By David Waddell, BBC News Hollywood actor Idris Elba has a “big dream” for Sierra Leone, the West African nation where his father was born – to regenerate a beautiful island off its coast and turn it into an eco-friendly “smart city”. “Originally we went there thinking how could we bring tourism to the most […]
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Photo Credit: Photo credit: Parker Diakite Kadiatu “KK” Kamara is Sierra Leone’s only female surfer. She is ranked as a top surfer in West Africa after coming in second place at her most recent competition in Liberia. She didn’t know she would make it this far. Statistically speaking, becoming a professional surfer wasn’t supposed to be
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Sierra Leone may be a small country on Africa’s Atlantic coast, but it is part of China’s big ambitions to break its dependency on Australia and Brazil for its iron ore. More than 80 per cent of China’s iron ore comes from Australia and Brazil but Beijing wants to de-risk that supply. And the West African nation, along with other
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Whittington medic’s book wins prize for human rights writing Benjamin Brown in Sierra Leone A WHITTINGTON consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist’s book has won a prestigious prize for human rights writing. Benjamin Brown’s Belly Woman: Birth, Blood and Ebola tells the story of how he took time out from the Highgate hospital to help young women give birth
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Film star Idris Elba, who is leading the construction of a smart city in Sierra Leone, says he took on the project to change the stereotypical perception of Africa. Elba is building the eco-city on the rural Sherbro Island off the coast of West Africa along with Siaka Stevens, a grandson of Sierra Leone’s former
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A rising star from Mile 38, a small rural community in the Koya Chiefdom, northwestern Sierra Leone, has made a remarkable debut for the National Under-17 team as the first-choice goalkeeper, showcasing her talent and expressing her optimism for the future. The West African nation is hosting the Under-17 women’s team from neighbouring Liberia in
Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has highlighted improvement in the country’s surgical volume rates when he addressed the Conference of the West African College of Surgeons, a four-day gathering of over 500 surgeons, some of whom will perform free surgeries and train local health workers from across the country. The small
By Chernor M. Jalloh In the aftermath of Mrs. Rassie Bah’s passing, we are filled with profound sorrow. Affectionately known as the “Iron Lady,” Mrs. Bah served as the Deputy National Youth Leader of the Fullah Progressive Union (FPU), leaving an enduring impact on our community and Sierra Leone. Mrs. Bah epitomized strength, compassion, and
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Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has engaged the Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and urged them to step up to their responsibilities and become a mover of commerce and economic progress in the country. “I requested a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce. The purpose was first to
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Today, Kadiatu is wearing a stunning blue dress as she goes about her business. The hospital is big and clean, with the warmth of wood furniture and big, covered porch areas in the front and back. It has examination rooms and a delivery room that, while spare, are welcome sights for people seeking treatment. This
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