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Sierra Leone Patriotic Vanguard


Alumnus Mohamed Babatunde Cole donates to FBC
1. We are pleased to inform our membership and the general public that Ing. Mohamed Babatunde Cole (photo) who is an Alumnus of Fourah Bay College, has donated an office space to Fourah Bay College Alumni, in the newly constructed Alhaji Ing. Mohame...


Upcoming book on President George Weah by two Liberian authors
By Emmanuel Clarke and Isaac Vah Tukpah Jr., USA Continued from last publication Chapter 10 Early Football Journey The name George Oppong Weah is to football in Africa and Liberia as water is to wetness. Without the game of football, George Weah ...


WTO appoints Ambassador Gberie as new Chair of TRIPS
Ambassador Lansana Gberie (photo) is one of the most hardworking Sierra Leonean diplomats in the current government of Sierra Leone. He is based in Geneva, Switzerland where he is our Ambassador, not only to the government of Switzerland but to the ...


Old FBC to be restored
On February 17 2022, US ambassador to Sierra Leone David Reimer presented a grant from the World Monuments Fund to the government of Sierra Leone to begin restoration of the old Fourah Bay College building at Cline Town in Freetown. On hand to recei...


Canada announces additional measures to support Ukraine
PV Staff Canada has condemned in the strongest possible terms what it describes as Russia's egregious attack on Ukraine. A statement from the office of the Prime Minister states that the Russian unprovoked actions are another clear and further viol...


GE, Afya Rekod simplify access to medical records to enhance patient experience in Africa
GE Healthcare and Kenya-based startup Afya Rekod have announced a strategic collaboration that seeks to transform care delivery through improved access to personal health data in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The partnership will give patients a...


Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau reacts to Russian invasion of Ukraine
Statement by the Prime Minister on Russia's attack on Ukraine February 23, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine: “Canada condemns in the strongest po...


Nkrumah and the coup that destroyed Africa's destiny
Commentary The Coup that Destroyed Ghana and Africa's Destiny By Charles Quist-Adade, PhD Fifty-Six years ago today, February 24, 1966, the Government of the Ghana led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown by a bloody coup d'état. The coup, led by...


Bridging the gender inequality gap from the grassroots
Bridging the gender inequality gap from the grassroots “When you want to serve your people and society to contribute to development, you are given negative names”, Gladys Ramatu Bawa, a retired Teacher in the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly in the...


Upcoming book on President George Weah by two Liberian authors
By Emmanuel Clarke and Isaac Vah Tukpah Jr., USA Continued from last publication Chapter 8 The 1979 Rice Riot and the 1980 Coup Social agitators like Gabriel Baccus Mathews, Amos Sawyer, Dew Twan-Wleh Mayson and many others, introduced violence i...



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