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Sierra Leone Ambassador joins others on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Contributed On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women ( today November 25), His Excellency Lansana Gberie, Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Switzerland (centre in photo) met with the Deputy Permanent Representative of Costa Ri...


Iron Biby visits Guinea
As part of efforts to promote Destination Guinea, the Director General of the Guinean National Tourist Board, Mrs. Kade Camara, accompanied by His Excellency Grand P, the great Iron Biby (World Heavyweight Champion) and some executives visited the L...


Women and girls are more at risk to be killed at home
A new study by UNODC and UN Women shows that, on average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour by someone in their own family in 2021. The report comes ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on ...


Why Africa is a key diplomatic battlefront for Ukraine
Commentary By Heba Habib, Nordic Africa Institute While Western nations push for a united African position on the war in Ukraine, many factors need to be understood about African choices, Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) researchers say. They list fo...


Sierra Leone: Road crash data
The SLRSA recently reported that there were 9,623 road crashes in Sierra Leone from January to September 2022. Of these, there were 225 fatalities involving 95 male and 135 female On Tuesday, 22 September, the Sierra Leone Police presented its own ...


EU-Serra Leone joint press release
The 2022 annual Political Dialogue between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the European Union (EU), chaired by H.E. Rtd. Brigadier General Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, took place at State House ...


Yainkain, from Sierra Leone, among shortlist of African entrepreneurs
A shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs and their pioneering technologies aimed at environmental rehabilitation, education, and human health and safety have been selected for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Aca...


Humbled and proud to be Whittier Street Health Center board member
By Peter Maathey, Boston, USA Humbled and proud to announce my appointment to Whittier Street Health Center's board of directors. Whittier Street Health Center has the mission to provide high quality and accessible health care and social services ...


Rounding up South Africa study tour
By Bimbola Carrol Just rounding up on a study tour in South Africa with officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board. Minister Memunatu Pratt and the Director of Tourism, Mr Mohamed Jalloh representing ...


Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio addresses UK House of Lords on Leadership in Troubled Times, shares country's strategies for resilience
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio is in the United Kingdom to share his leadership strategies that keep Sierra Leone comparatively stable during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the current global economic crisis. “As the pandemic spread a...



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