By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, Sierra Leone — In a significant move to foster human capital development, the Freetown City Council (FCC), in partnership with Emerging Leaders UK, delivered a transformative “Leadership for Life” training program for youth and women. Held from October 29 to 31, the three-day workshop engaged 215 participants from city markets, universities,...Read More
Titus Boye-Thompson, London In an interview with a close aide to the former President of Sierra Leone Dr Ernest Bai Koroma who is presently residing in Nigeria, it has been revealed that the former President is very disturbed by the seeming disintegration of the political party he once controlled as Chairman and Leader. In the interview...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — In an ongoing legal dispute over the Paramount Chieftaincy election in Bumpe Gao Chiefdom, Bo District, Petitioner Sakpa Jibao Gbekpa has sought an extension on an interim injunction to prevent Alfred Sovula from acting as chief until the court reaches a decision. The request was made Monday, November 4,...Read More
Mandarin language teacher Liu Mei (right) helps a local student at the Confucius Institute in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during a class for Fourah Bay College Secondary School students on Oct 15. PHOTO BY SAIDU BAH/AFP In a small yard in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone on the southern coast of West Africa, dozens of students practiced...Read More
