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‘Grasp this opportunity', Guterres says, following announcements by Ethiopia and Tigray forces
In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres (photo) on Saturday urged warring sides to seize the opportunity to bring an end to more than a year of fighting in the Tigray region. Mr. Guterres has ...


Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dead at 90
Note from Editor: Here is a report on the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa courtesy of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and r...


Another promise fulfilled by President Bio
By President Julius Maada, Bio of Sierra Leone Today (Thursday, December 23), I switched on the CLSG Electricity Interconnection line at Tiloma. Kenema and Bo will from this day on enjoy uninterrupted electricity supply. As a Government, sustainab...


Canada: Prime Minister releases new mandate letters for ministers
PV Staff Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada recently released new ministerial mandate letters as guidelines on how to perform their duties or what is expected of them. Not many governments around the world do this, while some those that do cal...


New book by Professor Emeritus 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 ...


Sierra Leonean male model Uthman Bangura
Sierra Leonean male model Uthman Bangura...Someone to watch! By Kwame Cumalé Fitzjohn, PV Special Contributor, USA On Dec 1, I was in Istanbul on what should have been a few hours layover from DC en route to Sierra Leone, my homeland. My transit,...


Guinea: Upsurge in violence against girls and women
Guinean authorities must take immediate measures to ensure thorough and impartial investigation of recent rapes and sexual assaults followed by murders committed over the course of just eight days and bring perpetrators to justice, Amnesty Internati...


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...


Canadian writer Ian Smillie donates books to FBC
By Our Correspondent Canadian writer and development specialist, Ian Smillie, has through Sierra Leone's Ambassador to Switzerland Dr. Lansana Gberie donated over 1000 books to Fourah Bay College library in Freetown. The books, for which Ambassador...


Highlights from Third Turkey-Africa Partnership
By Mark-Anthony Johnson, Gibraltar Turkey is aiming to deepen economic and military ties with Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks at a major summit of African heads in Istanbul and called for a seat representing the continent at ...



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