Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Sierra Leone Urged To Declare January 6 Public Holiday

Sources: African Press Agency (Freetown) and Sierra Leone public holidays (qppstudio.net). On the occasion of yesterday's 10th anniversary of the sacking of Freetown by RUF-led rebel forces, the national coordinator of the Coalition des organisations de la société civile, Charles Mambu, has indicated that he would soon re-iterate its call for the government of Sierra Leone to declare January 6 an annual commemorative public holiday.