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By Alpha Abu Disturbing revelations and disagreements are beginning to emerge following Leone Stars campaign at AfCON in Cameroon. After the national football team crashed out in the group stage of the continent’s most prestigious tournament, there were assertions in many quarters of disagreements and lack of discipline in the camp and now things are beginning to come out in

By Alpha Abu Sierra Leone’s precarious position as the 24th most vulnerable country in the world to Climate Change was re-amplified at the first-ever National Climate Resilience and Energy Transition Dialogue in Freetown this week. The country was also tagged 26th amongst countries least-ready to adapt to climate change, prompting the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change,

By Alpha Abu Chairman of the Special Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security in Sierra Leone, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella has spoken of his office’s ambitious drive to improve Energy Generation in the next 10 years. Speaking to Journalists at State House, Freetown, 18th October, 2023, Dr. Yumkella detailed how together with other key players, his

By Alpha Abu The town of Pujehun south of Sierra Leone will be abuzz with excitement this Monday 16th October, as thousands of farmers from across the country throng to witness the Launch of Feed Salone- an initiative by President Julius Maada Bio to achieve food self-sufficiency.

By Alpha Abu Press Secretary in the Office of the President, Solomon Jamiru Esq says 10 Percent budgetary allocation for the Agricultural sector is not definitive at this point but said it is being pursued. The Press Secretary was briefing the media at State House, Freetown on Friday 6th October 2023, following President Julius Maada Bio’s recent engagements at the United

By Alpha Abu The appointment of popular football enthusiast and philanthropist Babadi Kamara as Team Manager of Sierra Leone’s national football side Leone Stars has been confirmed. The businessman who is also chairman of high flying Bo Rangers football club will now take full managerial charge of Leone Stars, a position he would hardly find strange, having been seen in very

By Alpha Abu Leone Stars suffered a 4-0 defeat in their friendly match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the FMB stadium. It was not just the score line but the performance that Leone Stars put up that has sparked angry reactions back home. It’s the worst ever performance by our national team many could recall in recent times. The team was disjointed, lacked energy, and

By Alpha Abu Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education, Yusuf Keketoma Sandi has recognised the positive contribution of Sierra Leone’s Media in the country’s democratic trajectory. He made the statement during a training of Managers and Editors on Media Governance, Management, Digitalisation and Ethics, organised by the Independent Media Commission (IMC) in Freetown,

By Alpha Abu Mines and Mineral Resources Minister Timothy Kabba has given an optimistic picture of Sierra Leone’s mining sector whilst presenting his scorecard to journalists and civil society activists at a retreat in Bo last weekend. The minister presented a picture of huge potentials for mineral deposits in the country as captured in the Airborne Geophysical Survey that was

By Alpha Abu The technology company Zoodlabs has committed to improve internet connectivity in Sierra Leone. This was contained in a presentation by the company’s Chief Operating Officer David Kpakima to the Parliamentary ICT Committee, an event that took place at Radisson Blu hotel , Aberdeen in Freetown, on Wednesday 31 March 2021. He highlighted the key accomplishments of