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Dr Alhaji Umar Njai poses with his mentee, Abubakar Sesay at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi. Photo credit, Project 1808

Project 1808 Founder, Mentee, Among Sierra Leone Representatives in 1st Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi

September 11, 2023

The Founder ofProject 1808 Inc, Dr. Alhaji U. N’jai and a student scholar and mentee Abubakarr Sesay, were among the...

Prof. Osman Sankoh is seeking collaboration with China to transform UNIMTECH as a center of excellence. Image, Stats SL

UNIMTECH aspiring to be known as quality education provider – Mallam O

September 6, 2023

Wang Qing, Chinese AMbassador to Sierra Leone, visits UNIMTECH on Wednesday, September 5, 2023. Photo Credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters The...

President Julius Maada Bio attends the launch of a climate change initiative alongside his Kenyan counterpart in Nairobi on Monday, September 4, 2023. Photo credit, State House Communications, Freetown

Sierra Leone to replicate Kenya’s “innovative” climate change initiative

September 5, 2023

Sierra Leone will learn from Kenya and replicate the East African nation’s home grown approach to dealing with the impact...

Sarah Van Horne, Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy in Freetown. Photo credit, Courtesy.

Sierra Leone: US considering further actions after visa ban – Embassy spokeswoman

September 1, 2023

The United States is considering further actions beyond just visa restrictions against people deemed responsible for elections related malpractices in...

President Julius Maada Bio. Photo credit, Government of Sierra Leone.

2023 Elections: US to impose visa ban on Sierra Leone government officials

August 31, 2023

Officials responsible for undermining democracy in Sierra Leone will be banned from entering the US, the United States government said...

A school pupil being injected with the HPV vaccine at the FAWE Secondary School for girls in Soldier Town, in the East end of Freetown.

Girls at risk of HPV transmission: Vaccinations eliminate cervical cancer

August 30, 2023

By Emma Black The Freetown Secondary School for Girls, known fondly as “FSSG”, is a haven for pre-adolescent and teenage...

Youths playing football in Kingtom, Freetown. Photo credit: Emma Black

Men don’t know risks of HPV, virus transmission and cancer

August 30, 2023

By Emma Black The group of young men gathered under a makeshift overhang known as an “ataya base”, in downtown...

Sierra Leone: Fighting fake news during elections

August 28, 2023

In Sierra Leone, elections have always been a divisive affair. But with social media and fake news, the stakes have...

A photo collage of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu and Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio

Sierra Leone to open embassy in Jerusalem – Reports

August 25, 2023

Sierra Leone could be the first African and Muslim majority nation to open an embassy in Jerusalem, thereby endorsing the...

Members of the Koinadugu College’s management pose in the Kabala campus. Photo credit, Project 1808.

Koinadugu College to commence full academic operations in September