By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Today (Wednesday December 8), I had very productive discussions with Dr. Taufila Nyamadzabo, the World Bank 's Executive Director for Africa Group 1, about the World Bank's continued support to Sierra L...

We have read with utter dismay and disappointment an opinion piece reviewing the National Investment Board Bill. The review was written by a group of lawyers attached to the GPK Legal Law Firm of 35 Bathurst Street in Freetown. This group, which se...

Commentary My Every Day Heroes in Education By David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Meet Tucce Sarah Kollie, Winner of the PresidentBio Presidential National Best Teacher Award 2021 (photo). Ms Kollie graduated i...

By President Adama Barrow of the Gambia I am thankful for a historic victory for me and our great National People's Party, NPP. Gambians have spoken and decided to deliver us a clear-cut, compelling victory. Thank you for the enormous trust and c...

By President Jullius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone I was delighted to welcome H.E Yang Jiechi to State House. China and Sierra Leone have enjoyed 50 years of mutually beneficial friendship and cooperation. At our meeting today, we committed to contin...

Commentary Burning Questions on Covid-19 Omicron Variant and Africa By Alhaji U. N'jai, Freetown, Sierra Leone The discovery of a novel Covid-19 variant (Omicron) in South Africa with significant mutations in its spike protein raises a lot of con...

Over the course of 2021, African tech startups raised $4.42 billion in funding - almost double the record-breaking $2.4 billion raised in the previous year. “With investment in African innovation increasing, so too has the demand for hands-on supp...

By PV Staff A new and welcome trend happening in Africa is the close cooperation and exchange of experiences between Anti-Corruption bodies. There are regional ties like the one narrated below by Francis Ben Kelfala of Sierra Leone (right in photo)...

World Bank support for statistical capacity building and open data initiatives is provided in response to high demand by our member countries, their constituents, and our development partners across the globe. Better data is fundamental to making th...

Louise Erdrich born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954) is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a fed...