http://en.afrik.com/ Afrik.com, Africa's portal offers a daily online newspaper with information on what is going on in the world, culture, economics, sport, societies of 56 african countries. en http://en.afrik.com/images/logo_moyen.gif http://en.afrik.com/ http://en.afrik.com/article14128.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:09:29 +0200 High risk of deadly diseases in Freetown, Sierra Leone http://en.afrik.com/article14021.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:53:04 +0200 Sierra Leone set very high standards in the international community with the exemplary conduct of the 2007 presidential and parliamentary elections http://en.afrik.com/article13552.html Tue, 13 May 2008 00:02:31 +0200 The opposition Party accused the ruling All People's Congress (APC) of shutting down its Unity Fm 94.0 radio, a charge the government has owned up citing illegality. http://en.afrik.com/article13517.html Thu, 08 May 2008 20:31:24 +0200 The congress, they said, is aimed at addressing a breach of the constitution and the preparations of the national team, the Leone Stars, for the 2010 African Nations Cup and World Cup. http://en.afrik.com/article13459.html Fri, 02 May 2008 16:13:11 +0200 Charles Taylor, the former head of state of Liberia, who is currently being tried in the Hague by the Special Court for Sierra Leone is said to have kept about $5bn in two US banks while he was still president. Lucas Radicella http://en.afrik.com/article13247.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:09:51 +0200 The director general of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Abdelaziz Khelef, was billed to arrive in Senegal Thursday as part of a sub-regional tour that will also take him to Sierra Leone, Cape Verde and Guinea, the Khartoum (Sudan)-based financial institution said in a statement. Panapress http://en.afrik.com/article13208.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:11:59 +0200 The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has relieved the Government of Sierra Leone of a debt of about US$9.7 million in net present value terms under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. http://en.afrik.com/article13204.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:27:19 +0200 According to Sierra Leone's Director of Sports, Saidu Mansaray, FIFA's department in charge of stadiums in Africa received two letters from the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and the Sierra Leonean government expressing sincere determination to upgrade the National Stadium to international standard within a month. http://en.afrik.com/article13188.html Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:57:38 +0200 The Sudan-based BADEA has been very supportive of Sierra Leone's development strides over the years, with a portfolio of approximately US$ 43,130,000 for different projects. http://en.afrik.com/article13066.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:12:40 +0200 By the approval, made at Wednesday's session of the council in the capital city of Abuja, nationals from both nations cease to be considered refugees within Nigeria. http://en.afrik.com/article13041.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:53:54 +0200 The elections, contested by three major political parties: the ruling All People 's Congress Party (APC) opposition People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC ) and defeated Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), were conducted in four different constituencies spread across the country. http://en.afrik.com/article12751.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:53:37 +0100 The new currency would facilitate cross-border payment of transferring funds when the ECO becomes functional, which would also put in place the single payment system. http://en.afrik.com/article12414.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:15:17 +0100 The Sierra Leone government has called for an inquiry into unrest over diamond-mining operations in the east of the country after residents were killed in protests last week. The government has ordered operations suspended at Koidu Holdings Mining Company's site in the town of Koidu in Kono district, according to a 17 December statement. A 10pm to 6am curfew remains in effect in the area. our partner IRIN http://en.afrik.com/article12392.html Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:11:05 +0100 Raped, tortured and used as slaves during the civil war, the maltreatment of women continues in Sierra Leone. Despite some latest changes, neither the local chiefs nor the public authorities seem to consider the level of agony that they undergo our partner IRIN http://en.afrik.com/article12340.html Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:14:49 +0100 Panapress