Minister Vivian Balakrishnan: Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome to Singapore – a tropical island, a tiny city-state in the heart of Southeast Asia. We are launching the fifth edition of the Singapore-Africa...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will host the 5th Singapore-Africa Ministerial Exchange Visit (SAMEV) from 26 to 28 August 2025. SAMEV is a biennial platform hosted by Singapore since 2014 to strengthen links and encourage the...
(MENAFN) Sierra Leone has agreed to grant Russian fishing companies an annual catch quota of 40,000 tons and is offering investment incentives to strengthen cooperation in the fishing sector, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries...
(MENAFN) Sierra Leone is set to grant Russian fishing companies an annual quota of 40,000 tons, along with various investment incentives, as part of a new cooperation initiative, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)....
(MENAFN) The government of Sierra Leone is set to grant Russian fishing operators an annual quota of 40,000 tons, accompanied by investment incentives aimed at enhancing bilateral collaboration in the fisheries sector, according to an announcement...
First Sierra Leonean President to chair ECOWAS, President Bio pledges democratic reform, regional security, and economic integration. ABUJA, NIGERIA, June 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has officially...
Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...
Your Excellencies, Distinguished Awardees of the Florence Nightingale Medal, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross, I am delighted to attend the Award Ceremony of the Florence Nightingale Medal today. The...
By Luis Miguel Gallardo – Founder & President of the World Happiness Foundation NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Introduction and Context The World Happiness Foundation warmly commends the High Representative for...
(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has failed to reach an agreement on an amendment that would broaden its ability to investigate and prosecute world leaders for crimes of aggression, considered the gravest offense under the Rome...
Sierra Leone marked a new chapter in its legal landscape with the official launch of the Criminal Procedure Act 2024, a landmark legislation aimed at modernizing and strengthening the country’s justice system. The launch ceremony, held at the High...
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs has announced that it will hold a public consultation on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Freetown City Council Auditorium to discuss proposed plans to divide Freetown into two cities with...
Sierra Leone’s central bank has embarked on an ambitious learning mission to Ghana, seeking insights that could transform the nation’s struggling digital payment landscape and bridge a financial inclusion gap affecting over 80 percent of its...
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has enacted a comprehensive set of bills across major sectors during the Second Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic. The legislative session, which ran from August 2024 to August 2025, was presided...
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2025: I am pleased to inform Freetonians that the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs will be holding a public consultation on the proposed plans to divide Freetown into...
By Yankuba Jallow The Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, on Monday appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, where he was questioned at length by Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez over his administration’s...
The Founder and President of Disabled International Foundation UK/Sierra Leone, Dr. Imambay Kamara, presented awards of recognition to Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, H.E. Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, and Deputy High Commissioner...
Rose Aba Akafo (Fritong Post): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2025: The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) has officially called off its strike, paving the way for schools across the country to resume normal operations yesterday Monday. The...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs has intensified preparations for the upcoming Mano River Youth Connect 2025, scheduled to take place in Freetown from October 30th to November 1st. As part of national coordination efforts, the Minister of Youth...
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