By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kabala, Koinadugu District — In a quiet forest clearing in northern Sierra Leone, the rhythmic pulse of tradition still echoes through the trees. Foday Mansaray, a veteran Limba musician, sits surrounded by hand-carved instruments—the gusung, kele, n’kali, kenkeni, and huban—each a testament to a fading cultural legacy. Dressed in a vibrant shirt...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone — September 5, 2025: The Veteran Artists Association-Sierra Leone (VAA-SL) convened its inaugural Secretariat Familiarization Meeting on Friday at the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, marking a pivotal moment for the country’s creative sector. Held at the academy’s Liverpool Street campus, the gathering brought together key members...Read More
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 September 2025: Sierra Leone’s development is seriously being hampered by the lack of human resources as much as the absence of meaningful financial investment capital. Hence, when professionally qualified and experienced Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora return home, there is always that glimmer of hope that maybe – just maybe, the country’s...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – August 21, 2025: Sierra Leone’s agricultural outlook for 2025 faces mixed prospects, according to the latest GIEWS Country Brief released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). While cereal production in 2024 reached above-average levels and inflation has sharply declined, rainfall deficits during the early months of the 2025...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – September 8, 2025: A growing number of Sierra Leoneans are contemplating leaving their homeland in search of better opportunities abroad, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey conducted in March and April 2025. The findings reveal that nearly six in ten citizens (57%) have considered emigration, with 38% saying they’ve...Read More
