Category: Int’l News
UNICEF Supports MBSSE to Strengthen Early Childhood Education Advocacy
By Lemuella Tarawallie The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to develop a comprehensive advocacy and communication strategy to strengthen Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Sierra Leone. The engagement, held at New Brookfields Hotel, brought together government officials, development partners, civil society actors, education stakeholders,…
President of Cabo Verde Receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador Ibrahim Turay
By Ishmael BayohInformation Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Dakar, Senegal Sáo Vincente, Mindelo, Cabo Verde, Thursday, February 26th, 2026 – His Excellency, President José Maria Pereira Neves of the Republic of Cabo Verde, on Thursday, 26th February 2026, received Letters of Credence from Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mr. Ibrahim Turay. The Sierra Leone Ambassador…
FAJ President Omar Faruk Calls for Stronger Media Systems to Safeguard Climate Information Integrity
The President of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), Omar Faruk Osman, has called for stronger and better-supported media systems across Africa to safeguard information integrity in the face of growing climate misinformation. Speaking at a high-level side event during the recent Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, convened by the Federation of…
Sierra Leone Celebrates Global Tourism Resilience Day with Youth at the Center
Over 200 students, lecturers, tourism practitioners, and private sector leaders gathered at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, to mark Global Tourism Resilience Day under the theme “Young Voices at the Core.” The event, led by Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Nabeela Farida Tunis, emphasized the critical role of young people in shaping…
Fourah Bay College Launches Countdown to 200th Anniversary
By Dr. Tonya Musa Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, today marked 199 years of academic excellence with a flag-raising ceremony at its Mount Aureol campus. The event brought together staff, alumni, students, and well-wishers to celebrate the college’s enduring legacy. Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Andrew described the occasion as a historic threshold,…
Bio Honours US Army General
By Marian Magdalene Bangura, Strategic Communication Unit MoICE In a grand ceremony marking Armed Forces Day, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio awarded Major General Paul Rogers of the United States Army with the prestigious Grand Commander of the Order of Rokel at the Julius Maada Bio Parade Ground on February 18, 2026. The award…
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Another Ramadan: Fasting or Feasting By Sheikh Alie Kallay Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali explains that there are three degrees of fasting. Ordinary fasting involves abstaining from food, drink, and sexual activity from dawn to sunset. Extraordinary fasting requires keeping all one’s senses and limbs free from sin, including the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and feet….
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Türkiye Continues Istanbul Tour
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Her Excellency Francess Virginia Anderson, PhD, has advanced her week-long working visit to Istanbul by securing strategic partnerships with leading textile manufacturers, including Tokman Fashion & Textile Garment Factory and Emon Men’s Clothing & Shirt Manufacturer & Store, in support of the upcoming Freetown Trade and Investment Tours. The engagements,…
Ambassador Francess Anderson Strengthens Economic Ties with Turkish Investors
Dr. Francess Virginia Anderson, PhD, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sierra Leone to Türkiye, together with staff members, has led a week-long working visit to Istanbul, the country’s commercial hub, engaging high-level Turkish private-sector investors as part of an intensified economic diplomacy drive. During a series of strategic meetings, Ambassador Anderson emphasized…
South African trio charged with Bolt driver’s murder filmed on dashcam
Three South Africans have been charged with murder following the killing of an e-hailing taxi driver, the manner of whose death, captured on dashcam footage, has shocked many people. A video shared widely on social media shows a man and a woman tussling with the driver, Isaac Satlat, who they appeared to be robbing. Satlat…