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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mao Xuehong, last Thursday hosted Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Sia Nyama Koroma at the Chinese Embassy to celebrate International Women’s Day.Madam Mao expressed delight for hosting the First Lady of their host country in oberving an international event such as the International Women’s Day. She paid tribute […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone under the auspices of Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma organized a two day high level dialogue on the State of Good Governance in Africa with special emphasis on Sierra Leone on February 20-21, […]

The Sierra Leone Prisons commenced its 100 year anniversary celebration of success, struggles and achievements on Thursday 6thMarch 2014 at the Prisons Canteen situated along Pike Street, Freetown. Delivering his opening statement, the Director of Prisons Mr. Sanpha Bilo Kamara told members of the press that, the Pademba Road Maximum Prisons was established  14th March 1914. […]

Recently appointed Head Coach for the Sierra Leone Under 20 squad, Charlie Wright and his technical team have called up 34 players for training at the Football Academy in Kingtom. The called up players, who are expected to start training on Monday will be preparing for the 2015 Africa Youth Championship first leg qualifiers against […]

FREETOWN — At the end of this month, more than 15 years of United Nations peacekeeping operations will end in Sierra Leone.  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in the country’s capital for two days to mark the occasion.  Peace Muhammad Duada Kamara was just a child when a civil war broke out in his country of […]