Salone News

New novel by Sierra Leonean writer Edison Yongai

Sierra Leonean writer and journalist Edison Yongai has written a new novel titled "The War After the War" It’s about Danyima, a local employee who is (...)

| September 2007 | 499 views

Freetown in turmoil

By Sorie Sudan Sesay. "We go vote, we go vote," civilians chanted repeatedly as they spread and marched in protest across the city centre of Freetown (...)

| September 2007 | 967 views

From the Freetown Media

UN Chief frowns at election violence in Sierra Leone. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has expressed concern over the spate of violence (...)

| September 2007 | 637 views

SLAJ appeals for professionalism

Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) 2nd Floor, 31 Garrison Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. P.M.B. 724 E-mail: slaj_salone@yahoo.com (...)

| August 2007 | 407 views

Run-off campaign: Violence erupts in Segbwema

By Sorie Sudan Sesay, Freetown. There was an attack on the convoy of the leader and presidential candidate of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) (...)

| August 2007 | 664 views

Run-off: Fula votes are not for sale

Commentary By Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, EXPO TIMES, Bristol,UK. As we fast-track to the presidential run-off billed for September 8, some very ugly (...)

| August 2007 | 780 views

Hinga Norman Family Press Release

Statement from Hinga Norman Family, Moinina Fofana & Alieu Kondewa For Public Release, August 30, 2007 It has come to the attention of (...)

| August 2007 | 872 views

UN Radio: Koroma and Berewa speak out

UN Radio FM103 in Sierra Leone interviewed Ernest Koroma of the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party and Vice President Solomon Berewa who are contesting in a (...)

| August 2007 | 530 views

Special Court denies postponement

A source at the Special Court for Sierra Leone has told the Vanguard that there has not been any postponement of the sentencing hearing for the CDF (...)

| August 2007 | 362 views

Features Editor off to Sweden

By Abdulai Bayraytay. Vanguard Features editor Mohamed Zubairu Wai (Zuba) left the shores of Canada for Uppsala, Sweden Tuesday August 28th, 2007 to (...)

| August 2007 | 372 views