Sep 4, 2015 Sierra Leone recently recoded another case of the Ebola virus after a dead woman in the Kambia district, along the border with Guinea, tested positive for Ebola. The recent death occurred barely a week after Sierra Leone began a 42 – day countdown to declare itself free of Ebola. The incident was ... Read More
Sep 4, 2015 The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft was recently rolled out from its hangar in preparation for a mission to the International Space Station later this week. A vintage train hauled the enormous rocket across the runway at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trip will feature the trio of Sergei Volkov of the Russian ... Read More
Sep 4, 2015 According to Schalke sports director Horst Heldt, German international Julian Draxler has left his home club Schalke 04 after 14 years to join VfL Wolfsburg on a five-year contract. The talented 21-year-old World Cup winner is now the club’s biggest transfer ever following a 35 million euro deal. Draxler, who joined the ... Read More
Sep 4, 2015 Contestants recently showed their prowess at clambering up a greasy pole as they took part in a traditional festival in Malta. The annual Gostra festival is held to mark the feast day of Saint Julian, patron saint of the town of St. Julian’s. The 10-metre pole, which is slathered with grease, is ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika recently played host to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali for a three-day working and friendship visit to the republic. Upon arrival at the Houari Boumediene international airport, the Malian leader was welcomed by Larbi Ould Khelifa, the speaker of the People’s National Assembly as well as other ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 An American-Belgian Michel Desaedeleer, was recently arrested on charges of enslavement and diamond pillaging. This was received as welcome news by Civitas Maxima, a Swiss-based association that has been working to document crimes committed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Michel Desaedelee, who was arrested by Spanish authorities, is suspected of forcing enslaved ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 Newly elected president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Mogens Lykketoft recently held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Morgen Lykketoft, who will succeed Uganda’s Sam Kutesa, held the meeting during a four-day visit to India. Amongst the topics discussed by the two leaders, India’s bid for ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently met with Syrian opposition figures in Moscow, in a renewed push to settle the regional conflict. While speaking to Hassan Abdel Azim and the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, a bloc of left-wing political parties, Lavrov expressed Russia’s readiness to support Syrian unity. “I want ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 Tennis fans recently crowded their way into the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center to witness the start of the U.S. Open. The crowd especially turned their focus towards Serena Williams, who is on the brink of the grandest achievement in tennis; a single season Grand Slam. The 33-year-old superstar, who ... Read More
Sep 3, 2015 Greetings EL Now folks! EbonyLife’s much-anticipated debut feature film titled “Fifty” has been selected to screen at the 2015 British Film Institute London Film Festival happening in London between October 7 and 18. The movie “Fifty” directed by “Half of a Yellow Sun” director Biyi Bandele and ... Read More
