a
Your trusted place for Sierra Leone and global news

Bumbuna to be shut down?

Allegedly a serious development in the energy sector will hamper the supply of electricity to Freetown in coming days.  Bumbuna Hydro dam which has been supplying light in Freetown since the tail end of last

Mr. Umaru Dumbuya has publicly declared his intention to run for the leadership of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party SLPP in the flag bearer race March, 2011. Addressing a sizable gathering past Tuesday at the

April 27, is synonymous with Sierra Leone’s Independence Day. Through the years the date April 27, 1961 is always remembered as the day this tiny Nation gained its Independentcefrom the British Empire and to this

At their first World Cup four years ago, Ghana's campaign came off the wheels when Chelsea star and midfielder Michael Essien missed the second round clash against Brazil. Even with him the Black Stars' hopes were

San Francisco – April 22, 2010 – iPhone is the favorite among Egyptians in the U.S, while Ugandans here favor the BlackBerry.  Samsung and Nokia phones tie for first preference among Sierra Leoneans living in

The bombardment of disenchanting news in the media about Sierra Leone can be discouraging to desirous tourists and investors who are prospecting to invest here or those seeking an African vacation. Thus making them think that

President Ernest Bai Koroma has said that the National Telecommunications Company (NATCOM) “has a leading role, if not the leading role” to play in helping Sierra Leone relies her full potential as a modern nation

Two private indigenous companies, MARIKA ENTERPRISES and ARUL, owned by two enterprising Sierra Leoneans, Sahid R. Koroma and Duranette Davies, have presented bags of locally-grown milled and bagged rice, meant to be sold locally, to

A high-level delegation of ECOWAS, Chinese engineers and local bank officials from ECOBANK and Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, led by the Vice President of ECOWAS, Jean De-Dieu Sonda, yesterday 21st April 2010 visited President Ernest

Look around the spacious offices of the Immigrant Services Society office at 200-620 Royal Ave., and you have the United Nations in front of you. From Nepal is 23-year-old Ganga Ram Subedi, who's taking part in

VIENNA, 23 April 2010 – Sierra Leone’s Kandeh K. Yumkella believes that current efforts to meet global energy demand are insufficient in scale and scope. In a keynote article on energy access in the second

Ibrahim Kargbo has been reinstated in Willem II's senior side after apologising for missing his club's match against PSV

Corruption is allegedly weaving its demonic plague within the Sierra Leone Embassy in Brussels.  The following letter was sent to Sierra Express Media (and other news outlets) in demonstration of the alleged activities of the

The coalition of Civil Society Organisations involved in human rights advocacy and the provision of justice services to communities in Sierra Leone wishes to commend participating stakeholders at the just ended consultative meeting on the

Israel Olufemi Cole was born in the mountainous village of Leicester, on March 20, 1944 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. His parents were poor rural residents, who could not afford to provide him with a basic