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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 […]

SOMEONE will write their name into the Wanderers history books this afternoon – and Medo Kamara is poised with the pen. Things could not have gone much better for the Sierra Leone international since he walked through the doors at the Reebok, triggering an incredible climb up the table since the start of February.  https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/wanderersnews/10399945.Medo_aims_to_make_his_mark/  

The Sierra Leone 52nd Independent carnival celebration in Banjul was greeted with glamorous performances from the Sierra Leonean community in The Gambia. This street carnival has now become a tradition to bring together Sierra Leoneans and non-Sierra Leoneans alike to celebrate in unity regardless nationality, political background, religioun, region and ethnicity and an attraction to […]

One of Sierra Leone’s greatest warriors who fought his way for the freedom of his people from the Colonial masters, Bai Bureh real photograph has been discovered.This find now puts the so many controversies on his face to rest.This information was on Tuesday disclosed in a press briefing held at the Ministry of Tourism and […]

Kei Kamara is set to return to parent club Sporting Kansas City after hisNorwich City loan expired. The 28-year old Sierra Leone international has been on loan with the Premier League outfit since the end of January but will head back to Sporting Park early this week. Kamara, who will be eligible for MLS selection this weekend, made […]

Kirkby-in-Malhamdale Primary School’s partnership with a school in Sierra Leone is to continue. It has just secured another Connecting Classrooms grant from the British Council, which will allow a further round of reciprocal visits this year. The partnership – part of the Global School programme – was launched last year after headteacher Gary McHale visited […]