By Alhaji Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Embassy of Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia The Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Ulukbek Maripov, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed Barrie at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Riyadh. During the visit, Ambassador Barrie welcomed his counterpart and reaffirmed…
Hon. Bernadette Wuyatta Songa, President of the Sierra Leone Female Parliamentary Caucus (SLeFPaC), has described Parliament’s constitutional review process as a key nation-building exercise aimed at strengthening equality, justice, dignity, and inclusion for women in Sierra Leone. She made the remarks during a two-day engagement on the Constitutional Amendment Act 2025, where women parliamentarians gathered…
Panini will no longer provide its World Cup sticker albums after the 2030 tournament, ending a partnership of 60 years with Fifa. The publisher has produced the books and stickers since the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. Football’s world governing body has signed a new deal with Fanatics, owner of collectibles brand Topps, which will…
Federico Valverde was taken to hospital with a head injury after an alleged dressing room incident with Real Madrid team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni, just three days before they face a crunch title match against rivals Barcelona. Real later said in a statement they had opened disciplinary proceeding against the pair “following the incidents that occurred this…
An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said. Maria van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the World Health Organization (WHO), told a news briefing that it was not the same situation as six years ago with Covid-19, because hantavirus spreads…
Rwandan singer Aimable Karasira has died as he was being released from prison in Kigali, according to the Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS). The RCS said he had died at Nyarugenge Hospital after he had allegedly overdosed on his prescription medication. RCS spokesperson Hillary Sengabo later said Karasira was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and poor…
By Mohamed Sheriff, Information Attaché, Geneva, Switzerland Sierra Leone has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening intellectual property (IP) as a driver of innovation, creativity, and economic growth during the 36th Session of a committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. In his remarks, Mr. Ibrahim Sam Johnson, Senior Registration Officer at the…
By Lemuella TarawalllieThe opposition All People’s Congress has, on Tuesday 5th May 2026, returned to the House of Parliament and declared its readiness to re-engage Parliament with a firm stance on electoral transparency, accountability, and democratic integrity, following what is described as “critical interventions” by international moral guarantors.During a press engagement at the Office of…
The opposition Members of Parliament from the All Peoples Congress (APC) have officially returned to parliamentary proceedings after weeks of boycott, marking a significant step toward restoring legislative normalcy in Sierra Leone’s governance process. The lawmakers resumed sittings on Tuesday, 5th May 2026, where they were formally welcomed by the Speaker of Parliament, the Right…
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has officially relaunched Sierratel as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) through a strategic partnership with Africell, marking the return of the state-owned telecom company to Sierra Leone’s communications market. The relaunch took place on Tuesday 5 May 2026 at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown and is aimed at…
