Mass Communications graduate Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr. is the first VCU alum and Sierra Leonean to receive the honor. Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr., a poet, actor and storyteller and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow in support of his continued education as he pursues a Master of […]
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The number of food insecure people, apart from the most affected in Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone in West Africa as well as countries in Central Africa is projected to increase by 400% to a five-year high of 55 million for the 2024 June to August lean season. The March 2024 Cadre Harmonisé food
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Vice President in charge of Congressional and Public Affairs in the United States of America, Aysha House, on Friday 12 April 2024 sent a Congressional Notification outlining the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s intent to negotiate a $480,669,000 Millennium Challenge Compact with the Government of Sierra Leone. The proposed compact will assist the Government of Sierra Leone
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Voters in 19 countries, including in three of the world’s largest democracies as well as Sierra Lone, are widely skeptical about whether their political elections are free and fair, and many favor a strong, undemocratic leader, according to a study released today Thursday 11 April 2024 and reported by Associated Press. The report by the International
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Sierra Leone, a small but ambitious nation in West Africa, is at full throttle with its digital transformation efforts, and its Modular Open Source Identity Platform or MOSIP-based foundational identity system is the nucleus of this undertaking, according to an official with the country’s ID authority. The Deputy Director of ICT at the National Civil Registration Authority
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Despite the important advances in recent decades in terms of child mortality – the global rate has decreased by 51% since 2000 –, still today a child dies every 6 seconds before reaching the age of five, or in other words, 4, 9 million every year. Most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan African countries. Given
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Sierra Leone is gearing up to host a ground-breaking Conference on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS, on the Peace and Security aspect of Autonomous Weapons Systems under the leadership of President Julius Maada Bio. Scheduled to take place in Freetown from April 17th and 18th, 2024, this conference, a collaborative effort between
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Besides financial inclusion, digitalization, and employment, Sierra Leone seeks to cooperate with Togo on maritime and logistics fronts. On Monday, April 8, David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, covered the topic with Togo’s Minister of Maritime Economy. I am delighted to have welcomed the Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, @dsengeh, during his visit
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A pan-African initiative supporting science granting councils has boosted Sierra Leone’s National Science, Technology and Innovation Council, helping it gain international recognition and relevance, the Sierra Leonean science council chair has said. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr, chair of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Technical and Higher Education’s National Science, Technology and Innovation Council (NSTIC) – a member council of the
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Sierra Leone is doubling down on its mission to attract more visitors – we speak to the general manager of the National Tourist Board for the latest updates Vibrant West African culture, verdant landscapes, and pristine beaches… Sierra Leone holds plenty of appeal for adventurous travellers looking to explore somewhere relatively undiscovered. And it’s becoming
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