Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, Madrid’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles has said. “We will not authorise the use of Morón and Rota [military bases] for any acts related to the war in Iran,” she said, adding that Spain had “made this clear to the American government from…
Three people, two women and a man, have been confirmed dead after a three-storey building that was being used as a church collapsed on worshippers in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, on Sunday. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak said 20 others, most of them women and children, had been rescued and were being treated in various hospitals….
The United Nations Youth Office has announced the official mission of its Head and Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Youth Affairs, Dr. Felipe Paullier, to Sierra Leone from 30 March to 6 April 2026. The visit is aimed at strengthening collaboration with national stakeholders and advancing the youth development agenda in the country. During his week-long…
Thirteen personnel of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) are set to be deployed to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) at the end of March 2026. The team, made up of ten men and three women, will join international peacekeepers working to maintain peace and stability in South Sudan. Before their departure, the…
One of the key military figures convicted of crimes against humanity for his involvement in Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre has died in custody, authorities say. Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité – also known as Toumba – died early on Wednesday in hospital following a medical emergency, the prison administration said. He was serving a 10-year sentence for…
A court in Paris has sentenced prominent Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in jail for raping three women, two years after he was given a jail term for a separate rape offence in Switzerland. The French rape case unfolded in 2017, when two of the three women came forward during the Me Too…
By Claudia Redwood-Sawyerr Future Perspectives, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, on Friday 13th March hosted the West Africa Youth Symposium at the Miatta Civic Centre. The high-level engagement aimed to inspire young people to play an active role in shaping Africa’s future economy. The symposium brought together about 100 young…
By Mariama Bundu Law students from the Faculty of Law, Fourah Bay College participated in a constitutional dialogue at the Embassy of the United States in Sierra Leone on March 12 in Freetown. The event formed part of the Freedom 250 series marking the lead-up to the 250th anniversary of American independence and was themed…
By Alie Sonta Kamara The Sierra Leone Under-19 Women’s Team on Wednesday raced for a decisive blow and thumped the West Central African side Cameroon by nine wickets to go third in the ongoing two-slot campaign of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Division m 2 Qualifier in Kampala, Uganda. Cameroon scored 37…
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya’s main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital Nairobi after authorities discovered a large consignment of live ants in his luggage…
