Frank Timis, Chairman of African Minerals
Chairman of African Minerals Limited, AML, Frank Timis, is said to be close to securing a deal to buy the cash trapped London MiningCompany, LMC’s, operations in Sierra Leone, according to The Telegraph.
Sierra Leone misses out on trillions of leones
Kaifala Marah, Finance Minister
By Allieu Sahid Tunkara
Director of Economic Statistics at Statistics Sierra Leone has said that the Ebola outbreak has prevented the country from realising trillions of leones in 2014.
74 more vehicles to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
WFP logistics
With World Bank funding to the government of Sierra Leone, the United Nations World Food Programme, WFP, has airlifted 20 ambulances and 10 mortuary pickup trucks to scale up government logistical capacity in response to the Ebola Virus Disease.
Reviewed constitution to protect natural resources
Farry Kargbo
By Mustapha Kamara
Head of outreach at the Constitutional Review Committee has said that Sierra Leone’s reviewed constitution will comprise a special chapter that will protect land and other natural resources in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone soldier throws bomb at colleagues in Somalia
RSLAF being inspected by President Koroma
United Nations sources in Somalia have told Politico that a member of Sierra Leone's peacekeeping contingent serving in that country, over the weekend threw a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) bomb at his colleagues in a camp and ran into the bush.
There were no casualties.
150 more British troops arrive today in Sierra Leone
Commander Joint Operations (CJO), Lt Gen Capewell at the Kerry Town site
As part of Britain's response to "defeat" Ebola in Sierra Leone, another 150 of its troops arrive this morning to join up with the 400 already on ground.
Ebola kills 20 daily in rural Western Sierra Leone
By Mustapha Kamara and Crispina Cummings
Member of Parliament for Constituency 95 in the Western Rural District has said that the spread of the Ebola virus disease is increasing speedily “with over twenty deaths reported daily.”
Claude Kamanda told Politico yesterday that people were contracting and dying of Ebola in the district at a faster rate. He said the reason for the increase in trend of the spread was due to the influx of people coming in from neighboring districts like Port Loko.
