and six women said they were raped in clashes on Monday in the capital Freetown. Sierra Leone is struggling to recover from the brutal 1991-2001 civil war which saw about 120000 people killed and thousands mutilated and raped by rival forces.
Sierra Leone: Chez Nous at Lumley beach
Patriotic Vanguard
Restaurateur Faysal Debeis is banking on an uptick in tourism to boost his beachside business in Sierra Leone. Set a few hundred feet from the edge of the Atlantic cean on Lumley Beach Chez Nous is pricey by local standards: $3 for a steak with frites $1 for a beer. But it’s welcome relief for a weary traveler looking for an excellent French meal in Sierra Leone. The food is tasty the views spectacular and perhaps best of all there’s a flush toilet should you need it. Born in Sierra Leone raised in Lebanon and schooled in France owner Faysal Debeis fulfilled a lifelong dream by opening Chez Nous in 1995 two years before civil war spilled into Freetown.
Mi-Pay launches mobile remittance service in Sierra Leone
Finextra
The announcement is one of many recent wins for Mi-Pay in Africa. It follows the launch of its domestic mobile money transfer solution in Sudan which is undergoing roll out by agent-based Saraf Mobile across North Africa and precedes the anticipated announcement of an East African mobile banking deal. Norman Frankel Chief Executive of Mi-Pay comments “As Africa seeks to achieve social and economic benefit through mobile services it is leapfrogging developed world economies in its use of mobile payments.
Judy Davis miniseries ‘Diamonds’ finds a home at ABC
Entertainment Weekly
The miniseries stars Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives) as a U. senator who travels to Sierra Leone to investigate her daughter’s death in a diamond mine. James Purefoy (Rome) also stars in the project which was produced independently by Canadian and U.
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Sierra Leone Calling: CSU professor ex-pupil help with childbirth
Modesto Bee
The assistant professor of nursing at California State University Stanislaus has since taken two trips to the west African nation to work in a hospital for women who are seriously injured during childbirth. A higher percentage of women die from childbirth in Sierra Leone than in almost every other country in the world.