By George M.O. Williams Monday, 27th October 2024, Kenema City: The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), in collaboration with the European Union Delegation in Sierra Leone, has today commenced a five-day green journalism training program in Kenema, running from October 28 to November 1, 2024. Funded by the European Union, the training is organized...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Turay- The Kabaka Congratulations to our Salone brother Idris Elba. For just a moment, imagine Ghanaians telling him not to open a film studio in Ghana because foreigners will be coming to act in the studio. Not thinking of the revenue stream and jobs it will create. Imagine for one second Denzel...Read More
By Georeg M.O. Williams Apia, Samoa, Friday, October 25, 2024 – Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, has joined fellow Heads of Government from 55 independent nations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held at the Tuanaimato...Read More
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, staff of the Sierra Leone Embassy, alongside the Sierra Leone Community and the Sierra Leone Students Union in Morocco, gathered to bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassador to Morocco, Atumanni Dainkeh, during a heartfelt lunch at the Embassy in Rabat. This gathering celebrated Ambassador Dainkeh’s significant contributions to strengthening bilateral...Read More
Image emerging from Sierra Leone and capturing the hearts of fans across the United States and beyond – that’s the journey of OFFGAARD SZN, an artist that has been nothing short of remarkable. His breakout came this year with the release of his hit single “Odofo,” featuring the Jamaican artist I Quu. This Afrobeat track,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Children enrolled in the drug-sensitive TB program jumped from 163 in 2020 to a whopping 384 in 2023 after introducing new diagnostic tools. Tuberculosis (TB) is a silent killer especially for children, but a new report from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows that the tide may finally be turning. In the...Read More
The Legal Aid Board (LAB) over the past two weeks secured the discharge of 19 accused persons from High court sittings in Freetown presided over by the Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Nicholas Browne-Marke. The 19 accused persons include Alhassan Bangura, Mohamed Lamin Gobba, Alex Kamara, Alusine Conteh, Sheka Kamara, Foday Koroma, Alpha Koroma,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Complementing the strides of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to enhance productive learning outcomes through digitalization, internet connectivity, and AI, Ecobank Sierra Leone has made a significant contribution with its latest initiative. As part of this year’s Ecobank Day celebration, the bank donated a modern library to...Read More
Story by DPA Migrants workers, who fled south Lebanon and Beirut southern suburb, rest a warehouse transformed into a shelter housing displaced migrant workers in Beirut. At least 200 migrant workers, all from African origin, were left homeless and without passports by their employers while fleeing the ongoing conflict between Israel and pro-Iranian Hezbollah. Marwan...Read More
Ambassador Atumanni Dainkeh, on Thursday, October 24, 2024, formally took leave of Mr. Khales Anas, Director of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, representing the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco. This meeting underscored the deepening bilateral relations between Sierra Leone and Morocco, marked by mutual...Read More
