Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair of C40 Cities, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on 18 September 18, 2024, shared her insights on the future of urban sustainability and policy, Freetown’s progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goal, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities at the Imperial College’s Global Development Hub in London. To achieve the SDGs, she said,...Read More
By Helen Keller Intl For nearly 10 years, Boncapri Sesay has served as a peer educator, providing counseling and guidance to pregnant and breastfeeding women in her own community. Regularly hosting a group that meets under a mango tree in her rural village in Sierra Leone’s Northern Province, she is keen to share her knowledge about the...Read More
IMF completes credit facility arrangement with Sierra Leone By Alusine Sesay International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms that could be supported by a new 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, with requested access of SDR 187 million (about US$253 million), the...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura New Life Movie, a prominent film production company in Sierra Leone, has debuted its latest film, Fatima, aimed at supporting the government’s initiatives for girl child education, combating early marriage, and addressing gender-based violence. These issues significantly impact the progress of young girls in the country. Lamin Jalloh, known as Lamtec,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura and George M.O. Williams At least 16 people have died, and dozens were unaccounted for when a seven-storey building collapsed Monday morning in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, hospital sources said Thursday. Mr. Sinneh Kamara, Administrative Assistant University of Sierra Leone Connaught Teaching Hospital Complex, said the dead included five children. Rescue...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — On September 17, 2024, Acting Chief Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke opened the September High Court Criminal Calendar by initiating proceedings for 94 criminal cases at the Main Law Courts Building. The “call over” serves to take pleas from all accused individuals committed for trial by Magistrates’ Courts and those indicted with...Read More
As Africa works towards self-reliance in healthcare, the upcoming Pan African Supply Chain Awards on October 26 in Johannesburg, South Africa, present a unique opportunity to celebrate and incentivize excellence in local health product manufacturing. These awards are a pivotal part of the African Union’s goal of producing 60% of the continent’s vaccines by 2040,...Read More
The Gilpin Family in Sierra Leone, United States and the United Kingdom wishes to express our profound thanks and appreciation to all who joined us to honour the life and legacy of our dear father, grandfather and great-grandfather, George Walton Ekundayo Gilpin. Daddy was a man after God’s own heart. We would say of him.....Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Emmanuel Foyoh, better known as Artical Foyoh, a prominent artist from Freetown, is gearing up to release a new song titled “No Man is An Island,” aimed at promoting peace and unity in Sierra Leone. This release is part of his forthcoming Peace Album, produced by the renowned African music producer,...Read More
By George M.O. Williams When Musayeroh Barrie was appointed as the Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority, few skeptics raised an eyebrow. Eleven months on the job, the Sierra Leone aviation industry is finally taking off, with her as the captain. Madam Barrie is part of the new generation of U-40 leaders...Read More
