The Sierra Leone Ambassador to Senegal, His Excellency Ibrahim Turay, held an engagement with Sierra Leonean expatriates residing in Senegal on Saturday, April 12, 2025. This marks his second formal meeting with the Sierra Leonean community since assuming office five months ago. The event brought together expatriates from various sectors, including GAIBA, UNICEF, UNDP, international non-governmental...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone U-20 national football team, affectionately known as the Shooting Stars, is set to face a tough challenge in this month’s TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Egypt. Scheduled to kick off on April 27, 2025, the biennial competition, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF),...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone—The Sierra Leone Chamber for Agribusiness Development (SLeCAD), in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), on Monday, 14th April 2025, awarded grants of US$5,000 (approximately NLe120,000) each to six selected women and youth-led agribusinesses. The symbolic cheque presentation took place in Freetown. This initiative, part of a broader ACBF project, aims to...Read More
Sierra Leone Makes History at Ride Afrique Cycling Competition in Accra, Ghana The Lunsar Cycling Club has officially announced its six-man team set to represent Sierra Leone at the prestigious 2025 Ride Afrique cycling competition in Accra, Ghana. This marks a monumental moment in Sierra Leonean cycling, as it is the first time a local club...Read More
By Sallieu S. KanuHis Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, has once again urged global leaders to prioritize the urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasizing that the current structure is outdated and no longer representative of the global community, particularly Africa. He made this call while...Read More
