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In a bid to prepare students for the job market, the University of Sierra Leone in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme has commenced a three-day Professional seminar for awaiting grandaunts of the three constituent colleges. According to the Public Relations Officer of the University of Sierra Leone, Lola Aforo, the Professional Seminar is […]

Two Chinese construction companies have won the bid to construct first-class water facilities for three cities of Bo, Kenema and Makeni, with a grant of Sixty-One Million United States Dollars, spearheaded by the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO). Contract for the one-year six months water project was yesterday signed at the conference room of the […]

Backpackers – not just from Europe but from West Africa, too – could provide the boost Sierra Leone’s tourism needs, if enough natural beauty remains. Once prized for its pristine beaches, Sierra Leone used to be an attractive destination for tourists from around West Africa and beyond. Today, competition from other countries, poaching, deforestation, sand […]

As a contribution to this year’s World Literacy Day with the theme, Literacy for peace and prosperity, Pamoja network Sierra Leone held a conference for policy talk on Non-Formal Education in the country. With a network of 13 registered non -governmental organizations applying regenerated  literacy to empower communities to promote youth and adult education country […]

Sierra Leone international Kei Kamara is hoping he has made the right choice by joining English Championship side Middlesbrough. The 29-year old striker signed a two-year deal with Boro on transfer deadline day from Major league Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. https://www.businessghana.com/portal/sports/news.php?op=getNews&id=38728&news_cat_id=2

The Controller of Operations of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department Mr. Abdul Timbo has said that his department raised over 1.5 billion Leones . Within a month while responding to questions from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in parliament Tuesday 27th August. https://awoko.org/2013/09/13/sierra-leone-news-immigration-raises-le1-5billion-in-one-month/

Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Gennady Gatilov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and Andrey Kuzyaev. President of LUKOIL Overseas, yesterday held  in Sierra Leone the launch of drilling on the SL-5-11 block in the deepwater shelf of the West Africa. https://awoko.org/2013/09/13/sierra-leone-news-lukoil-starts-exploration-drilling-in-sierra-leone/

Head of Public Relations and Communications in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has disclosedthat the government is poised to send another military contingent to Somalia in early 2014. Col. M.M. Samura said the Ministry of Defence will soon commence the training of the second battalion that would replace the first one deployed […]

This summary presents perspectives from Civil Society in Sierra Leone on progress made and challenges experienced in relation to the national efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the extent to which MDG processes have provided opportunities to enhance participatory governance and civil society relations with government. Based on their reflections, Sierra Leonean […]

It’s a simple but classy occasion, the re-launch of Miss Sierra Leone Limited and launching of Miss Sierra Leone 2013 activities at the Sierra Light House Aberdeen.  Freetown, graced by eminent personalities and entertainment celebrities who have made proud attempts in flying the national flag internationally https://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/60537