Senegalese President Receives Sierra Leone Envoy

On November 14, 2024, President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye of Senegal formally received Letters of Credence from Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Ambassador, H.E. Ibrahim Turay, at the Palais de la République in Dakar. Ambassador Turay, a seasoned professional with over eight years of experience in Senegal, previously served as a Fisheries Expert and Monitoring Specialist…

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SLRA Director General Announces Road Reconstruction Deal for Mabang-Moyamba Corridor

Ing. Alfred Jalil Momodu, Director General of the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), has announced a major step forward in the country’s infrastructure development with a new financing agreement to reconstruct the Mabang-Moyamba-Gbangbatoke Junction Road. The 86-kilometre project, expected to start soon, will take two years to complete, followed by a one-year defect liability period….

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Freetown Mudslide: Seven Years On

By: Fatima Muhammad On August 14, 2017, a devastating mudslide struck Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, claiming over 1,000 lives and displacing countless others. Triggered by intense rainfall, the disaster caused a catastrophic collapse of a hillside, leading to severe flooding and landslides that wreaked havoc on the city’s infrastructure and homes. This tragedy…

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Seven-story building collapses in Nairobi, nearby tenants evacuated

Residents of a seven-story apartment in Nairobi narrowly escaped disaster after the building, located in Kahawa West, suddenly collapsed, leaving the structure in ruins. Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja confirmed that evacuation notices had been issued to the tenants last week by the County Planning Department. The Kenya Red Cross reported that two people were rescued…

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Sierra Leone Ministry Plans Public Service Overhaul Strategy

By: Edward Dictionary Caulker The Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs recently convened a consultative meeting with Provincial Secretaries and Chief Administrators of Local Councils to spearhead a new Public Service Transformative Strategy. This initiative aims to enhance local governance effectiveness and efficiency. The meeting, attended by senior officials from both the ministry and…

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President Bio: Free Quality Education and Feed Sierra Leone – Pathways to Human Capital and a Secure Future

By: Edward Dictionary Caulker President Julius Maada Bio addressed a crucial question posed by a concerned citizen during a Presidential town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Bintumani International Auditorium. The citizen asked, “Why did you initially campaign on the promise of free quality education and then shift your focus to the…

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Survivor Search After South India Mudslides

Rescuers worked tirelessly, pulling people from the debris after multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India resulted in 49 fatalities. Many others are feared trapped under the debris, with rescue operations hampered by bad weather. The landslides struck hilly villages in Kerala state’s Wayanad district early Tuesday, destroying numerous houses and a bridge….

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