President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra leone is in spending four days in London, United Kingdom, first to share his leadership strategies with the House of Lords on the COVID-19 pandemic and the current global economic crisis and later to meet private sector investors, according to State House. “As the pandemic spread and we […]
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The DOHANEWS has reported that Germany’s Antonio Rudiger, also Real Madrid’s defender, has agreed to donate a portion of his World Cup winnings to help Sierra Leonean children receive life-saving surgeries. With the World Cup approaching, Rudiger says his contributions to the BigShoe charity is a “matter of honor” and that he would “like to
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President Julius Maada Bio today encouraged youth to be innovative, learn from experts and network as they seek to become employers and job creators at the first National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair in Sierra Leone. Below is part of his keynote address to the over 500 young people who have converged on the
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Sierra Leone and many African countries at the Cop27 in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh have called on developed nations to stop talking and start acting on promises of financial support to help them tackle the fallout from climate change. Read the original story here The continent, which is home to
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Written by Babatunde A. Ahonsi, UN Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is among the 10 percent of countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, and presently one of the least able to cope with the effects. Unpredictable weather patterns, severe flooding, mudslides, and associated crop
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The Government of Sierra Leone is organising its first National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair, NYEEF, that will create a space for networking and learning for over 500 young women and men aged 18-35, drawn from across the country. This three-day event, which will be held from 15-17 November 2022, at the Freetown International
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· 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index® finds rule of law fell globally for 5th consecutive year · Authoritarian trends and some pandemic pressures continue in majority of countries · Sierra Leone’s score increased, ranks 16th out of 34 regionally WASHINGTON (26 October 2022) – For the fifth year in a row, the rule of law
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Ahead of the reopening of schools in September, parents across Freetown have expressed dismay over the hike in prices of school materials. Whereas, traders have also indicated that they sell based on how they buy their goods from the wholesalers. Edna May, a parent of two children told me that she could not buy all
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Thirteen years old Ibrahim Fornah sells second-hand clothes in the streets of Freetown so he could contribute to the buying of school materials ahead of the reopening of schools in September this year. Fornah told me that he spends the whole of the day in the streets of Freetown on an empty stomach, noting that
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In the early hours of Sunday, June 19 renowned fake degree whistle blower, John Idriss Lahai shaved his head in solidarity with Sierra Leonean rapper Boss LA. The hip-hop rapper was arrested on June 12 on robbery with violence charges, while in detention his dreadlocks were shaved. On Sunday evening June 19, John Idriss Lahai posted a video on
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