New Airport becomes reality

Sierra Leone’s Transport and Aviation Minister, Leonard Balogun Koroma has informed officials of China Railway International Ltd, a Chinese company charged with the construction of a new airport in Mamamah. In the Port Loko district, that the airport project is currently a top priority project for the Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma and for […]

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erra Rutile boosts FBC Physics Dept.

The Nuclear Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, Fourah Bay College has been defunct for the past 30 years, owing to the lack of needed equipment to kick-start the lab which deals mainly with radiation and its attendant problems. Quite apart from the unavailability of equipment to furnish and refurbish the Nuclear Science Department since that […]

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As water Minister unveils roadmap… Clean & Safe Water by 2015

The Minister of Water Resources, Momodu Maligie, has said that his ministry has braced itself up with a robust roadmap that will challenge the Millennium Development Goal of ensuring at least 74% access to clean and safety water by 2015. The Conference Hall of the Ministry of Water Resources situated at 127 Kuku Drive, off […]

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Sierra Leone official suggests Amistad reparations

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An official of the west African nation of Sierra Leone is calling on the Spanish government to pay reparations to his country and New Haven over the revolt of African slaves aboard the Amistad. The New Haven Register reports ( ) that Alpha Kanu, a presidential spokesman, said New Haven […]

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The journey out of Africa

Michael Lamboi smiles. He likes his new nickname, although its power and significance is lost on those who only know the likeable 23-year-old as a football player at San Bernardino Valley College. “Hey, Africa, it’s time for practice.” “Africa, are these your pads?” https://blog.pe.com/college-sports/2013/09/21/football-the-journey-out-of-africa/

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More than a decade after civil war, Sierra Leone is still struggling Check out all the latest News, Sport & Celeb gossip at Mirror.co.uk https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/more-decade-after-civil-war-2291653#ixzz2fnjhqm6L Follow us: @DailyMirror on

Like many children in Sierra Leone, 13-year-old Kadiatu Kamara lost both her parents in the country’s decade-long civil war. But she is one of the lucky ones. Not only has she been given the chance of an ­education, she no longer has to fear the daily threat of rape – because her school is one […]

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