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Tunisia to host TICAD 2022
By Oulimatu Sarr, UN Women Did you know that TICAD stands for Tokyo International Conference on African Development? The Government of Japan has been leading this conference since 1993, co-hosted by United Nations, United Nations Development Progra...


Mayor of Freetown pays back 187 billion Leones
By Our Reporter in Freetown According to a statement from the Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone, they have recovered Le187 Million in cash, in respect of a case against the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (photo) and the Freetown City...


Mohamed Bangura arrested and detained
By Our Reporter A well-known Sierra Leonean Member of Parliament, Mohamed Bangura (photo) has been arrested and detained at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Freetown. Unconfirmed information states that another parliame...


Guinea and the slave trade
As part of the development of the tourist attractions in the province of Boffa, a delegation of the Guinean National Tourist Board led by its Director General, Mrs. Kade Camara (photo), visited last Sunday, August 7, 2022, the district of Farenya wh...


Aftermath of violent uprising: President Bio and First Lady join mourners at funeral
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Dr Fatima Maada Bio Tuesday August 23 joined hundreds of relatives and mourners to give a dignified burial to Sierra Leone Police officers who lost their lives on August 10th violent uprisi...


Sierra Leone Standards Bureau on proactive verification of iron rods
In an effort to ensure safety and value for money, on the directive of the Executive Director Sierra Leone Standards Bureau Prof. Thomas B.R Yormah (photo) , a team of Metrology Department today 8th August, 2022 commenced a very robust verification ...


Africa leads on another step to end plastic pollution
The Governments of Rwanda and Norway have jointly launched a High Ambition Coalition to end plastic pollution (https://bit.ly/3PLioJZ). The coalition was first initiated following the historic UNEA 5.2 resolution passed in March 2022 to start negoti...


Canada commemorates Black Ribbon Day
Statement by the Prime Minister on Black Ribbon Day August 23, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Black Ribbon Day, the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism and Nazi...


Ludjero Lima Secondary School crowned Project 144 - Africa High School Basketball Showcase 3x3 champion for Cape Verde
By Leslie Koroma, USA After 3 Days of intense basketball play at the inaugural Africa Sports Ventures Group Project 144 High Schools Basketball Showcase on the Island of Sal in Cape Verde, a National High School 3x3 Champion has been crowned and it...


Ethnic identity versus national development: The case of Sierra Leone
Ethnic identity versus national developmen: The case of Sierra Leone By Teddy Foday-Musa 19 August 2022 Hon Alpha Khan has taken pains to outline the number of northerners and individuals from other ethnic groups in the Bio administration, indicati...



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