By Desmond Tunde Coker Senegal, 23 October 2024 — Sierra Leone’s U-17 national team, Sierra Stars, began their WAFU Zone A U-17 TotalEnergies African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Mali. The match, played at the Stade Lat Dior stadium in Senegal, saw Mali secure victory with an early goal...Read More
Initiative will Unleash Private Investment, Boost Productivity, and Bolster Climate Resilience WASHINGTON, October 23, 2024 — The World Bank Group today announced a strategic pivot in its approach to agribusiness with a goal to create a comprehensive ecosystem for the industry. The shift will combine a new way of working with a new level of investment...Read More
Scores of migrants from Sierra Leone travel to Lebanon every year for work, intending to support families back home. The UN agency estimates that “approximately 17,500 migrants… have been displaced” by the war. Beirut: Not far from Beirut’s heavily bombed southern suburbs, Jaiatu Koroma and her five-month-old daughter have taken refuge along with dozens of women...Read More
Magiagi, Samoa, Wednesday, 23 October 2024 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has made a historic visit to Magiagi Village, Samoa, as part of his engagements on the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Magiagi Village adopted the name of Sierra Leone as part of the lead-up to CHOGM, during which...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Faleolo International Airport, Samoa, Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – Sierra Leone’s Dr. Julius Maada Bio has arrived in Apia, the capital of the Independent State of Samoa, to attend the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which runs from 21–26 October 2024. This year’s CHOGM is being held under the theme,...Read More
