By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, Sierra Leone – Bai Bureh Warriors finally secured their first Premier League win of the season, defeating Mighty Blackpool 4-1 in a thrilling match. This victory comes after almost 10 matches in the ongoing league. Goals from Mohamed Mansaray, Capio Bangura, Koleko Aber, and Mohamed Kamara sealed the win for the...Read More
Zuri Sky revives direct UK-Sierra Leone flights after a decade, cutting travel time to six hours and boosting tourism, business, and diaspora connections. After more than ten years without direct air connectivity, a new chapter in UK-Sierra Leone travel is about to begin. UK-based airline Zuri Sky Ltd has officially announced its ambitious plan to restore...Read More
By Dr. Sorie Gassama The relationship between the governing Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the Mandingoes of Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone has been a long and tumultuous one. The Mandingoes of Biriwa have indeed faced a long history of persecution and marginalization, particularly at the hands of the All People’s Congress (APC)....Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, February 21, 2025 – The Minister of Sports, Madam Augusta James-Teima, will be representing Sierra Leone at the II International Sports Fair in Havana, Cuba, from February 23 to 27, 2025. This invitation was extended by the President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (INDER) of Cuba,...Read More
The lab will accelerate diagnoses and improve patient care at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital PIH Sierra Leone Lab Technician James Koroma (left), Lab Technician Elizabeth Gbondo (center), and Volunteer Sahr Solomon Foryoh (right) in the recently opened microbiology lab at Koidu Government Hospital on February 6, 2025. Photo by Chiara Herold / PIH In rural Sierra...Read More