By Sallieu S. Kanu Mayor Joy Belmonte presenting the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr with the Key to Quezon City. In her capacity as C40 Cities Co-Chair, the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was honoured on Friday to serve as the keynote speaker for the C40 Cities Southeast Asia Regional Academy. Hosted by Mayor Joy Belmonte and Quezon City, the largest city (population 3.4m) in the Philippines capital, the event...Read More
The assassination attempt against former US president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump while he was addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday July 13 has deeply shaken the US and is set to define everything until the November 5 election, which are the most crucial elections in the history of mankind and concern every person on the planet. This assassination attempt, the first since that of former Republican...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – 5th September 2024: Sheku Bangura, a youth, was remanded on Thursday, 5th September 2024, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 for allegedly stealing over two hundred and fifty thousand new Leones from the premises of Kebbie Sesay in Waterloo. The accused, Sheku Bangura, is standing trial on a single count of larceny, contrary to Section 2 of the Larceny...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – September 2024: Sierra Leone has secured a significant international victory in the world of traditional sports and games, as Chief Michael Shamsu Mustapha, President of the African Traditional Sports and Games Confederation, has been appointed Joint Secretary General of the International Council of Traditional Sports and Games (ICTSG). Mustapha’s appointment, announced by ICTSG CEO Shammi Rana, is seen as recognition of his exceptional contributions to the...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Kargbo in Beijing The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping has unveiled an ambitious plan to deepen China-Africa cooperation and spearhead Global South modernization over the next three years. He made the disclosure during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit in Beijing on Thursday. The Chinese government will provide significant financial support through 10 partnership actions aimed at fostering mutual learning, trade prosperity, industrial...Read More
