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Sierra Leone Stakes Next Oil Frontier Claim
Oil Price
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June 30, 2025
African countries have recently started making more and more headlines with their plans to develop local oil and gas reserves despite strong opposition from foreign environmentalist organisations and international lenders. The latest to join the...
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...
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...
Firm Unveils First Nigerian-owned Container Shipping Line
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Esther Oluku Nigerian logistics firm, Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited, has pioneered the first Nigerian-owned container shipping line with the acquisition and arrival of MV Ocean Dragon to the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos. MV Ocean Dragon with...
World Bank-Funded Program Hands Over 65 Motorbikes to Boost Agricultural and Disaster Response Services
Sierraloaded
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July 3, 2025
The World Bank-funded Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) has provided 65 motorbikes to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and three key national agencies to strengthen their operational efficiency across the country. At a symbolic...
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...
“The award is not just a plaque or a trophy; it is a symbol of progress, dedication, and the unwavering pursuit of excellence,” said Seedy Kanyi, Managing Director of GTSC.
The Fatu Network
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July 6, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: Alieu Jallow At a press briefing held early Friday morning, July 4th, the Managing Director of the Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC), Seedy Kanyi, described the company’s recent accolade as more than just a...
Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for over 84 per cent of Mpox cases across Africa. The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Ghana Presents Letters of Credence in Burkina Faso
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Sierra Leone’s non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso and high commissioner resident in Accra, Ghana, has on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formally presented his Letters of Credence to Captain Ibrahim Traore,...
Nigeria, Togo set for showdown at ITTF W’Africa championships
Punch
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July 6, 2025
Defending champions Nigeria and Togo are preparing to retain their titles at the 2025 International Table Tennis Africa Federation West Africa Regional Championships in Lagos from July 16 to 19. The event will take place at the Molade Okoya-Thomas...
Saboath Construction Company Manger Remanded in Prison
Sierraloaded
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July 3, 2025
Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Magistrate Court No.1, Freetown has remanded 29- years old Umaru Kargbo, Manager of Saboath Construction and General Merchandise Company, after he made his first appearance for allegedly stealing Two...
Sierra Leone’s government is ready to host Russian fishing fleet
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(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...
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 Now Grows 72% of the Rice It Consumes – Government
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Sierra Leone is now producing about 72 percent of the rice it consumes, according to updates from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. The increase in local rice production is linked to steady efforts over the past six years in areas...
13-year-old Celine Charles takes centre stage
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 6, 2025
Features Narissa Fraser 5 Hrs Ago Celine Charles at 47 Studio, Maraval Road, Port of Spain. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle FROM going viral on social media with a skilful freestyle, to performing in front of thousands and alongside artistes like...
‘Smoking to survive’: How Sierra Leone’s youth got hooked on kush
Modern Ghana
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A cheap synthetic drug known as kush is ravaging West Africa and its epicentre is Sierra Leone. The government has declared kush a public health emergency, but poverty and trauma are slowing efforts by communities to help unhook young people from...
Clarion Shipping unveils Nigeria’s first indigenous container vessel, eyes regional, China trade routes
The Sun Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
By Steve Agbota In a major leap for Nigeria’s maritime industry, Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited unveiled the MV Clarion Ocean Dragon, the country’s first fully indigenous container vessel, marking a historic milestone in domestic shipping...
Volt Energy Commissions 300kW Rooftop Solar Project at Deco Group Kundli in Haryana
Energetica India
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July 2, 2025
This installation has led to a 25 percent reduction in electricity drawn from the grid, strengthening Deco Group’s commitment to its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. July 02, 2025. By News Bureau Volt Energy (Volt Capital Private...
Admire Bio’s Husband Dauda Jalloh Threatens to Sue Sierra Leone Police Over Drug Link Accusations
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Alhaji Dauda Jalloh, a well-known Sierra Leonean businessman and husband of Admire Bio, has denied any connection to Santigie Bangura, the man arrested on June 22, 2025, at Fallah Checkpoint along the Bo-Tiama highway with a large quantity of kush...
FG to unveil 'Africans for Africa' fund for mining sector
Punch
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July 2, 2025
The Federal Government is set to unveil a bold financing initiative known as the “Africans for Africa Fund” to mobilise capital within the continent for the development of Africa’s mining and natural resource sectors. The announcement was made on...