BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO Sierra Leone Minister of Transport and Aviation, Hon. Kabineh Moinama Kallon has said that a pass in aircraft accident investigation coupled with its commissioning of a new international airport at Lungi a few weeks ago in the forthcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Audit, will boost the confidence of international airlines and […]
Freetown – Sierra Leone has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 37-year-old man who traveled from France on March 16 and had been in isolation since, the president said on Tuesday. “When I did my first coronavirus news conference, I said that it was not a matter of if, but when. Well, ‘when’ has […]
African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel […]
Ladesope Ladelokun FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced its organisation of a Joint Seminar with sub-Saharan African Banking and Telecom Regulators to promote financial inclusion through digital innovations in sub-Saharan Africa. The event which was held in Lagos recently was themed “Advancing ePayment and Digital Innovations in Africa- Evolution of Nigeria’s Payment Systems.” The seminar […]
Russia has declared interest in developing the mining industry in Africa through a multilateral approach. This was disclosed on Thursday during a panel session at the ongoing Afreximbank Annual Meeting in Moscow, Russia. One of the key focal points of the session was the Russian and African cooperation in the development of the mining industry […]
Sierra Leone have been disqualified from the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying competition, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday. Football’s world governing body FIFA had suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association in October due to “government interference”. CAF’s decision means Kenya and Ghana are assured of first and second place in Sierra […]
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone has fixed March 27 for the next Presidential run-off between Rtd Julius Maada Bio of opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and Dr Samura Kamara of the ruling All People’s Congress (APC). Both candidate emerged top contenders at the fiercely contested March 7 elections but failed to […]
There are strong indications that Sierra Leone may be heading for a second round of polls after the National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone’s NEC released 50% of the processed votes of March 7 presidential, parliamentary and local council elections. The declared presidential election results were too close after half the votes had been […]
Yeami Dunia,Sierra Leone B captain says his side is ready to eliminate Nigeria in Monday’s Wafu Cup playoff tournament in Ghana. The defender admitted that bulk of his mates will be taking on the Nigerian side for the first time, but insists they are better prepared than the Super Eagles B. “The technical team has […]
Following the August 14 unprecedented disaster, Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), yesterday, Wednesday 23 August, paid a state visit to the people and Government of Sierra Leone to commiserate over the great loss caused by devastating mudslides and floods that have claimed hundreds of innocent […]
Sierra Leone Football Association’s President Isha Johansen, has been ordered by the country’s High Court to stop running the country’s football affairs until their legitimacy to govern has been proved. Latest media reports suggest that Johansen has been temporarily stopped after the court has granted the injunction at the request of some SLFA members. The […]
Sierra Leone marked the 54th anniversary of its independence on Monday by setting out a four-point “post-Ebola plan” to put the devastated country on the road to recovery from the deadly epidemic. Almost 4 000 deaths have been registered since the epidemic spread from Guinea a year ago, although health authorities admit the real toll […]
Sierra Leone’s 1.8 million children prepared on Tuesday to return to school, eight months after classes were shut to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Classrooms have been empty since the government announced a state of emergency in July last year in response to an outbreak which has killed around 10 500 […]
Sierra Leone’s eastern district of Kailahun, once a hotbed of Ebola, has recorded its first case in nearly four months, threatening progress made to stamp out the disease, officials said Saturday. A 9-month-old boy tested positive for Ebola after dying in Kailahun, the district on Guinea’s border that recorded Sierra Leone’s first Ebola case […]
Sierra Leone’s opposition party is considering impeachment proceedings against the president and said it will refuse all co-operation with the government since the vice president was fired. The Sierra Leone People’s Party said after an emergency meeting on Saturday that it will also ask the Supreme Court to review Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana’s removal from […]
Sierra Leone President, Bai Koroma, has ordered a three-day national lockdown in a renewed attempt to stop the spread of the Ebola virus disease. Koroma on Saturday unveiled a campaign called ‘Zero Ebola’, in which almost all Sierra Leoneans are supposed to stay indoors from Friday, March 27 to Sunday, March 29, and from 6am […]