Sierra Leone Patriotic Vanguard
The 2023 election battleground is going to be in the North
Contributed
As we slowly and slowly approach the next general elections, events and movements are pointing to the undeniable fact that in 2023,the APC is going to be fighting intensively to defend the North as SLPP has now established footholds in ...
Growing resilient MSMEs in Africa for a sustainable future
Growing resilient MSMEs in Africa for a sustainable future
By Dr Angela Lusigi, UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana on World MSMEs Day
On this World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) day we recognize that the world cannot achieve...
Sierra Leonean chef wins Basque award
West African chef Fatmata Binta (photo) has won the Basque Culinary World Prize 2022 for showcasing sustainable nomadic culinary culture and exploring the diaspora of West African cuisine through her innovative “Dine on a Mat” pop-up initiative....
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio attends opening ceremony of CHOGM, holds bilateral meetings with leaders of Rwanda, Singapore and Belize
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has, June 24, attended the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM, and held bilateral meetings with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien L...
Kigali: Canada to provide $250 million to help address global food security crisis
According to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Canada, global food insecurity has been increasing dramatically over the past several years, and it is now being further and directly exacerbated by Russia's illega...
Nordic Africa Institute research broadens concept of forced migration
By Mattias Sköld, Sweden
The term ‘forced migrant' is not limited to refugees in camps or political asylum seekers. NAI researcher Gudrun Sif Fridriksdotti is studying a group of middle-class Burundians who fled to neighbouring Rwanda to escape ...
Rwanda to host 2022 World Circular Economy Forum in December
The World Circular Economy Forum (https://bit.ly/3ydYwtk) will, for the first time, take place on African soil in 2022, bringing together participants from around the world to absorb lessons from the continent and the wider global south toward build...
Guinea to develop seaside tourism
By Kade Camara, Director-General, Guinean Tourist Board, Conakry, Guinea
In the Maldives, I participated in the World Summit on Community Tourism of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in the company of Mrs. Saran Camara and Mr. Aliou Barry, Chi...
Swedish writer and activist Lovette Jallow
Lovette Jallow , born July 19, 1984 in Gambia , is a Swedish activist in anti-racism. In August 2019, the Jallow Raoul Wallenberg Prize was awarded. She has written the book Black Vogue: The Nuances of Beauty and founded the organization Action for ...
World Bank says Sierra Leone's economy is recovering from COVID shock
Sierra Leone's real GDP growth is projected to average 4.4 percent during 2022-24, with contributions from mining and agriculture, and a partial recovery in tourism and manufacturing. However, the growth outlook faces significant downside risks and ...