[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.

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...

By Stefano Kaburu, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Nottingham Trent University Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals....

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada today announced that he will travel to Washington, D.C., United States of America, on the evening of October 6, 2025, ahead of a working visit and meeting with the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump,...

Fear emotions By Gibril Koroma, Editor and Publisher 1. Don't joke with the emotions of other people. Dangerous. 2. A lot of things are happening. Be careful what you say and do. 3. If you accidentally clash with people quickly apologise and mov...

The international system is facing a rupture. This period of profound change is creating new challenges that Canada is confronting, and opportunities that we are well positioned to seize. At this hinge moment, Canada is building our strength at home...