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A college tutor from North Ockendon is to pound the streets of Sierra Leone in aid of Streetchild. Father-of-two Daniel Raffo, who works as a sports BTEC teacher at Nescot in Epsom, Surrey, will run a marathon on May 26 in memory of childhood friend, Lance Corporal Nicky Mason. Read more:  https://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/Essex-teacher-run-Sierra-Leone-marathon-memory/story-18972117-detail/story.html#ixzz2TGTf03xh 

Sierra Leone and China have signed an agreement to implement multiple projects worth over $6 billion mainly in the mining and industrial sectors of the post-conflict nation. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Sierra Leone`s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources and the head of the China Kingho Energy Group Company. The Chinese company […]

London Mining (LON:LOND) produced record amounts of iron ore from its Marampa mine in Sierra Leone in the past three months as its ramp-up gathered momentum. Output totalled 706,000 wet metric tonnes (wmt) in the three months to March, a 29% increase on the previous three months while sales rose 52% to 589,000 wmt. Average daily […]

Delegates from across West Africa, including the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are set to commence a two-day Summit of the Knights of St. John International at the St. Anthony’s Hall in Freetown this morning.This is the first time that the ancient and noble Order of the Knighthood in […]

A sports tutor from North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) will run a marathon through Sierra Leone this month to raise money for a children’s charity and in memory of his friend. Daniel Raffo, 33, is running on May 26, in aid of Street Child, which works to build schools, train teachers and work […]

CNN Films’ “Girl Rising” documents extraordinary girls and the power of education to change the world. Watch June 16 on CNN. (CNN) — Sara lives in Sierra Leone and just wants to go to school. She left her village and her family to live with an aunt who is a teacher. Sara’s aunt supported her education and […]

Sierra Leone safely secured a play-off spot in the quarter-final of the African Advisory Council of Bronx, (AACB) 2013 fourth annual Bronx Week African Nations Tournament in New York Sunday after a lackluster goalless draw with South Africa.   (Photo: team Salone) Gliyoh Moses – Sierra Leone’s acting team president and coordinator said Sierra Leone could have […]

The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) started a five day Security Crisis Management Training Workshop on Monday 6th May 2013 at the Satanno House, Freetown. The Director General, SSLCAA, Badara Alieu Tarawally in an exclusive interview at his head office at Siaka Stevens Street, Freetown, told […]

As part of its 150 years celebrations today, 8th  May 2013, Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (SLRCS) joins other Red Cross Red Crescent Societies all over the world to mark 150 years of the International Red Cross Movement and the First Geneva convention. According the Secretary General of SLCRS, Mr. Emmanuel Tommy, said this years […]

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The U.S. State Department is sending a Minnesota hip-hop artist to Africa as part of a cultural exchange program. Toki (TOH’-kee) Wright will be in Sierra Leone for two weeks, starting Tuesday. Wright heads the hip-hop studies program at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. While in Africa he’ll […]