With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India delayed for the foreseeable future, slow vaccine rollouts and new variants making inroads, the risk of a new wave of infections in Africa remains high. Delays and shortages ...

President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino and the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, have called on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and...

Sindiwe Magona was born on 23 August 1943, in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape (formerly Transkei). The first born of eight children, Magona earned her secondary and undergraduate education by correspondence, and later won a scholarshi...

COVID-19 constraints are challenging. Yet they are no match for the patriotic spirit of Sierra Leoneans who now live in Edmonton and nearby communities in Alberta, Canada. On Saturday, May 1 2021, compatriots circumvented the restrictions on social ...

By ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala, Freetown The ACC held an open town hall meeting (recently) with ALL political parties in Sierra Leone and presented to them data, names, facts and details which confirm that we have, and are doing more, inve...

Commentary By Saybom Kanu, Freetown, Sierra Leone Jacob Jusu Saffa, Sierra Leone's new Chief Minister (photo) better understands the whole dynamics of the Party including the players from grassroots to the elites. It is a well deserved appointmen...

PIASA Live Auction Modern and Contemporary Art PIASA will be holding the sale Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art on Wednesday, May 19. For the first time in Paris in the context of a Contemporary African Art Sale, this auction will present the w...

Alhaji Dr. Mohammed Leadi Cole is a Pharmaceutical Scientist who was born in Foulah Tong, in the eastern part of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He received his primary Education at the Amaraia School, the East End Municipal and Government Model Schools. He...

Press release Africa Music Challenge announces Top 20 in 2021 Edition of the Pan-African Music Contest The Africa Music Challenge team held its virtual zoom event over the weekend to reveal the Top 20 contestants for the Africa Theme Song Edition ...

Statement by His Excellency Dr. Lansana Gberie, Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva. Sixty years ago today, Sierra Leone became a sovereign ind...