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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 […]

Jens Toyberg-Frandzen, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), over the weekend handed over more than $64.000 worth of UN communications equipment to the Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police (SLP), Francis Alieu Munu, in Freetown on Wednesday to support the efficiency of the […]

Visit Sierra Leone is proud to announce the launch of our boat “VSL 01”. This comes after months of construction. The boat will be available for excursions to the Islands (Banana, Bunce, Turtle, Shenge and Sherbro) as well as peninsula beach trips. Contact us if you have a group or need ideas for a special day […]

Kabala Festival, Sierra Leone For decades, the people of Kabala have celebrated New years in a very unique way. To them, New Year is a way of bringing together the different chiefdoms and tribes in the region to showcase their traditions and culture. This is often accompanied with magical display of the arts, traditional dresses […]

To a crowd full of women— and some men—Mariatu Kamara of Sierra Leone told her violent and inspirational story of courage during the country’s civil war on the eve of International Women’s Day. “This is a very difficult story,” began Kamara, who was the keynote speaker for the 5th annual International Women’s Day luncheon hosted […]

Airtel celebrated International Women’s Day with Constituency 92 in ward 326 at their head office on the 11th March.  It was a unique event as Airtel celebrated with its community people. In his welcome address, Managing Director Sudipto Chowdhury appreciated all the women as it was a pleasure being with them. This anniversary started in […]

The organizers of the Guaranty Trust Bank Freetown Marathon have yesterday officially launched the event of the day. Guaranty Trust Bank is the main sponsor of the Freetown Marathon that is scheduled to take place on the eve of independence this year. The ceremony took place at the banks premises. In his statement while doing […]