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UK-Africa Forum on Trade, Policy and Reform to examine the future of trade and avenues for policy reform
Invest Africa (InvestAfrica.com), a Pan-African business and investment platform, aims to build constructive dialogue between policy makers and business leaders from the UK and Africa during the Forum. James Duddridge MP, Minister for Africa, Emma W...


Obituary: Aunty Kpanja
By Kortor Kamara, USA Fare thee well Aunty Kpanja......just 2 weeks ago we were all together, hale and healthy and doing the things family do in Salone. Death, though wicked and unkind is however a necessary evil that we all one day will succumb to...


Torma Bum: President Bio launches Sierra Leone Regional Value Chain Project
By President Julius Maada Bio Instead of short-term populist actions or pronouncing an overnight reduction in the price of a bag of rice for political-propaganda purposes, we've worked on a permanent fix. Today, I launched the #SierraLeone Regiona...


Sierra Leone: Toward criminal justice reform
By Tamba Sourie, USA If one visits the Law Court Building at Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown today, you would see shiny fresh paint and plenty of refurbishment of that edifice. The Present Administration has recruited a remarkable number of law o...


FIFA President joins President of France to launch new FIFA office in Paris
FIFA (FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino attended the inauguration of the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris, together with French President Emmanuel Macron and French Football Association (FFF) President Noël Le Graët, where FIFA intends to open a ne...


Islamophobia in Canada
By Kahir Lalji, Executive Director, United Way, Vancouver, Canada This morning I was asked by two neighbours if it was safe to walk to the mall three crosswalks away. The reason they asked is because of the colour of their skin and the clothes they...


Hosting the US ambassador
By David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone I hosted the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone today (June 9 2021) and we discussed how the SL-US diplomatic relations can: 1. Leverage our shared priorities of Sc...


New SLPPNA chairman outlines his vision
By Gibril Koroma, Publisher, the Patriotic Vanguard, Toronto, Canada Desmond Pessima (photo) is the new Chairman of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party in North America. He was elected in March this year and is already quite busy with the affairs of the...


G7 Summit 2021: What will be on the table?
By Sanj Srikanthan, CEO of ShelterBox, Canada The G7 Summit will take place between June 11th and 13th this year, and is being hosted in Cornwall, UK. This is also where our ShelterBox headquarters and our operations teams are located, making this ...


IsDB analysis on Climate Change
Climate Change Overview Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, having significant impact on critical and vulnerable communities and ecosystems around the world. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) recognizes climate chan...



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