Freetown, Sierra Leone—On Monday, April 14, 2025, Energy Sector Lead Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, alongside Deputy Ministers of Energy I and II, Ing. Edmond Nonie and Dr. Rahim Jalloh appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Energy at Tower Hill to discuss the state of the energy sector. The meeting, chaired by Hon. Kekura Vandi, marked the first...Read More
By Princess Gibson Ten years may seem like a short time in the life of an institution, but for the Legal Aid Board of Sierra Leone, the past decade has been nothing short of transformational. As someone who witnessed and documented its formative years, I feel compelled to add my voice to this moment of reflection...Read More
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
