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On the grounds of Sierra Leone’s Parliament |
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Aunty Adama & Uncle Umaru |
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Guaranty Trust SL management |
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Victor Remoe Doherty (my daddy in blue) |
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Ajibu Jalloh & Dennis Streeter – MCs |
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Vandi Minah (Minister of Transport (r)) |
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Uncle Alex Kamara |
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Isaiah Washington |
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Umaru Wurie (r) |
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SLPP Presidential aspirant (Madame Kadi Sesay) |
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Mr. Kamara ( Owner, Barmoi Hotel) |
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Mayor Herbert Williams and Minister of Information IB Kargbo |
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AU Secretary General – Jean Ping hugs Saudi Delegation |
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Jean Ping |
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Yvonne Tagoe (r) |
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Trudy Morgan (Ideas UK) |
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Aunty Memuna Kamara (Owner, Memzys Intl) |
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Sidi Koroma (Owner, Positive Change) |
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Nasu Fornah (owner, Jemnas Salon) |
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Acrobats from Guinea |
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dancers from Nigeria |
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Alpha Kanu Minister of Presidential Political Affairs accompanying Guinea’s Alpha Konde |
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President & 1st Lady |
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VP Sam Sumana |
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President Equatorial Guinea Obiang (1st visit to Sierra Leone) |
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Miss Sierra Leone USA, Marie Mansaray played the national anthem on her cello |
On the Eve of Sierra Leone’s 50th Independence Anniversary, the creme de la creme of Freetown Society were invited to an exclusive state banquet at the parliament. Notably missing were the nation’s youth, members of the opposition SLPP party, and ex president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. A friend visited from Ghana right wondered why the former president wasn’t president at a state function…food for thought
Editor & Founder of SwitSalone.com. Vickie Remoe is a TV Host, Writer, and Podcaster. She curates and amplifies fascinating, meaningful, and newsworthy content for Sierra Leonean audiences. She covers politics, entrepreneurship, good governance, travel, girls and women's issues from a uniquely feminist, African, and returnee perspective. She is an advocate for human rights and dignity. Remoe is Save The Children Sierra Leone Girl Ambassador. She is the author of two children's books; Adama Loves Akara and A Print for Ami.