Sierra Leonean champions Diamond Stars’ caretaker coach, Derrick Boison, is planning to cause one of the biggest upsets in this year’s CAF Champions League when his side takes on former African Champions and 2013 FIFA World Club Cup runners-up, Raja Casablanca of Morocco. Diamond Stars will travel to Casablanca for the preliminary round first leg […]
At the Wednesday, Jan. 22, Coffee Break meeting held at Sunnyside Christian Reformed Church, missionary Petra Worrell will be the guest speaker. https://eaglenewspapers.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/static/ellington_defaults/2.3.0/images/buttons/innerlink_button.png); color: rgb(18, 90, 149); opacity: 0; display: inline-block; position: absolute; width: 16px; height: 16px; z-index: -1000; left: 0px; transition: opacity 0.1s ease-in, left 0.2s ease-in; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.1s ease-in, left 0.2s ease-in; […]
China will expand trade with Sierra Leone this year to a record $2 billion as the world’s largest user of iron ore seeks more of the material for steelmaking. Trade will rise 33 percent from about $1.5 billion in 2013, Johnson Jiang, commercial secretary at the Chinese embassy, said in an interview in Sierra Leone’s […]
According to a report in Arab News, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide more than $41m in concessional loans for renewable energy projects in Ecuador, Sierra Leone, the Maldives, Mauritania, Samoa and Mali. The projects, which have a combined total capacity of 35MW, will provide energy […]
According to a press release by the World Bank the Board of Directors on Friday “approved an IDA* credit of $US12 million to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s plans to improve budget planning, accountability, and oversight of government finances.” The release disclosed, “The funds will support Sierra Leone’s Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation […]
Stellar Diamonds Plc should complete its definitive feasibility study in the coming months on the Tongo kimberlite project (1.1 million carats) in eastern Sierra Leone. (…) [235 words] https://www.africaintelligence.com/AMA/exploration-production/2014/01/21/stellar-could-soon-have-diamonds,108004197-GRA
Sierra Leonean born-academic, Zubairu Wai (aka Zuba) has again made history in the field of academia. Merely four years after completing his doctoral studies and joining the Department of Political Science at one of Canada’s prestigious tertiary institutions, Lakehead University located in Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario, he has been tenured and promoted to Associate Professor. https://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/spip.php?article7593
A Long Way Gone,” Ishmael Beah’s harrowing 2007 memoir of his years as a child soldier in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war, turned him into not just a best-selling author but also, for many, a potent symbol of hope. Here was someone who had emerged from years of murderous frenzy to write a memoir of […]
Sierra WiFi, taking WiFi connectivity to cities and towns across Sierra Leone, is adding to its user base following its official launch last month. The project, in collaboration with the government of Sierra Leone and international partners, is taking world class WiFi data services across the country, with free WiFi zones in schools and various […]
Anthony Melhem, CEO of Sierra Wi-Fi, has revealed that the company had been authorised by the country’s telecoms watchdog the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) as an internet service provider (ISP). According to Sierra Express Media, Sierra Wi-Fi was established in 2012 as a subsidiary of Canada-based telecoms solution specialist World Affinity Telecom, and aims to provide broadband […]
