By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone getting ready for its next friendly against Somalia today Tuesday, October 17, 2023, after a disappointing 1-1 draw against Benin in Morocco on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Sierra Leone took the lead in the 32nd minute after Mohamed Buya Turay scored. It was much better as time progressed for the two teams during the second half with lots of incredible performances by first-timer players,...Read More
By Aminaash Nyande Brima, Information Attache, Rabat, Morocco Marrakech, Morocco, October 16, 2023: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, has participated in the 2023 IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech, where he called for urgent action to tackle rising inequality. The event hosted about 14,000 delegates from 190 countries, bringing together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, civil...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the Logie Wright Auditorium at the Academy, has opened the book of condolence for late Paramount Chief (PC) Komrabai Peter Penfold to honor his contributions to Sierra Leone. Peter Penfold, who died of cancer on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 79, was a retired diplomat, former British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency, Dr. Fatima Bio officially commissioned the Beamay Nursery and Primary School at the Wilberforce Barack in Freetown. The move was made by the efforts of the Wives of the Armed Forces Cooperative Society in collaboration with Orange Sierra Leone, under the patronage of the CEO of Sonatel Group, Sekou Drame and the CEO of Orange...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown International Airport, Lungi, Wednesday 11 October 2023 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, Special Envoy of the King of Saudi Arabia who was on a day visit to Sierra Leone. The envoy said their visit was to express their commitment to investing in Sierra Leone in the areas of health, education and rural water supply. The...Read More
