Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Education, Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Republic of Sierra Leone, is the ‘Best Minister’ in the world. The announcement came at the World Government Summit 2023 in Dubai where he received an award in his honour from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime […]
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In some areas of the world, radios play an essential role in promoting development and raising awareness on a wide range of issues, from health to human rights. The radio waves can also be a powerful tool for promoting women’s leadership, as demonstrated by the Radio Nyapui (meaning ‘woman’ in the local idiom) station in
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Orange and the German Development Cooperation on Friday 10 February 2023 inaugurated the 14th “Orange Digital Center (ODC)”, in Sierra Leone, a digital ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation. Government and regulatory authorities attended the inauguration in the country, among them the German Ambassador, members of the board of Orange Sierra
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Let me set the records straight on a few issues surrounding NGC and KKY. I consider his spurt of anger and statements regarding meagre financial contributions by some “noisemakers” within the party unfortunate and probably made out of exasperation. Here are my thoughts. KKY (Kandeh Kolleh Yumkellah, National Grand Coalition party of Sierra
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The President of Sierra Leone, Dr Julius Maada Bio, has unveiled the country’s first-ever securitised multi-purpose identification card and identification verification system, saying that civil registration and vital statistics, CVRS, data is critical for policymaking. The West African nation becomes the sixth member state after Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Benin, and The Gambia to implement
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Commodity Trading Company (CTC), the new mega bauxite mining company, today, 29 January 2023, paid out SLE1.9 billion (old leones) as surface rent to residents and land-owning families in the Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms in the Port Loko District in conformity with the mines and minerals law of the country. Country Representative, Fassally Tarawally,
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Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone, Foday B. L. Mansaray, implored investors to maximize the country’s upstream potential during the Invest in African Energy reception in London on Thursday, organized by the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). Having launched its fifth licensing round last May, Sierra Leone (http://bit.ly/3EOMlXh) is seeking to advance in its nascent
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Jamaica and Sierra Leone are exploring plans to enter a joint partnership in a bid to widen their tourist catchment areas. The countries will look to increase their tourist figures as both regions – the Caribbean and Africa – reset and reconfigure their sectors following the pandemic. “With the strong historical and cultural
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Sierra Leone has presented Lawyer Musa Mewa as the first Sierra Leonean Amir to President Julius Maada Bio, after over 100 years of the biggest Islamic mission’s existence in the West African nation. “As a country, we are very proud of you. Your blend of leadership in our community is
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Sierra Leone Government has struck a deal with MOSIP to provide technical support to National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA, for the design, development and maintenance of a foundational ID system using open-source modules. The plan is for the IIITB, which developed MOSIP, to provide technical support to NCRA, so that the outcome of the pilot will
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