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The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has revealed that Sierra Leone will play host to the first batch of Budapest-Bamako-Freetown Rally Finish Line 2024 event from 11 to 12th February 2024. The event which has been dubbed; the “Budapest-Bamako-Freetown Challenge” is the world’s largest amateur vehicular rally and Africa’s biggest humanitarian event. The rally comprises 670 participants including 2(two) Sierra Leoneans with over 300 vehicles arriving in Sierra Leone through Kambia on 11th February 2024 to Bureh beach where a Beach Carnival will be organized in their honour. On Monday 12* February, the teams will drive through Waterloo, Up…

On Friday, 2nd February 2024, the Minister of Finance, Sheku Fanta Madi Bangura, on behalf of the Sierra Leone government, signed a 17.5 million Euro grant financing agreement to support the Pro-Poor Peace Consolidation Growth Project (GPCYE). The Deputy Financial Secretary of the Multilateral Project Division, Morrie Momoh, who served as Chairman of the ceremony, in his introductory statement, welcomed the team from Germany and thanked the Ambassador and the German government for their continued support to the government and people of Sierra Leone. Mr Momoh continued that this is not the first time KFW, through the German government, has…

As the 30th edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba gets underway in Cape Town, South Africa, from 5th to 8th February 2024, the Sierra Leone delegation, led by the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma, is sparing no effort to highlight and showcase the vast mineral potential of the country to investors. Noting that the Mining Indaba is the foremost place for deal sourcing and corporate matchmaking for the African mining industry, Minister Napoleon explained that they are in Cape Town to take advantage of the most comprehensive gathering for investment, finance, innovation, and…

The Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Guinea and Sierra Leone, Alexey V. Popov, on Monday 05/02/2024, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament, Hon. Dr Abass Chernor Bundu, in his Chambers at Parliament building in Freetown. Welcoming the Russian Ambassador, Hon. Dr Abass Chernor Bundu said he was delighted and was looking forward to the Ambassador’s visit with great expectations. He recalled his last visit to Russia when Speakers from African countries were invited to grace an occasion by the authorities in Russia aimed at strengthening the continent’s relationship with the Russian…

On 14th August 2012, history was made in Sierra Leone when Africell became the first Telecommunications company in the Country to achieve the ISO 9001 Certification. Since its commencement of operations in Sierra Leone, Africell believed that building trust with our customers was central to achieving and maintaining our position as telecommunications market leaders in the country. The foundation of this trust we knew would be in delivering consistently high-quality services to our customers. This meant that our definition of quality of service was going to be based on world-class professional standards as validated by independent certification bodies and not…

Over a hundred aviation staff at the Freetown International Airport (FNA) have embarked on a strike over their salaries and working conditions, leading to flight delays and disruptions at the airport. The staff are protesting over low wages, with local workers reportedly being paid only $65 per month, a stark contrast to the reported $12,000 earned by international staff. The discrepancy in wages has triggered the protest, and the workers have vowed to continue the strike until their demands are met. The strike, which began on Sunday evening, saw all aviation staff leaving their posts, causing delays and operational difficulties at…

The Sierra Leone Football Association with support from FIFA and in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has today Monday, February 5th commenced a 3-day training workshop for over 50 Physical Education teachers at the Wusum Hotel in Makeni in preparation for the launching of the FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) Programme in Sierra Leone. The opening of the training was witnessed by the Acting General Secretary Mohamed Benson Bawoh, Technical Director Ibrahim Bah, Director of Sports at the Ministry of Sports Haroun Korji, Director of the National Institute of Sports at the National…

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi (right) and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the memorandum of understanding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 1, 2024 [Reuters/Tiksa Negeri] ByAbdi Aynte On January 1, a controversial memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. Purportedly, this agreement grants landlocked Ethiopia a 20km piece of coastal land for establishing a naval base and the right to build a commercial port. In return, Ethiopia said it intends to recognise Somaliland as an independent country, making it the…

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, flanked by the Italian PM, Giorgia Malone and the Italian President, Sergio Mattarella pose for a photo at the first Italy-Africa Summit in Rome. Last week, the Italian Prime Minister (PM), Giorgia Meloni, hosted a team of African leaders at the first Italy-Africa Summit in Rome. The highly anticipated summit sought to bolster Italy’s socioeconomic footprints in Africa and establish possible ways of venturing into more mutually beneficial social, political and economic ties with the continent. Over 45 African countries, including Sierra Leone, represented by the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Austin…

By Ibrahim Socialist Thullah Milton Margai Technical University on Saturday 4th February 2024, held a successful matriculation ceremony at the University’s main campus; the peace amphitheatre, at its Goderich campus; where the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Philip Kanu, admonished new students from the three campuses (Goderich, Congo Cross and Brookfields) to be steadfast in their commitments to education. He expressed gratitude to the staff of the University for providing the new students the opportunity to participate in the matriculation ceremony, as one of the criteria that certifies students to be legally eligible. In addition, Prof Kanu highlighted the historic transformation of the university as one…