By Sallieu S. Kanu A high-level symposium on China-Africa Relations, with the theme, “China and Africa: Past, Present and Future”, was organized by the Africa Young Voices (AYV) Media Empire from the 8th to the 9th September, 2022. Held at the AYV Media Empire Conference Room on Tower Hill in Freetown, the symposium was moderated...Read More

Josep Borrell I am traveling this week to Africa, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections between people, shaping the collective security of the continent and investing in Africa’s greatest resource: its youth. On all of this,...Read More

By Alimatu Jalloh Honorable Mohamed Bangura, a politician and 63yr old Yabom Sesay a journalist and chairlady of the All Peoples Congress  Party were on Wednesday September 7, 2022 remanded in custody by Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No 1  on charges of insulting behavior, intimidation, riotous conduct and obstruction of police duty....Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker On Wednesday September 7th, 2022 Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC ) engaged two communities at the YMCA hall at fourth Street in Freetown to disseminate information on its findings for the past three years. Sierra Leone Urban Research Center (SLURC),  is a globally connected urban research centre which was created...Read More

By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Thursday, September 8, 2022, launched a five-year Education Sector Plan for Sierra Leone (2022-2026) at the Bintumani International Conference Centre in Freetown. The launching which was themed: “Transforming Learning for All”, brought together development partners, local actors in the educational sector and students...Read More

A new report has found that over 400 women from Sierra Leone working as domestic workers in Oman were victims of human trafficking. The report published today by Do Bold, a non-profit that promotes the rights of migrant workers, reveals systemic and widespread abusive practices against these women including forced labour. Many experienced deceptive recruitment,...Read More

Ms. Zara Ahmed Kargbo, a resident of No. 4 Nurse Horton Drive, Brookfields in Freetown, who is also a fashion designer has been dragged to court by her business partners; Tenneh, Ruth and Martha on a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Zara Ahmed Kargbo is before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Haroun Conteh, a driver and businessman, was on Thursday, September 8, 2022 sent to jail by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No3 for allegedly causing grievious bodily harm to one Moses Kamara. The accused was arraigned on three counts of wounding with intent. According to the charge on count one...Read More

By Alimatu Jalloh  Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court Judge who doubles as the President of Judicial and Legal Training Institute, Honourable Justice Emmanuel Ekundayo Roberts was on the 7th of  September, 2022 elected Vice President of the West African Region of Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges’ Association.  It should be noted that in the past Sierra Leone...Read More

Professor Kelleh G. Mansaray has on Wednesday 6th September 2022 been approved as the highest scoring interviewee among the four applicants for the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor, FBC and was approved for appointment as the Head of FBC Campus and IPAM respectively with effect 1st October 2022. The Court of the University of Sierra...Read More