Monday 8th February, 2010
Steyn's seven-wicket haul rips India apart in Nagpur Test
Sierra Leone News.NetNagpur, Feb 8: A seven-wicket haul by South African fast bowler Dale Steyn in the first innings forced India to follow-on in the first Test being played here. Steyn's piercing line and length overshadowed an exciting counter-attacking century (109) by Virender Sehwag on the third day of the match on Monday.
CRPF women contingent heads for Liberia UN peace mission
Sierra Leone News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 8 : The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday flagged of its fourth women contingent to Liberia for a United Nations Peace Keeping assignment.
Madonna's new Malawi school drives villagers off their lands
Sierra Leone News.NetLondon, February 8 : African villagers have claimed they are being forced to relocate to give way to a new school in Malawi funded by Madonna's Raising Malawi charity.
Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb issues ultimatum over hostages
Sierra Leone News.NetCairo, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) In a fresh ultimatum demanding release of four terrorists imprisoned in Mali by March 1, north African wing of the Al Qaeda has offered to free two of the six European hostages in exchange.
Secretary-General calls for stronger partnership for African development
UN News CentreThe global food and energy crises and climate change, and coupled with the financial and economic crises, have eroded economic and social gains made in Africa over the past decade, Secretary-General B...
Banks prepare South African hospital chain IPO-sources
Business ReportSubmit your comment Investment banks are preparing Life Healthcare, one of South Africa's biggest private-hospital operators, for a public listing later this year, people familiar with the matter said...
Guinea counts cost clashes kill two
IOLConakry - Shops and markets re-opened in Guinea's second-largest city Monday in the wake of weekend clashes between Muslims and Christians which left two dead. Authorities appealed for calm and the...
One-Third of Antimalarial Medicines Sampled in Three African Nations Found to Be Substandard in Large-Scale USP-WHO Study
RedOrbitInadequacies May Contribute to Drug Resistance ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African c...
Banks prepare South African hospital chain IPO-sources
Business ReportSubmit your comment Investment banks are preparing Life Healthcare, one of South Africa's biggest private-hospital operators, for a public listing later this year, people familiar with the matter said...
Sierra Leone: Five Fishing Boats Impounded
All AfricaFreetown — To enforce the ban on bad fishing practices and the use of illegal nets by local artisanal fishermen, the Maritime wing of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has arrest...
Sierra Leone: 39,000 Screened for Eye Infection
All AfricaFreetown — Manager of the national eye care programme in Sierra Leone has disclosed that a total number of 39,124 patients had been screened and being treated for eye problem. Dr. Matthew J. Va...
Sierra Leone: Marampa Targets 8 Million Tons a Year
All AfricaFreetown — Aim-listed London Mining plans to start work on potentially expanding the output at its Marampa iron-ore project, in Sierra Leone, to between five and eight million tons a year. The ...
Sierra Leone: Top Names Linked to Leone Stars Job
All AfricaFreetown — As the Sierra Leone Football Association, (SLFA) seeks replacement for the late national home-based coach Daniel Koroma aka Diamond Toes, several names have been linked to the top job...
Sierra Leone: Kansas City Wizards Re-Sign Kei Kamara
All AfricaFreetown — Kansas City Wizards yesterday announced the signing of striker Kei Kamara to a multi-year deal with the US Major League Soccer outfit. Kamara played in six games for Kansas City, sco...
Africa: Africa Will Rise Up to Its Full Potentials [document]
All Africadocument Freetown — Chairman of the African Union, Your Excellencies and Heads of Governments, Ministers of Governments, Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Community, Re...
Sierra Leone: Nation Commended On Guinea Crisis
All AfricaRiyadh — The International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea over the weekend ended a meeting at the African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, a release sent to the Sierra Leone embassy ...
Sierra Leone: Humanist Watch Ends Stakeholders Meet On Gender Acts
All AfricaKenema — Humanist Watch Salone, a local non-governmental organization operating in the Kenema district, has concluded a two-day stakeholders meeting aimed at educating participants on the three ...
Sierra Leone: Le2 Million Bail for Tenant
All AfricaFreetown — Magistrate Bankole Shyllon of Court No. 3 yesterday granted a bail of Le2 million and a surety in like some to a tenant, James Sannoh of 1A Main Road, Congo Town. The accused was fro...
Sierra Leone: The Death Penalty - Where Christian Abolitionists Have Got It All Wrong [column]
All Africacolumn Freetown — I have been first inspired to write on this topic for three reasons: Firstly, I have realized that most Christians do not understand the Bible. Secondly I have been disturbed ...
Sierra Leone: ACC Mourns Corruption in Schools
All AfricaFreetown — Deputy head of the Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC has voiced out his commission's frustration at the number of alleged corrupt practices reported in some schools across the country. ...
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