[WFP] Freetown, Sierra Leone -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a EUR 9 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to launch a transformative three-year project aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and improving the q...

[MFWA] Shar Maturi, a senior reporter with the Standard Times Newspaper, was briefly detained on August 27, 2025, at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Freetown over allegations of cyberbullying and stalking. He was released the same day...

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The African Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) is accelerating efforts to mobilize resources in its fight against mpox, one year after declaring the outbreak a public health emergency of continental security.

[allAfrica] At least 29,000 women and girls globally die every year from complications from unsafe abortion. In Sierra Leone, out of the 150,000 unintended pregnancies that occur every year, 90,000 end in abortion. Out of these, 8 in 10 abortions end...

[Afrobarometer] Most citizens say governments should be required to promote regional and ethnic balance in making political appointments.

By Steve Granger, Assistant Professor, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University Julian Barling Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario Nick Turner Professor and Futu...

My Nocturne By Ishion Hutchinson Cradle eyes cradle me make me ladle me take me bonfire me the river uncouples and couples me the city incinerates me heavens me cradles me brightness of blood coal me quarantine me hammock me in the gravey...

By Gibril Koroma, Editor and Publisher, the Patriotic Vanguard 1. Business and trade are better than war and destruction. 2. It is always better to defend yourself than to strike first. He who strkikes first without provocation has already lost th...

The global trade landscape is rapidly changing. In the face of this upheaval, Canada's new government is focused on transforming our economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger and more resilient to global shoc...

In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, Canada's new government is focused on what we can control. We are protecting our communities and our country. We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes. We are empowering Canad...