Egyptian fund for technical cooperation has presented ninety tonnes of rice and four hundred cartoons of cooking oil to the people and government of Sierra Leone.

A national media survey, carried out by Fondation Hirondelle and UNICEF, has revealed that SLBS, UN Radio, BBC and CTN (shortwave and FM) are the most listened to radio stations in the country, according to a press release.

Sierra Leone, one of the smallest countries on the African continent, has a unique geographical location. It shares common land borders with only two countries - the Republic of Guinea and Liberia. The rest of the country is bordered by

Oceanic Bank which also made the list of the top 1,000 banks in the world, with an "Aa" rating from Agusto & Co. which presented it as a financial institution of very good financial condition and strong capacity to meet

The presence of vibrant media institutions in any country is an added advantage to the citizenry as they put government on its toes as it tends to veer out of the people's will and mandate.

Ahead of Leone Stars' crucial 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea in Freetown, Mohamed Kallon has provided financial aid to boost the team's preparation.

Political parties' registration commission is dissatisfied with widespread violence and intolerance perpetrated by both the governing All Peoples Congress and the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party.

The 37th Prosecution Witness in the ongoing trial of the former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has told the Special Court in The Hague of the role Mr Taylor allegedly played in the release of hundreds of UN peacekeepers taken hostage

There are speculations that Coach Christian Cole will pick up his job again as head coach of the national U-17 team and Alhaji Unisa Alim Sesay aka Awoko will quit his position as the team's coordinator.

Foday Sankoh gave his blessings to Issa Sesay to take over the leadership of the RUF and told him to take all orders from Charles Taylor, says witness TF1-338 yesterday while being examined by prosecution counsel Brenda Hollis.

Head coach of Sierra Leone, Ahmed Kanu has blasted the country's football association (SLFA) and the government for not providing any financial aid to the team, as they prepare for a crucial 2010 World Cup/Nations Cup encounter against Equatorial Guinea