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Bintumani Conference Centre, Freetown, Thursday, 10 April 2025 – His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio today officially launched the 10th Ordinary Session of the African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) Mining Week, hosted for the first time in Sierra Leone.…

Some cases were related to activism and participation in protests against Gaza war, others were for ‘minor crimes’More than 600 international students and recent graduates in the US have had their visas revoked or their legal status changed by the…

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Vice President 1, Harold Nat-Johnson, together with the Chairman of the North-Eastern Regional Football Association and SLFA Executive Committee Member, Brima Jalloh, today attended the solemn laying-out ceremony of the late John Kiester Snr.…

If you overstay your U.S. visa, you could face a permanent ban on traveling to the United States. Consular officers have full access to your immigration history and will know about past violations. There is no such thing as an…

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By Ayodele Deen ColeThe United Kingdom Development Finance Institution and Impact Investor, has recently announced a $50m trade finance facility covering Sierra Leone and six other African nations under a Master Risk Participation Agreement (MPRA).The $50 million facility will enable…

By Ayodele Deen ColeIn 2021, the government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) signed a US$55 million partnership agreement with the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the construction of an industrial fish harbor complex with transshipment facilities.The complex which…

The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA), in partnership with the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), is set to roll out a strategic training program targeting 500 young seafarers. This initiative will focus on the…

A delegation from the World Bank and the Sierra Leone Digital Transformation Project (SLDTP) on Wednesday, 09/04/2025, gave a comprehensive update to the Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas on the digitalization of the Parliament of Sierra Leone. The delegation told…

At the C40, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported Communications Directors Convening in Phoenix, Arizona, I had the opportunity to present Freetown’s Tree Planting Initiative, an innovative climate solution that also tackles youth unemployment,…