On January 25, 2021, Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Canada joins the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and the international community in strongly condemning the military coup in Burkina Faso. We...

By Francis Ben Kaifala, ACC Commissioner, Sierra Leone The day is July 27th 2018, I took oath before God, the President and People of Sierra Leone as the 6th Commissioner of the Anticorruption Commission of the Republic of Sierra Leon promising one...

By Alhaji Njai, Freetown, Sierra Leone "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in sports, a line from the legendary NBC sportscaster Jim McKay holds true for SierraLeone at AFCON2021. Despite the unfavorable outcome versus EquatorialGuinea, ...

By PV staff Recognition of African and Afrodescendant culture around the world is increasing everyday. The work of UNESCO is to a large extent responsible for this upsurge after decades of relentless hammering on the doors of powerful Western gover...

By Prof. Joe Alie, FBC. Dr Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (pictured), the first Student Union President at FBC, former Senior Lecturer and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and HOD Political Science, Secretary General, Mano River Union, the man who selflessl...

At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF warns today. The number represents almost half of the estimated 3.6 million children in urgent need, who are not being re...

Alain Mabanckou (born 24 February 1966) is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA. He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing de...

By Leslie Koroma, sports journalist and publisher, Texas, USA Sierra Leone was able to put its best foot forward by bringing all the guys we had onboard to represent us and that in itself was an accomplishment to say the least. I want to say Congr...

Contributed Little is known about the newly appointed Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, who has a firm knowledge and possesses a broad array of experience in regulatory issues, strategic counselling, legal as well as policy matters. Mr. Mo...

Statement by the Prime Minister on Raoul Wallenberg Day January 17, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Raoul Wallenberg Day : “Today, we pay tribute to Raoul Wallenberg, a remarkable...