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Sierra Leone’s DSTI gets $1mln grant for the Education Innovation Challenge

Geneva-based  UBS Optimus Foundation and the Peter Cundill Foundation have awarded a 1,050,000 swiss francs (10,5 billion leones) grant to the Directorate of Science,...

Sierra Leone’s ban on pregnant school girls is ‘unlawful’

Sierra Leone is under pressure to revoke its ban on pregnant female students after an African regional court ruled that the decision was unlawful. The...

Sierra Leone to hold interfaith prayers to fight graft

December 9 is celebrated annually as UN International Anti-Corruption Day. This year, Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will hold a public symposium on corruption and...

Sierra Leone launches drone corridor for medical supplies

Sierra Leone on Friday launched West Africa's first drone for good corridor to help in fast and efficient health care delivery of medical supplies. A...

Easy Solar reaches 300,000 users in Sierra Leone

Easy Solar, Sierra Leone’s leading provider of accessible and affordable solar products has announced that it has reached a new milestone of 300,000 users...

Sierra Leone: Dutch doctor dies from Lassa fever

A Dutch doctor has died after contracting Lassa fever during his stay in Sierra Leone. He was flown back to his home country but died...

Sierra Leone’s tech agency wins $773k grant from Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $773,476 grant to Sierra Leone's Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI). It is to assist...

Sierra Leone: TED fellow Sengeh gets ministerial post

Musician and TED Senior Fellow, Dr. Moinina David Sengeh has been appointed as head of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education...

Israel shuts embassy operations in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Israel has shut down it's embassy operations in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The country said it has suspended diplomatic activities until further notice. The development...

Sierra Leone’s Easy Solar wins global entrepreneurship award

Only one company from Sierra Leone was chosen by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to receive the Schwab Foundation Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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