Commits to Develop and Construct $700M, 202-Megawatt Hydroelectric Power Project in Sierra Leone Freetown, Sierra Leone – 18 November 2013 – Endeavor Energy, a privately owned independent power development and generation company, today announced that it
A local Non-Governmental Organization in Makeni, Community Action for Human Security (CAHSec) has mounted a robust campaign to minimize Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the Tonkolili District. (Photo: Peter Conteh: Addressing pupils) The campaign
Young African entrepreneurs are taking giant steps forward in addressing some of the continent’s most pressing health issues. Arthur Zang, a 24-year-old Cameroonian engineer, has developed a digital medical tablet, called Cardiopad, equipped with a
The AfDB mobilized US $1.7 billion of climate mitigation finance – more than any other development institution on the continent – in 2012 TUNIS, Tunisia, November 15, 2013/ -- Multilateral development banks (MDBs) provided almost US
Five flashlight bulbs, an old car battery and a solar panel were the only tools 11-year-old Richard Turere used to put together a system of lights that keeps his family’s cattle safe from lions. His
DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has announced an investment in both a facility and air infrastructure in West Africa, to meet the demand for express and freight services in the region. The recent investment
Popular artist Nasser Ayoub (in photo) will perform in London at the upcoming Sierra Leone Excellence Award (SLEA) on Saturday, November 30th. Organisers say the ‘Tranga Hase Borbor’ star will fly out of Freetown ahead
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma will on Saturday the 23rd November launch the National Road Safety Policy at the most prestigious Country Lodge Hotel at Hill
When in 2009 Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, two employees of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), developed RapidSMS, a platform for data gathering and group communication using the short messaging system (SMS) on mobile
Sierra Leone’s top diplomat has said that the Third Africa Arab Summit in the State of Kuwait on 19th and 20th November, 2013 is expected to discuss the possibility of creating an Arab-African common market. Dr.
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2013/ -- The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) in collaboration with the World Bank Group will host the first ever ‘Africa Day’ during the Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week 2013,
Hon. Thomas B Turay of constituency 35 will today receive a delegation from Italian –African Enterprise, so as to meet with top Government Ministers and the Private Sector on youth enterprise development for Sierra Leonean
Handsworth International Mission Services (HIMS) has further demonstrated their desire to provide good accommodation and housing facilities for more than 150 members belonging to the House of Jesus for the Disabled, by bringing development oriented
It has been disclosed to this media that members of the Real Mack FC are expected to meet at Real Mack FC Secretariat in Lumley, west of Freetown at 06:30am on Sunday, November 17 this
One of this country’s most successful promoters of Sierra Leonean music, has said that musicians and music producers need to have self discipline if they want the industry to grow. (Photo: Mr. Fadie Conteh, Music
