By Desmond Tunde Coker The Central One Football Association (COFA) has indefinitely suspended the Bambara Town Community Football Team following a series of disciplinary infractions during their match against Fourah Bay Community in the ongoing COFA Inter-Community Champions League. The decision, announced by COFA’s Emergency Disciplinary Committee, has generated mixed reactions, with some residents of Bambara Town calling the ruling unjust and vowing to appeal. Incident During Match The match,...Read More
CSOs in Kambia Urge Government to Strengthen Security Measures to Combat Human Trafficking By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kambia, Sierra Leone – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Kambia district are urging the Sierra Leonean government to strengthen border security in an effort to combat the rising issue of human trafficking. The district, which shares over 300 porous border crossing points with Guinea, has become a hotspot for trafficking activities, with local...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The government of Sierra Leone on Friday impounded a private non-scheduled aircraft at the Freetown International Airport and all four people onboard have been held in custody, the Civil Aviation Authority said Friday. “At 11.54 pm on the 19th of September 2024, a private non-scheduled aircraft landed at FNA, without an approved landing permit. The said aircraft has been impounded by the State Security forces and...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Sierra Leone Urban Research Center (SLURC) on Thursday, September 19, 2024, convened a conference that is aimed at addressing the challenges in urban healthcare across Sierra Leone. The event themed “Bridging the Gap: Urban Health Transitions towards Just and Inclusive Cities,” gathered key partners, community stakeholders, and health researchers at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The conference marked the culmination of...Read More
By Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attachè- Sierra Leone Embassy Dakar, Senegal The Sierra Leone Embassy in Dakar, Senegal on Saturday. September 21, 2024, bade farewell to the Sierra Leone team that will be participating in the 2024 FIRST GLOBAL Challenge in Athens, Greece from September 26 – 29. Team Sierra Leone will be joining other youth from 190+ nations uniting in pursuit of global understanding and STEM education with this year’s...Read More
