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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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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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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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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Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, Foday Mansaray, is expected at the upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris, France, on May 14-15 to promote the country’s upstream opportunities and available blocks. Though considered a frontier exploration market, Sierra Leone features a working petroleum system with four significant discoveries made
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Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has participated in the African Union high-level round table discussions on ‘Addressing Malnutrition: Catalysing Africa’s Transformation Through Enhanced Multi-Sectoral Investments’. At the ongoing 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit, the Hon. Vice President shared his government and country’s experiences over
Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Honourable Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, is in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, for the 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit which ends on Sunday 18 February 2024. He was received on Friday at the Bole International Airport by the country’s Minister of Mines
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the European Union, will today Thursday 18 January 2024, hold a technical roundtable on the Sierra Leone Cocoa Sector, at the Mamba Point Lagoonda Hotel, as part of its engagement with the Government of Sierra Leone and the private sector. In
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Sierra Leone’s National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA, has called on citizens and residents in the West African nation to acquire biometric national ID cards introduced early last year for security purposes and ease of accessing public services. Personalization for the cards with ICAO-compliant biometrics and public key infrastructure for signing that data is provided by X Infotech,
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In towns like Tonka, farmers seek advice from paralegals and human rights organizations to take advantage of legislation that can protect them from large corporations Aminata Bangura balances a banana tree on her head as she carefully descends a steep, slippery slope. Barefoot, she looks for firm ground in the mud. All around her are
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