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November 12, 2023- His Excellency, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has departed Saudi Arabia for Sierra Leone after fruitful meetings of mutual interest with some of his counterparts. President Bio also had very fruitful meetings with the Saudi Minister of Education, Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, and the leadership of some key institutions in the Kingdom. The President, together with the Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, the Foreign Minister, Timothy Kabba, ministers of Health, Trade, Agriculture and Tourism, held successful meetings with the Chief Executive Officers of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), ARAMCO-one of the world’s leading oil…

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Daniel Kanu has received his first call-up to the senior Sierra Leone national team. The 19-year-old academy graduate, who is currently enjoying a successful loan spell with National League side Southend United, has been named in Amidu Karim’s squad for his side’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Sierra Leone take on Ethiopia on Wednesday, November 15th (KO 7pm GMT) before facing Egypt on Sunday, November 19th (KO 4pm GMT). Congratulations and good luck, Daniel! Charlton fans can support the academy by signing up to the Valley Gold scheme. Valley Gold enables fans to support the club’s academy in unearthing the talents…

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His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has, in two separate developments, met His Excellency Dr Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, the Saudi Minister of Education and also engaged Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In his meeting with Dr Yousef Al-Benyan, President Bio paid tribute to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and expressed gratitude to the Government in Riyadh for supporting his country at all times. His Excellency spoke about the gains made in…

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Bunce Island (also spelled “Bence,” “Bense,” or “Bance” at different periods) is an island in the Sierra Leone River. It is situated in Freetown Harbour, the estuary of the Rokel River and Port Loko Creek, about 20 miles (32 kilometres) upriver from Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown. The island measures about 1,650 feet (502.9 metres) by 350 feet (106.7 metres) and houses a castle that was built by the Royal Africa Company in c.1670. Tens of thousands of Africans were shipped from here to the North American colonies of South Carolina and Georgia to be forced into slavery, and are the ancestors of many African Americans of the United States. Although the island…

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Description The Original Fourah Bay College building is located in the east end of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Fourah Bay College opened in 1827 as the first institution of higher learning in modern sub-Saharan Africa after the collapse of the one at Timbuktu. Until the Second War Fourah Bay College offered the only alternative to Europe and America for British colony West Africans who wanted a university degree. The Original Fourah Bay College is a four-story structure built of dressed blocks of laterite. Sierra Leone’s first coloured Governor, Staff Sergeant Major William Fergusson laid the building’s foundation stone…

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November 10, 2023- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba and the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Highness, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, have signed a General Cooperation Agreement, aimed at promoting cooperation between the two countries. The Agreement covers the areas of trade and investment, science and technology; the wider spectrum of economic and social opportunities in the two countries, including education, science, culture, mining, tourism, agriculture, infrastructure, sports, and the economy, among others. The foreign ministers of the two countries also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political…

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