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FQSE and increased enrolment
By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Since we launched the Free Quality School Education in 2018, we've increased enrolment (800,000 more learners) added 8,000 teachers; increased education financing to 22% of budget; implemented Radical I...


Rolling out delivery frameworks
By Dr. Yakama Manty-Jones, Freetown Along with colleagues, I spent the last two days sharing my expertise on rolling out delivery frameworks with the leadership of ALL the ministries in President Bio's government at Delivery Clinics organised by th...


New book by Professor Eustace Palmer
Book Title Africa An Introduction Book Description Africa: An Introduction invites you into Africa: a continent rich with culture and history, with diverse populations stretching from the dense tropical rain forest of the Congo basin, right up to ...


Thanks to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone I want to thank President Erdogan for a forward-thinking and productive meeting. I am grateful to His Excellency and the friendly people of the Republic of Turkey for their warm hospitality throughout o...


Canada: $10 a day for child care
By Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that without access to early learning and child care, parents – particularly women – can't fully participate in the workforce. Affordable child care means that mor...


Zambia: Life after Edgar Lungu
Patience Mususa (photo) is a Zambian anthropologist and researcher who is based at the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden. Patriotic Vanguard Editor and Publisher Gibril Koroma called her from Toronto, Canada and asked her some questions on...


Dr. John Davies-Cole passes on
National Organization of Sierra Leoneans in North America (NOSLINA) Washington DC Press Release August 15, 2021 The National Organization of Sierra Leoneans in North America (NOSLINA) announces with profound sorrow the untimely and sudden passing ...


Digital information service helps small-scale farmers respond to COVID-19
By Edward Echwalu, IFAD Access to accurate and timely information is crucial for farmers all around the world, and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many farmers rely on digital services, especially those delivered through platforms access...


Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Nii Ayikwei Parkes is a Ghanaian-British writer and editor who has won acclaim as a children's author, poet, broadcaster and novelist. Winner of multiple international awards including the ACRAG award, his novel Tail of the Blue Bird won France's tw...


New book by Professor Emeritus George Carew
By Mallam O, Publisher, Sierra Leone Writers Series Book title: Reflections on Philosophy, Politics and Post-Colonial African Society Description Using Prof Prof. Fodei J Batty's words from the Foreword: "In this volume, the eminent Professor ha...



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