By Bimbola Carrol Currently in Dakar where it's easy to see domestic tourism at work and reinforces its importance at times like this. In a similar vein, we have been working to develop domestic tourism through our hikes and activities to touristic...

By Edleen B Elba, Founder/ Managing Director, Elba (SL) Ltd People ask why I'm still in Sierra Leone and still so energetic and enthusiastic about it. For me it's simple. I cannot imagine not being a part of Sierra Leone's development. My decision ...

The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF) – a $100 million grant which will support the Government of Sierra Leone to improve natural resource go...

In an increasingly polarized world, where major democracies are grappling with the rise of fascism, we need the voices of writers and journalists now more than ever. For over a hundred years PEN centres around the globe have advocated and worked to...

By Bill Gates, USA When I was in Kenya a few weeks ago, I visited Microsoft's Development Center in Nairobi where the next generation of developers are helping solve our greatest challenges. At the center of the office is an innovation hub where p...

By Steven Nabieu Rogers, USA Professor Septimus Moiwo Kaikai, the erstwhile erudite, charming and highly eloquent former spokesman for Sierra Leone's late President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah died on Thursday, December 1, 2022 in Maryland, USA. He was 81. ...

Family sources have confirmed the death in the United States of America of Professor Septimus Moiwo Kaikai, today December 2, 2022. Until his death, Professor Kaikai (photo) was a diligent member of the Sierra Leone People's Party who served in sev...

By Prof. Abdul Karim Bangura, USA Our CODESRIA College of Mentors book titled Multidisciplinary Explorations of Corohysteria Caused by the COVID-2019 Pandemic, published by the very prestigious Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group, has been list...

December 3, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: “Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we recommit to buildi...

By Praise Nutakor, UNDP-Ghana A community in Ghana has supported a school with savings from an agroforestry initiative to educate their children. The things that we depend on and value, including forest, water, energy, wildlife, and agriculture ar...