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Day One – Bomeh dump, Freetown I meet father-of-two Sheka, one of the 100 people living on the dump. Since the last time I came to Africa, with Comic Relief in 2011, I have become a father three times over, so meeting him was especially affecting. https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-03-21/david-tennant-my-sport-relief-sierra-leone-diary

In a bid to ensuring that the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2014-2018 reflects the views of the people of Sierra Leone, representatives from government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Civil Society and the Media have on Monday 17th March 2014 ended a validation exercise at the Sierra Leone Teachers Union Hall in Makeni – See more […]

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Bockari Kortu Stevens accredited to the United States of America has showered praise on the late President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah for his democratic credentials and said “President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah occupies a unique place in the history of Sierra Leone.”  Ambassador Bockari Kortu Stevens signing the book of condolence at […]

The Executive Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations to Sierra Leone, Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen had a farewell meeting this morning (Wednesday 19th March) with President Ernest Bai Koroma to mark the end of his nearly-2 year term of office in the country . President Koroma said that Sierra Leone’s story from war […]

An eight-strong party from Inglewhite Church has returned from an eye-opening trip to Sierra Leone. The group, including Pastor John Irwin and the Foot family from Chipping, went to Africa to see the work of Preston-based International Aid Trust first hand. Pastor Irwin said: “The longer you are there the more overwhelming the needs become […]

After four hours of intense deliberations last Thursday evening, the Njala University administration has agreed to reopen the Towama Campus in Bo on 22nd March, to resume examinations and lectures. Therefore, only students who have paid, at least 60% of their fees, will be allowed to take the exams, the administration has said in a […]

Student Movement for Girls Education, Fourah Bay College (SMOGE-FBC) last week held a two-day training for 100 pupils from 10 schools in the Western Area on leadership and advocacy skills. The workshop was supported by PLAN International-Sierra Leone. https://allafrica.com/stories/201403180891.html

David Sengeh grew up in Sierra Leone during the African country’s decade-long civil war. The horribly bloody conflict was defined not just by the enormous death toll, but by the way rebel armiessystematically severed the limbs of their enemies, leaving thousands of men, women, and children with missing arms and legs. Though the war ended […]

Cumbancha presents Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars in LIBATION (US & Canada Release Date: today, March 18, 2014)/ Africa’s most inspirational band celebrates ten years together with its finest album to date. Libation’s “ around-the-campfire” intimacy, honest soulfulness, and technical prowess reveal how far the group has come while remaining true to its roots. Produced […]

Minister of Water Resources, Momodu Maligie, last Friday confirmed the acting Director General of Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) as the substantive Director General of the entity. The new Director General, Samuel Bangura, was confirmed in the presence of staff of the public water supplier, members of the Parliamentary Committee on Water and Sanitation, and […]