The News Review:

- Sierra Leone: Scf to Rescue Salone Education
- Sierra Leone: Ambassador Bangali Signs AU Treaties
- Sierra Leone: UNHCR Marks World Refugee Day
- Sierra Leone: Agriculture at the Centre of AU Heads Assembly
- Sierra Leone: Parliament to Probe Eddie Turay
- Sierra Leone: PMDC Elections End in Brawl

Sierra Leone: Scf to Rescue Salone Education
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GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Founder and Chief Executive of SCF Joshua Kamanda told Concord Times that the Foundation’s goal is to help increase the pass rate of students writing the BECE and WASSCE examinations in subjects like English Language General and Further Mathematics. According to Kamanda standards in education are falling in a country once considered as the Athens of West Africa citing latest statistics in the 2008 WASSCE results which indicate that only 3. 8% of students secured passes in General Maths and English Language respectively.

Sierra Leone: Ambassador Bangali Signs AU Treaties
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His Excellency Andrew Gbebay Bangali who also doubles as Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa signed the two important instruments at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );The signing of the treaties by Ambassador Bangali was an indication of the government of Sierra Leone’s intention to ratify the two instruments. When the treaties would have been ratified by government the rights and obligations of the agreements have to be legalized within the country. The purpose of ratification was to domesticate the legislations in accordance with the treaties.

Sierra Leone: UNHCR Marks World Refugee Day
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The occasion was marked by a series of activities ranging from radio discussions debate and quiz competitions foot ball marches to traditional ceremonies in Bo in the south and Waterloo outside Freetown. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );UNHCR country representative Valentin Tapsoba said his organization was mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and seek durable solutions to their plights. He said the celebration was significant as it strengthened the relationship between refugees and their host communities. “World Refugees Day which falls on June 20th every year is an opportunity for UNHCR to spread awareness about refugees and other displace people world wild and to raise funds for our major operations and emergencies.
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Sierra Leone: Agriculture at the Centre of AU Heads Assembly
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GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );The Summit is expected to hold from the 24th of June 2009 to the 3rd of July 2009. Meanwhile the PRC will from 24-26 June 2009 deliberate on the administrative financial legal socio-economic and political matters of the African Union. They will also consider some items proposed by member States. n political matters the PRC will consider the Report on the Situation of Refugees Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa; the Report of the Commission on the Durban Review Conference (Geneva Switzerland 20-24 April 2009) on the World Conference against Racism Racial Discrimination Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban South Africa in 2001 and the Report of the Commission on the Activities of the Multilateral Cooperation Sub-Committee.

Sierra Leone: Parliament to Probe Eddie Turay
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Edward Turay and Hon. Justice Abel Stronge said the committee will investigate and report on the allegation made by the minister of lands that certain members of parliament were involved in illegal land dealings. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );”The committee will examine analyze evaluate and report on the documents presented to parliament by the minister as evidence against Hon.

Sierra Leone: PMDC Elections End in Brawl
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GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_InsetA” );Some of them disclosed that they were planning to write a protest letter to the national executive complaining about the controversial conducts of the elections and including allegations of glaring misbehavior on the part of Alex Jinnah Bockarie the regional chairman elect. National publicity secretary who is contesting the position of national chairman Mohamed Bangura confirmed that there were some members disgruntled by the performance of Bockarie during the electioneering period. He however stated that no formal complaint of misbehavior has reached the disciplinary committee charged with the responsibility of ensuring that there was law and order binding all party members. “I have called the regional body to get updates they told me things went on well expect for some few members who were disgruntled with what happened” he said.