[The Conversation Africa] At dawn in Tombo, one of Sierra Leone's largest fishing towns, small-scale fishers begin landing fish from the sea. A portion of the catch is sold at the landing sites, while the rest is taken home to feed the family.

[State Department] Washington, DC -- EDITORS NOTE: The African countries participating in the invitation-only Critical Minerals Ministerial - Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Sierre Leone and Zambia. The United S...

[The Conversation Africa] Property taxes remain one of the most underperforming sources of revenue for urban development across Africa. One reason is that they are often opposed by the economic elites and large property owners. Freetown, the economic...

[This Day] Abuja -- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its nationwide anti-narcotics operations with the arrest of a Brazilian national carrying heroin worth over ₦3 billion at the Nnamdi Azik...

By Peter Leyden The start of the Bioengineering Age is a very big deal for everyone on Earth, and not just because of its potential to improve human health. In the long run, the arrival of advanced bioengineering technologies will help make this pl...

February 17, 2026 Montréal, Québec What a pleasure to be back in Montréal and at CAE – a leading Canadian defence company that is building what Canada needs. For generations, skilled workers in Québec have supported the industries that under...

The American civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, has passed away. The sad news announced by his family today, Tuesday February 17 2026. He was 84 years old. Here is a biography of the iconic by the organisation he founded, the Rainbow...

President Emmanuel Macron of France recently delivered a very powerful speech in Munich, Germany. Here it is courtesy of Youtube: https://www.google.com/search?q=macron+spech+in+munich&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA1139CA1139&oq=macron+spech+in+munich&gs_lcrp=Eg...

Culled from Truth Media, Freetown, Sierra Leone By Emmanuel Mbowa Freetown, 8th February 2026- One of Sierra Leone's most distinguished and accomplished academics, Associate Prof. Miriam Conteh-Morgan, has been honoured with the 2026 Lifetime Achi...