With its investment of nearly $176 million in Sierra Leone’s port and rail facilities, ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) brings a bright future to the country. The funds will be used for the refurbishment of the Pepel-Tonkolili railway, Pepel Port, railway connectivity to Marampa Mines, passenger railway services, and a rail connection to […]
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The President of Sierra Leone, Dr Julius Maada Bio, has unveiled the country’s first-ever securitised multi-purpose identification card and identification verification system, saying that civil registration and vital statistics, CVRS, data is critical for policymaking. The West African nation becomes the sixth member state after Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Benin, and The Gambia to implement
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Food from Sierra Leone, where my dad’s from, has been a big part of my life. Sweet potato leaf stew is something my mum would cook all the time, it was my absolute favourite. Coming home after school to those home-cooked meals is a fond memory. See full details on I can cook. I love to make
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Commodity Trading Company (CTC), the new mega bauxite mining company, today, 29 January 2023, paid out SLE1.9 billion (old leones) as surface rent to residents and land-owning families in the Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms in the Port Loko District in conformity with the mines and minerals law of the country. Country Representative, Fassally Tarawally,
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By Ophaniel Gooding Acclaimed movie director, Tony Morgan, also known as Nelson Spykes, is set to unveil Sierra Leone’s first feature film, “Fatima My Bride,” at a film industry networking event on 28 January 2023. The event, which will take place at Paradise Garden in Lumley Beach, is focused on discussing ways to make money
The grand and bustling courtroom was filled with anticipation as the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone prepared to issue its ruling on the type of electoral system to be used in the upcoming June 2023 elections. The nation held its breath as the court deliberated for three hours before finally issuing its decision: the elections
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Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, Foday B. L. Mansaray, implored investors to maximize the country’s upstream potential during the Invest in African Energy reception in London on Thursday, organized by the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). Having launched its fifth licensing round last May, Sierra Leone (http://bit.ly/3EOMlXh) is seeking to advance in its nascent
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Jamaica and Sierra Leone are exploring plans to enter a joint partnership in a bid to widen their tourist catchment areas. The countries will look to increase their tourist figures as both regions – the Caribbean and Africa – reset and reconfigure their sectors following the pandemic. “With the strong historical and cultural
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Sierra Leone has presented Lawyer Musa Mewa as the first Sierra Leonean Amir to President Julius Maada Bio, after over 100 years of the biggest Islamic mission’s existence in the West African nation. “As a country, we are very proud of you. Your blend of leadership in our community is
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Sierra Leone Government has struck a deal with MOSIP to provide technical support to National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA, for the design, development and maintenance of a foundational ID system using open-source modules. The plan is for the IIITB, which developed MOSIP, to provide technical support to NCRA, so that the outcome of the pilot will
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