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Commuters Express Relief as NP Reduces Fuel Price Across Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
A recent drop in fuel prices at the NP fuel station has brought relief to drivers and commuters who depend on fuel for travel. Many are hopeful that prices will continue to fall. Petrol is now being sold at Le25 per liter, while diesel costs Le24...
Fully Funded Masters Scholarships in Ireland for Sierra Leone and Guinea Graduates – Apply Now
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
The Government of Ireland has opened applications for the 2026-2027 Ireland Fellows programme. This programme offers fully funded scholarships for graduates from Sierra Leone and Guinea to pursue masters degrees in Ireland. Every year, the Ireland...
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 Government Signs New One Year Contract With Karpowership
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The Sierra Leonean government, through its Ministries of Finance and Energy and the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), yesterday signed a one-year extension to its power supply contract with Karpowership. The agreement ensures...
Sierra Leone Bolters Mpox Response: World Health Organization (WHO) Leads Groundbreaking Genomic Surveillance And Bioinformatics Training
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing mpox outbreak response and genomic surveillance capacity, the Central Public Health Reference Laboratory (CPHRL) in Freetown hosted the mpox Genomics and Bioinformatics training...
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...
Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans
Down to Earth
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To understand the overlap of debt and climate vulnerability, we examined the countries most at risk from climate impacts and most burdened by debt. Over half of the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) with high climate vulnerability are either...
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...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Femi Claudius-Cole Raises Alarm Over Extortion and Abuse at Security Checkpoints Across Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Femi Claudius-Cole, Chairperson of the Unity Party and a respected voice in civil society, has issued a strong appeal to the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies, decrying what she describes as widespread extortion and...
Africa Spain Summit: epicentre of Euro-African political and economic dialogue
Atalayar
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July 3, 2025
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit will be held in Madrid from 6 to 8 July. This platform for action is in line with Africa's...
Celebrating Decade of Purpose: 10 Years of Building Africa’s Future
This Day
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July 5, 2025
Peter Adeshola Olowononi Leadership Change on the Horizon News had begun to filter in that there was going to be a leadership change. Palpable tension permeated the corridors and everyone was edgy about what the change was going to bring. Just as...
Clarion unveils first indigenous container ship, targets regional, China trade
The Sun Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
By Steve Agbota Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited has unveiled MV Clarion Ocean Dragon, the country’s first fully indigenous container vessel, marking a historic milestone in domestic shipping and regional trade integration. Unveiled on...
Rokel Commercial Bank Partners with SALWACO to Launch Digital Payment System for Water Services
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank) has once again solidified its position as a leading force in Sierra Leone’s digital transformation drive, partnering with the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) to launch a groundbreaking digital payment system...
NPA berths first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel
The Sun Nigeria
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July 5, 2025
By Steve Agbota In a development that signposts readiness to maximise the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday, said it has deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts...
Clarion unveils 349-capacity containership to drive regional trade
Punch
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July 2, 2025
In a bid to tackle bottlenecks associated with the movement of containerised cargoes within Nigeria and the West African region, Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited has unveiled the first indigenous containership. Speaking during the unveiling at...
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...
Eleven Sierra Leoneans Depart for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship in the U.S.
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Eleven exceptional young leaders from Sierra Leone have officially commenced their journey in the prestigious 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in the United States. The esteemed program aims to empower Africa’s future...
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,...
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...