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World Bank: Sierra Leone Advances in Human Capital, Requires Sustainable Investment

Education, Health, Politics /

Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has launched the new World Bank report in Freetown titled: “Sierra Leone Human Capital Review: Maximizing Human Potential for Resilience and Inclusive Development”, welcoming its findings that Sierra Leone has made commendable strides in improving human capital development. The report also notes that the government has […]

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Sierra Leone’s Nyangai Island Is Disappearing

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The island of Nyangai off the coast of Sierra Leone is on the frontline of climate change. More frequent and intense weather has eroded Nyangai to a nubbin. But the crisis now unfolding on Nyangai is on a different scale. Over the past decade, the island has shrunk from roughly 2,300 feet long to just 560, according to The Atlantic. Today, Nyangai is disappearing before their very

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Meet the Designer Who’s Making Cool Sportswear

Entertainment, Sports /

Sierra Leone-born Foday Dumbuya combines classic British tailoring with West African influences to make the office—and the pitch—more stylish places. Originally published by Bloomberg and Mint Lounge. A constellation of celebrities and pop stars sat in the front row in February as fashion brand Labrum showed off its latest collection inside London’s Tate Britain museum. But it

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Sierra Leone’s First Lady Receives Global “WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD”

Gender, Politics /

Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, has been bestowed with the esteemed “WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD” by the prestigious Global Woman Award. This recognition, presented by Professor Pauline Long, CEO of the Global Woman Award, signifies Dr. Maada Bio’s exemplary dedication to championing the rights and welfare of women and girls

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr at Harvard Kennedy School’s  Leadership for System Change programme

Education, Gender, Politics /

Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was last week recognised by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship as an “Outstanding Public Social Intrapreneur of the Year 2023”, a sister organisation of the World Economic Forum and a leading global platform that promotes social innovation. As a Schwab Foundation Awardee, Aki-Sawyerr was invited to attend the “Leadership For

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Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone

Agriculture, Business, Economy /

New African Society (NAS), a youth-led Sierra Leone-based organization, is working for the development of self-sufficient communities to alleviate generations of poverty within the country. The organization offers services that promote the advancement of agricultural projects within the region, seeking to remedy a lack of opportunity for socioeconomic mobility and food insecurity.  “We have identified the

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OPINION: David Sengeh Confesses On Why He Cuts Dreadlocks

Opinions /

By David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone On Jan. 23, I represented my country’s government before the U.N. Security Council, where I called for a cease-fire in Gaza and justice for all parties. The following day, International Day of Education, I gave a lecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education on “radical inclusion,” a strategy for social

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Sierra Leone Must Confess Sins Against Environment

Environment, Health, Politics /

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has challenged citizens of the West African nation to treat their abuse of the environment as an “ecological sin”, which must be confessed. In his Sunday, March 17 homily during the Lenten Pilgrimage of his Metropolitan See, Archbishop Tamba Charles expressed concern that people are

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OPINION: Time To Fix Broken Food Systems – Sierra Leone’s President Bio

Agriculture, Opinions /

Countries must accelerate delivery of sustainable and healthy food systems, writes Julius Maada Bio, President of the Sierra Leone Food is what sustains us – or at least it should be. But our food systems are currently failing us at both an individual and planetary level. Rather than nourishing us with healthy, affordable food, a

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