Mandarin language teacher Liu Mei (right) helps a local student at the Confucius Institute in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during a class for Fourah Bay College Secondary School students on Oct 15. PHOTO BY SAIDU BAH/AFP In a small yard in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone on the southern coast of West Africa, dozens of students practiced...Read More
By George M.O. Williams In a major move to bolster technical education and agricultural productivity, the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education has officially launched the UNESCO-funded Better Education for Africa’s Rise Project (BEAR-3) at the Eastern Technical University in Kenema. The five-year initiative, financed by South Korea’s Ministry of Education, is aimed at transforming Sierra...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Sierra Leone Association of the Deaf marked the International Week of the Deaf and the International Day of Sign Language at Freetown’s Peace Museum, rallying for enhanced inclusivity and accessible services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Bringing together advocates, government officials, and community members, the event...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone, November 4, 2024: President Julius Maada Bio reiterated his commitment to sustainable energy and climate resilience as he opened the 2024 National Dialogue on Climate Resilience and Energy Transition at the Bintumani International Conference Center in Freetown. The conference which is organised by the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change,...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh In an ongoing embezzlement trial, Philip Vanjah, a businessman on Monday, November 4, 2024, was arraigned before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No 2 on one count of embezzlement, contrary to section 17 (1) (b) of The Larceny Act 1916. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on a date...Read More
