Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio’s official visit to The Gambia has ended abruptly, prompting speculation over the reasons behind his early departure. President Bio touched down at Banjul International Airport on Thursday at 2:00 p.m., where he was received by Gambian officials before heading to State House for talks[Read More…]
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Senegal Crowned U20 WAFU A Champions
Senegal has once again showcased their prowess in African youth football by winning the 2025 U20 WAFU A Qualifying Championship. In a decisive 2-0 victory against Sierra Leone, held at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Complex in Liberia, the Young Lions secured not only the regional title but also a place[Read More…]
Gambia’s Young Scorpions Lose Out On AFCON
Gambia’s Under-20 team faced a disappointing exit from the Wafu A championship, losing 3-0 to Sierra Leone in the semifinals. The defeat not only ended their hopes of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations but also marked a troubling moment for Gambian football, raising concerns about the future of[Read More…]
Gambia Cleared To Dispatch Peacekeepers To Sierra Leone
Gambian MPs have voted to send peacekeeping troops to Sierra Leone as part of an ECOWAS stabilization mission aimed at maintaining peace following recent tensions and a failed coup attempt. The vote, held on Tuesday, overwhelmingly supported the government’s proposal to contribute a motorized infantry unit to the mission, which[Read More…]
Sierra Leone: ‘Unknown’ Assailants Fail To Seize Wilberforce Armoury
Heavy gunfires erupted in the early hours of Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as unknown assailants made attempt to enter into the armoury at Wilberforce, located not far away from the Presidential palace. “I bring you greetings from the Presidential Lodge in Freetown. In the early hours of this morning,[Read More…]
Sierra Leone Today: Insurgency or Coup Attempt?
Today’s Sunday morning news on November 26, 2023, reporting an attempted military takeover in Sierra Leone is deeply unsettling, surrounded by precarious circumstances. Upon reading Reuters’ report categorizing the incident as another of the “unfortunate recent coups that affected the subregion” and labeling it as a major setback to African[Read More…]
Sierra Leone’s Stadium Railing Collapse Left Several Children Injured
Several children have been injured after a railing collapsed on Thursday at a stadium in the Sierra Leone’s southern city of Bo where President Julius Maada Bio and First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio were holding an event to distribute free sanitary pads. The President who has extended his sympathy to[Read More…]
Sierra Leone Imposes Nationwide Curfew Amid Deadly Anti-Gov’t Protests
By Cooper Inveen Sierra Leone’s leadership announced a nationwide curfew on Wednesday in response to violent anti-government protests that it said had caused an unspecified number of deaths, including among the security forces. The West African country, which has been struggling with rising inflation and a fuel crisis, imposed the[Read More…]
Air France Exasperates Fatima Jabbie Bio
Yesterday (June 28th 2022), I checked in to fly out from Paris to Guinea via Sierra Leone. After sitting in the flight for 2 hours, we were asked to move from that plane because it was faulty. Thank God we didn’t have a situation after we had flown and we[Read More…]
Afcon 2120: Sierra Leone Coach Receives Death Threats
Sierra Leone’s national football team coach John Keister has been the target of a series of death threats over his squad selection for the Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off in Cameroon on January 9th, 2022. The England-born Sierra Leonean coach has reportedly been under pressure to unveil his[Read More…]
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