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Musa Tombo Visits Chief Minister David Sengeh Ahead of Signing With Tunisian Club
Sierraloaded
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July 16, 2025
Sierra Leone’s star striker Musa Kamara, popularly known as Musa Tombo, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh on Thursday ahead of his impending transfer to Tunisian top-flight club CS Sfaxien. The high-profile meeting...
Sierra Leonean students fear US visa crackdown
TRT World
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The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is not just against people who may be in the United States without permission. It's also about how many foreigners should be allowed into the country. With reports of visa-holding tourists being...
Statistics Sierra Leone Engages Irish Embassy on 2026 Census
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has met with the Irish Embassy in Freetown to discuss plans and support for the 2026 Population and Housing Census (PHC ’26). The meeting is part of ongoing efforts to bring international partners on board for a...
APC ITGC Chairman Alfred Peter Conteh Returns to Sierra Leone, Urges Unity and Discipline
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The Chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC) Interim Transition and Governance Committee (ITGC), Alfred Peter Conteh, arrived in Sierra Leone earlier this week after spending over a year abroad. Conteh received a warm welcome from enthusiastic...
PPRC Says President Bio Is not happy
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 16, 2025
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 July 2025: Wonders shall never end in Sierra Leone. This tiny West African nation, blessed with abundant natural resources and vibrant human capital, was supposed to be on a trajectory far above many...
Nigeria’s MasterKraft Arrives in Sierra Leone Ahead of Talent Search Finals
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Popular Nigerian music producer MasterKraft has arrived in Sierra Leone ahead of the grand finale of the Cribs International Talent Search. The award-winning producer is in the country to work with Cribs International in the search for Sierra...
Miss Albinism Africa 2025 Daniella Garrick and Runner-Up Hamid Return to Sierra Leone After Harare Festival
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Daniella Boima Garrick, Miss Albinism Africa 2025, and Hamid, the second runner-up in the men’s category, arrived in Sierra Leone on 30th June 2025 after participating in the African Diversity Festival in Harare, Zimbabwe. Daniella Boima Garrick,...
Sierra Leone Records Rapid Drop in Mpox Cases, Experts Urge Continued Vigilance
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
Sierra Leone is witnessing a significant decline in mpox infections, according to new data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released on Thursday, June 26, 2025. In the week ending June 24, the country...
Sierra Leone politician hints at attaining higher political office
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. David Sengeh, has highlighted the possibility of running for a higher national office in the future, only on the condition that he serves the country to a high standard during his current tenure. In a message...
New Single “We Up Now”: A Freetown And BlackGold Collaboration
TTT Live Online
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July 9, 2025
Get ready for a bold, uplifting anthem with the release of “We Up Now,” a powerful new single born from the creative fusion of Freetown and BlakGold. Featuring dynamic performances by College Boy Jesse, Preedy, and Muhammad, this track brings...
Femi Claudius-Cole Raises Alarm Over Extortion and Abuse at Security Checkpoints Across Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Femi Claudius-Cole, Chairperson of the Unity Party and a respected voice in civil society, has issued a strong appeal to the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies, decrying what she describes as widespread extortion and...
Police Arrests Suspected Drug Dealer With Suitcase Filled With Kush in Freetown
Sierraloaded
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July 9, 2025
Police in Freetown have arrested a man and seized suspected narcotics and drug production paraphernalia during a raid on Tuesday evening. Osman Kamara, of Regent Road, Lumley, was taken into custody by officers from the Adonkia Police Station....
Sierra Leone Awaits Results of Offshore Seismic Survey Ahead of Possible Oil and Gas Auction
Offshore Engineer News
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June 26, 2025
Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, a senior government official said on Thursday....
Sierra Leone’s Timber Industry Miro Receives $24 Million Support from United States Government
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
Ambassador David Bryan Hunt recently visited Miro Forestry, a company dedicated to environmentally-friendly timber production, highlighting the positive impact of U.S. investment in the region. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. International...
Kandeh Yumkella Speaks on 2028 Presidential Ambition
Sierraloaded
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July 16, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Energy Sector Lead, Kandeh Yumkella has addressed speculations regarding his political future amidst rumors of interest in the 2028 Presidential flagbrearer title for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). Yumkella, who...
Sierra Leone aims to be West Africa's newest oil and gas exploration frontier
Zawya
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Sierra Leone will wait for the results of a recently-launched offshore 3D seismic survey, its first in over a decade, ahead of potentially opening its next oil and gas licensing round later this year, a senior government official said on Thursday....
Leecon Poultry Company opens new hatchery to boost Sierra Leone’s local meat production
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 30, 2025
SIERRA LEONE – A newly opened hatchery by Leecon Poultry Company is set to shift Sierra Leone’s poultry meat production away from imported chicks toward locally bred stock. The facility, established in partnership with the African Poultry...
Sierra Leone is West Africa's new oil and gas frontier
World Energy News - Connecticut
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A senior government official announced on Thursday that Sierra Leone would wait to see the results of its recently launched offshore 3D seismic study, its first for over a decade. This will allow it to open its next round of oil and gas licenses...
Sierra Leone Police and ACC Join Forces to Combat Corruption
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Thursday, June 26, 2024 visited the Inspector General of Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu, at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess in Kingtom, purposely to strategize on reducing corrupt practices within the...
Eleven Sierra Leoneans Depart for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship in the U.S.
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June 30, 2025
Eleven exceptional young leaders from Sierra Leone have officially commenced their journey in the prestigious 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in the United States. The esteemed program aims to empower Africa’s future...