On January 30, 2022, Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Canada has made the decision to temporarily withdraw non-essential Canadian employees and remaining dependants from the Canadian embassy in Ukraine. “As announced earl...

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio shared his government's success stories and overall development agenda last Thursday with the diplomatic community and development partners in-country at a formal dinner. Welcoming the guests at the Lodg...

The Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Jalloh, led a high-powered delegation to neighbouring Guinea where he met with Prime Minister Beavogui. Here is what the Vice President wrote about the visit: Yesterday, I led a high-powered governmen...

For organizations committed to improving racial and ethnic justice in the workplace, learn how an understanding and appreciation of Black history can lead to the fulfillment of equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. Companies must put racial ...

Jeremiah Thoronka (photo), a student from Sierra Leone, who won the inaugural Chegg.org Global Student Prize, has urged fellow Sierra Leone students to apply for this year's prize, as applications open today (Thursday 27 January). Now in its second...

By Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada - Canada News

On January 25, 2022, Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Canada joins the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and the international community in strongly condemning the military coup in Burkina Faso. We...

By Francis Ben Kaifala, ACC Commissioner, Sierra Leone The day is July 27th 2018, I took oath before God, the President and People of Sierra Leone as the 6th Commissioner of the Anticorruption Commission of the Republic of Sierra Leon promising one...

By Alhaji Njai, Freetown, Sierra Leone "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in sports, a line from the legendary NBC sportscaster Jim McKay holds true for SierraLeone at AFCON2021. Despite the unfavorable outcome versus EquatorialGuinea, ...

By PV staff Recognition of African and Afrodescendant culture around the world is increasing everyday. The work of UNESCO is to a large extent responsible for this upsurge after decades of relentless hammering on the doors of powerful Western gover...