Contributed Delivering an Eid Mubarak message to Muslims and the nation today, the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh (photo) appealed to one and all to pray for peace, unity, stability and development in the country. VP Juldeh ...

By Bai-Bai Sesay, Managing Editor, Independent Observer, Freetown, Sierra Leone. After more than three decades in the field of journalism, it is only natural to look back and honour those who helped along the way. Ambassador Jonathan Arthur Derric...

Statement by the Prime Minister on Eid al-Fitr May 1, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Eid al-Fitr: “Tonight at sunset, Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate Eid al...

By Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada Canada and the EU stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared prosperity, of democracy, and of the people of Ukraine as they fight for freedom and democracy. Valdis...

WHO press release The African Region accounted for 66% of the 303,000 maternal deaths recorded globally in 2017. To address this situation, WHO in collaboration with UNFPA, UNICEF and partners supports Member States to ensure that all women and gi...

The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: An analysis By Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore ll, Monrovia, Liberia The war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for several weeks. There are various views on the conflict. Some people blame Russia, while others fault ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Ukraine Thursday April 28. He made the following remarks at press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine: President Zelenskyy, thank you very much for your warm welcome in these most di...

Sharon Dodua Otoo (born 1972) is a British writer, publicist and activist. In 2016 Otoo was awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for her first short story in the German language. Life Sharon Otoo was born in Ilford, London. Her parents were both ori...

PV Staff The Prime Minister of Guinea, Mohamed Beavogui (fourth from right in photo), on Wednesday visited the main market of Madina in Matam, Conakry. Prime Minister Beavogui went out into the streets to see things for himself and to ensure the s...

Reflections on 61 Years of Sierra Leone's Independence - Between Quest for Nationhood and Free Dependence By Alhaji U. N'jai, Freetown, Sierra Leone I first wrote this piece four years ago in 2018 and represented my introspection on the state of t...