By Gregory Simpkins When the United Nations General Assembly reconvened in September, there was a renewed call for Africa to assume at least one permanent seat...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Eritrea: Honestly, I wasn’t even asking for the spotlight. Chad: Hey, I just held an election not too long ago. And wait...
Rice holds deep cultural significance in Sierra Leone, where a meal without rice is considered incomplete. However, surging rice prices have forced many to sacrifice other...
Renowned for his notable performances in acclaimed series such as The Wire and Luther, British actor Idris Elba is embarking on a new venture: the development...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last year – 2023 – was a busy one for Africa as far as elections were concerned. Multiple states in different geopolitical...
By Gregory Simpkins The African ‘coup train’ keeps on rolling with the latest coup attempt in Sierra Leone. This time, however, the coup was thwarted before...
AP | Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office, receiving 56.17 percent of ballots cast and narrowly clearing the threshold...
By Christina Mammone Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002. They also mark a decade...
AP | With mounting frustration due to an ailing economy, rising unemployment and looming deadly protests, Sierra Leoneans are heading to the polls on Saturday, June...
AFP | Sierra Leone passed a law Thursday requiring public and private entities to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women, in a bid to...
Sierra Leone on Friday lifted crippling nationwide restrictions on movement put in place at the height of the Ebola crisis, amid signs that the deadly epidemic...
Actor Idris Elba and a host of international soccer stars of Africa origin have launched a public awareness campaign on Wednesday to help halt Ebola epidemic...
Sierra Leone has sealed off the borders with Liberia and Guinea in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, the government spokesman said on Tuesday....
When Ebola hit Uganda two years ago, the country’s president quickly went on national TV and urged Ugandans to avoid touching each other. Health officials speedily...
Liberia has closed all but 3 land border crossings, restricted public gatherings and quarantined communities heavily affected by the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation....
Ebola is continuing to spread in three West African countries and the death toll in the outbreak has risen to more than 330. Health officials are...
Sierra Leone has announced a state of emergency in the Kailahun district from the outbreak of the Ebola virus which has claimed 17 lives, banning public...
According to Dr. Kaifala Marah, Sierra Leone’s Finance and Development Minister, the current G7+ countries will be gathering together to help one another in Sierra Leone....
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is set to hit 5.2 per cent, up from 4.7 per cent, the World Bank has said. “This performance is boosted by...
The International Monetary Fund’s first review of Sierra Leone’s economic program concluded that the country is making good progress. This follows after the IMF approved a...
The Republic of Sierra Leone has conducted talks with Mubadala Development Company on investing in the country’s mining sector. “Mubadala is a potential strategic mining partner...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that Liberia has confirmed 2 cases of the deadly Ebola virus that is suspected to have killed at...
West African nations are working to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus suspected to have killed at least 59 people in Guinea, with symptoms...
Former president of Sierra Leone., Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. PHOTO/File Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, the former president of Sierra Leone who oversaw the end of the country’s brutal...
Former Liberia President Charles Taylor. PHOTO/AFP An international war crimes court upheld the conviction and 50-year sentence of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for aiding rebels...
Former Liberia President.,Charles Taylor.PHOTO/File Prosecutors urged judges Tuesday to reject former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s appeal against his war crimes conviction and 50-year prison sentence, saying...
Newly re-elected Sierra Leone President., Ernest Koroma Newly re-elected Sierra Leone president, Ernest Koroma, has hinted that he will be naming his new cabinet immediatley after...
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma celebrates his electoral victory. PHOTO/AFP (Reuters) – Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma won re-election in November 17 polls with...
Kelvin Doe. PHOTO/Paula Aguilera, MIT Media Lab At the age of 13, Kelvin Doe, while living in Sierra Leone created batteries and generators using materials he...
Sierra Leone’s governing party said Monday it was confident that incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma would win the weekend election without the need for a second...
Sierra Leone readied Friday for a high-stakes election in which incumbent Ernest Koroma is seeking a second term in what is billed as a tight race...
Wilfred Sam-King founder and CEO Sam-King Group Wilfred Sam-King is the founder and CEO of the Sam-King Group, which he founded in 1998 IN Sierra Leone....
Sierra Leone is a country on the rise. Sierra Leone suffered a decade-long brutal war that ended in 2002. The country’s gross domestic product GDP is...
Former Liberia President Charles Taylor. PHOTO/AFP In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of aiding and abetting war...
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) as met with its African member states, as part of its continental fundraising efforts. The consultations on the fringes of...
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has named retired Brig. Gen. Julius Maada Bio as its candidate for presidential elections next year. The...
