Sierra Leone
Obama to meet four African leaders in March
Mar 19, 2013 00:10 EDT
US President Barack Obama will welcome four African leaders to Washington this month, the White House said.
UN eases oldest arms embargo to help Somali government
Mar 06, 2013 17:13 EST
The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the government battle Islamist militants.
UN eases Somali arms embargo to tackle Islamists
Mar 06, 2013 11:36 EST
The UN Security Council on Wednesday suspended the arms embargo against Somalia for one year, easing the oldest international weapons blockade to help the government battle Islamist militants.
FIFA extends Italian match-fixing bans worldwide
Feb 27, 2013 13:43 EST
Seventy players and officials sanctioned in Italy for their involvement in match-fixing between 2011 and 2012 saw their suspensions extended worldwide by FIFA's disciplinary committee on Wednesday.
Toure leads African goal charge in England
Feb 25, 2013 08:43 EST
Reigning African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure and fellow Ivorian Arouna Kone were among the English Premier League scorers at the weekend.
Holt strikes at death as Norwich sink Everton
Feb 23, 2013 12:45 EST
Grant Holt scored in the fourth minute of injury time as Norwich City came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at Carrow Road and secure a first win in their last 10 Premier League games.
Sierra Leone launches Fiber Optic project
Feb 20, 2013 16:14 EST
Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma officially launched the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) fiber optic project Wednesday saying his administration "is committed to the rapid development of information, communication and technology."
Maaloul succeeds Trabelsi as Tunisia football coach
Feb 16, 2013 08:08 EST
Nabil Maaloul will succeed Sami Trabelsi as coach of Tunisia, the national football federation announced this weekend.
Norwich held to bore draw by Fulham
Feb 09, 2013 14:17 EST
Norwich and Fulham laboured to a 0-0 stalemate in an uninspiring Premier League clash at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Norwich confirm Kamara capture
Feb 05, 2013 15:07 EST
English Premier League side Norwich City confirmed they had signed Sporting Kansas City's Kei Kamara after the Sierra Leone striker was granted a visa.
Former world champion Barber set for track return
Feb 05, 2013 13:23 EST
Two-time world champion Eunice Barber, who turned 38 in November, announced Tuesday that she will make her comeback to the track in the upcoming indoor season.
Nigeria's Emenike says Cup best is yet to come
Feb 05, 2013 08:37 EST
Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike has scored three goals at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but maintains he is still far from his best.
Redknapp rings transfer changes at QPR
Jan 30, 2013 14:58 EST
Harry Redknapp may have warned of "gang warfare" between rival player agents but that hasn't stopped the QPR manager living up to his "wheeler-dealer" reputation ahead of the closure of the January transfer window.
S. Leone suspends 10 health officials in donor funds probe
Jan 30, 2013 12:58 EST
Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma has ordered the suspension of 10 health ministry officials implicated in the alleged misuse of more than a million dollars in donor funds, the government said Wednesday.
French troops at gates of last major city in north Mali
Jan 30, 2013 00:22 EST
French troops were at the gates of the last major city in northern Mali still outside their control early Wednesday after their forces landed at the airport in Kidal, local sources said.
French troops at gates of last major city in north Mali
Jan 29, 2013 22:51 EST
French troops were at the gates of the last major city in northern Mali still outside their control early Wednesday after their forces landed at the airport in Kidal, local sources said.
Looting in Timbuktu as donors pledge millions for Mali war
Jan 29, 2013 14:56 EST
Hundreds of Malians looted shops Tuesday in Timbuktu, newly freed from Islamists, as global donors pledged over $455 million for a French-led drive to expel the extremists from the north.
S. Leone rebels depended on Liberia's Taylor, court told
Jan 23, 2013 10:30 EST
Sierra Leone rebels depended on Charles Taylor's logistics to kill, rape and mutilate thousands during the west African nation's savage civil war, prosecutors said Wednesday at the end of the Liberian ex-president's appeal.
'No link between Liberia's Taylor and rebels': lawyers
Jan 22, 2013 11:57 EST
Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor on Tuesday began his appeal against a 50-year prison sentence, with his lawyers arguing he could not be linked to weapons used by rebels to commit brutal crimes during the African nation's savage civil war.
Liberia's Taylor begins war crimes appeal
Jan 22, 2013 08:25 EST
Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Tuesday began his appeal against a 50-year prison sentence handed down by Sierra Leone's UN-backed special court for fuelling the west African nation's savage civil war.
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