By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – On January 22, 2024, the leadership of the Sierra Leone Parliament, represented by the Deputy Clerk and the Director General of Parliament, gathered at Committee Room One to evaluate the impact of the 2024 Parliamentary Learning and Sharing (PLS) Series and to award the planners and facilitators of the...Read More
Bilateral trade between India and Sierra Leone registers 13% growth By BL Kochi Bureau Krishnadas, Chairman, Nehru Group of Institutions & Hon. Trade Commissioner – Mauritius; A. Madhavan, CEO, Malabar Innovation Entrepreneurship Zone & Former Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, C. Krishna Shankar, Trade Commissioner, India Africa Trade Council; Rashid Sesay, Ambassador Extraordinary...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura As blindness continues to rise in Sierra Leone, eye specialists and healthcare providers have highlighted the primary causes contributing to this growing issue. Dr. John Mattia, Medical Director of the UMC Hospital Eye Clinic in Kissy, Freetown, explained that the leading cause of blindness in Sierra Leone is cataracts. “Locally referred to...Read More
The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon), hosted the 2025 International Branch Annual General Meeting at Daegu Joongang Convention Center on January 21, 2025. The event congratulated the achievements of 2024 and presented IWPG’s vision and roadmap for 2025. More than 100 IWPG branches from Korea and abroad participated. App7dgrhy5roximately 600 IWPG members,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura On January 20, 2024, Peter Bayuku Konteh, representing Africa Global Logistics (AGL), distributed school materials to Senekedugu Secondary School in Koinadugu District as part of efforts to support education and empower children in one of the remotest parts of Sierra Leone. Senekedugu, a Madingo community in Koinadugu District, faces significant challenges regarding...Read More
