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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Naijagal comments on the work of Sierra Leonan designer Adama Kargbo, who returned to her country after studying in the US to create a fashion line called Aschobi (photos included in the post). She says: “Sierra Leone isn't the first place you'd think of finding couture, but the country is changing”.
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Afrigator (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The term ‘‘Tourism’’, denotes the temporary short term movement of people to destinations outside where they normally live and work. The activities engaged in during their stay at the destination including the facilities provided for their comfort and needs form the most interesting part of Tourism. It is a matter of being elsewhere for pleasure, recreation, leisure, business, sports, sightseeing,...
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Afrigator (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Credit - Aschobi Designs Aschobi Designs seeks to Africanize the fashion industry, removing the African from exotic to everyday. By Aschobi Designs. ABOUT THE AUTHORWebsite:Email: Check out this BBC Podcast interview of Sierra Leone's own blogger and fashion designer and her partner-Adama Kargbo. Both Vickie and Adama, grew up in the States and have returned to their families homeland-Sierra Leone....
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Sierra Leone U-17 team, Sierra Stars are said to be on a voluntary mission to eliminate their Gambian counterpart, The Baby Scorpions in preparation for the 8th African U-17 Championship, in Algeria With barely a month to face the Gambians, the players and the technical team are said to be under intense preparation even though they have been training on a voluntarily basis - without allowance and...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Head of The Gambian MABA general construction company, Bakay Sanyang, has said works for the fixing of artificial turf at the Sierra Leone Football Academy, Kingtom, would be completed in 13-weeks time.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Magistrate Deen Tarawallie Thursday refused to grant bail to all accused persons charged in the cocaine matter at the Freetown magistrate court.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Leone Stars and former Ports Authority FC striker, Muwhid Sesay is presently nursing injury even as his club, Atlantis FC, continues to struggle on the Finnish league table.
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Filmed over two years in more than 20 countries of the continent, Wild Africa explores the continent from its natural historical background to evolution till date. From Uganda in the east to Sierra Leone in the west, Africa’s great green ...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 26th of May 2008 was the last day lecturers at Njala University received their salaries. Since then, the ministry of education has failed to understand that the lecturers and the university should be treated with primacy and respect.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
National revenue authority Wednesday disclosed that no duty waiver will be granted to the Fullah progressive union (FPU).
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thirteen year old Jonathan Lansana of Sinnah Town in the Gbenseh chiefdom, Kono district is reported to have committed suicide by hanging.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mohamed Kamara of No. 14 Campbell Street in Freetown was yesterday refused bail by magistrate Bankole Shyllon of court No. 3 for allegedly stealing a motorbike worth Le 3,500,000.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to the Sierra Leone U-17 squad's assistant coordinator, Victor Lewis, the team will be playing an international friendly before taking on the Gambians if everything works as planned.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in collaboration with the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOCSLE) will host its annual Olympic Day run in Freetown on Sunday.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday received members of the ECOWAS sub-committee ICT and expressed happiness in seeing that the committee was busy carrying out its mandate in preparation for the heads of state summit in December.