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China’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. Wang Qing and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Musa Timothy Kabba In an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Government of The People’s Republic of China and The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Chinese Government has granted the sum of 100 million RMB Yuan (an equivalent of $13m) to the Government and the people of Sierra Leone. The grant agreement was signed Wednesday, November 29, by the Republic of Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Musa Timothy Kabba, and the Peoples Republic of China’s Ambassador…

The Women’s Forum Sierra Leone (WF-SL), the national umbrella female organization in the country, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and support from the Peace Building Fund, on Friday 1st December 2023 ended a day’s engagement on the project titled, ‘Policy Engagement with Security and Justice Sectors to provide protection, access to justice for Girls and Women and access to referral pathways’ at the Freetown City Council Conference Room 311 on Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown. Other partners are the World Vision and UNWomen. The 100 participants were drawn from Paramount Chiefs in Kono, Karene Bombali and…

Tony O. Elumelu C.F.R. in conversation with Dr Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation, at the TEF-UBA high-level Roundtable, at the ongoing COP28 conference in Dubai. – Tony Elumelu Foundation Hosts US Administration, WTO, UNDP, IFC, UNICEF, Rockefeller Foundation Leaders – Champions equitable partnerships to catalyse a new generation of green entrepreneurs. – Announces partnership to fund young African entrepreneurs in the Green sector with Ikea Foundation, Dutch Government, and UNICEF Generation Unlimited. – Secures commitments to support Africa’s youth to drive climate resilience from World Trade Organisation, World Bank, UNDP, Government of Sweden, IFC, US State…

Wins Bank of the Year Africa 2023 2. Subsidiaries Come Top in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mozambique, the Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. Lagos, Nigeria; Africa’s Global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its prowess on the international stage as it clinched nine prestigious awards at The Bankers Awards 2023, organized by The Banker Magazine – a publication of Financial Times of London, the world’s leading business newspaper. The prestigious awards presented to the Bank at a ceremony in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, included the highly coveted Bank of the Year Africa…

The President and Chief Executive Officer of Iranian-based Company Arman Tejarat Sabz Saei-Farhad Torabi has expressed a keen interest in expanding operations in the West African Country of Sierra Leone. Farhad Torabi was speaking in a meeting with the Sierra Leone Ambassador to Iran, Alie Badara Kamara who welcomed the idea as a very smart choice for many reasons. He said the Country has a vast land with possible raw materials to power industrial chains, labour is in abundance etc. When established, the factory will focus on the Food Industry, Building Design and Materials, Cosmetics, machinery, Spare parts and consumables…

By Babatunde Ahonsi As I end my tour of duty in Sierra Leone as the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UN RC), I can say that all things considered, I have far more to remember not to forget than to forget. The last 38 months did throw up multiple external shocks and a few unwholesome internal dynamics that adversely impacted Sierra Leone. But even with the grave breaches of state security on 26th November, these months have largely been a fruitful experience for me leading the UN country team in its efforts to support and accompany the country’s quest for sustainable…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received a high-powered delegation from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria following Sunday’s security breach and attack on the armoury at Wilberforce Barracks in Freetown. The team, which included Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, its Chief of Defence Military Intelligence, Major General Emmanuel Udiandeye and President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, paid a solidarity visit to the President. The delegation conveyed a message of solidarity from the Chairman…

The U.S. Embassy has called for those responsible for the November 26 heinous attacks in Freetown to be held accountable by due process and the rule of law. In a statement, the U.S. Embassy strongly supports President Bio in his call for national unity and urges all Sierra Leoneans to set aside their differences and work together in the national interest. “We honour and remember those who gave their lives on Sunday in defence of Sierra Leone’s Constitution and government. We call for those responsible for these heinous attacks to be held accountable by due process and the rule of…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has concluded a Consultative Summit of the African Union (AU), in his capacity as Coordinator of the AU Committee of Ten (C-10) Heads of State and Governments on the reform of the United Nations Security Council. The fifth summit, hosted by H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, primarily deliberated on the reviewed eighteen years of activities of the Committee, and acknowledged that significant advancements had been made in canvassing support for the Common African Position, CAP, as espoused in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration. In…

Sierra Leone’s NLE 200,000 annual multimedia grant for excellence in news and online journalism, photojournalism, and content creation, is back! Freetown, Sierra Leone (24 November 2023) – Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Vickie Remoe Prize for Journalism and New Media. This prestigious annual grant awards NLE 200,000 ($10,000 approx.) to outstanding multimedia practitioners and content creators in Sierra Leone. The Vickie Remoe Prize is open to Sierra Leonean citizens residing in the country. We strongly encourage women and persons living with disabilities to apply. Exciting changes have been made to the prize categories. A new category has…