Education and Health

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2026: SereniMind has begun the first phase of its monthly Africa-wide youth wellbeing campaign series, with a focus on child emotional wellbeing in Sierra Leone and across the continent. The campaign, themed “The Child Behind the Smile: Every Behaviour Has a Story,” seeks to raise [Read More]

Target Mosquito: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2026: Despite weighing only a few milligrams, mosquitoes have proven that some of the world’s biggest challenges can come in very small packages. This week (22-28 June) is Insect Week, and scientists are answering why mosquitoes are one of the most researched, and [Read More]

Gates Foundation: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2026: We are deeply concerned by the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Our thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, the communities facing uncertainty, and the frontline health workers, laboratory teams, responders, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 March 2026: Over the past 25 years, participation in early childhood education (Pre-primary schooling) has increased worldwide. The fastest progress occurred in the three regions and subregions that had the lowest starting levels: Northern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and Western Asia. Each of them grew by 1.1 [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 March 2026: Mwanga wa Elimu has announced the 12 leaders who make up its founding cohort of Luminaries. Drawn from the African continent, the group comprises government ministries, regional education bodies, technology developers, research organisations, and educators. Together, they form the founding coalition of the movement [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 March 2026: Times Higher Education (THE) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at supporting higher education institutions across the Commonwealth through trusted data, insight, and collaboration. The partnership brings together THE’s global data and higher education solutions with ACU’s [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 March 2026: The Bluemind Foundation announces that its Founder and President, Marie-Alix De Putter, has been selected to join the Praxis Africa Accelerator, an internationally recognized ecosystem supporting founders committed to building organizations that change systems, not just outcomes. Praxis brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2026: As Africa enters a decisive decade in the fight against malaria, a new generation of African scientists is shaping the future of malaria research, innovation, and public health leadership. They are driven by personal experience, community connection, and the urgent reality of a preventable [Read More]

Saidu Bangura & Donald Doherty: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2026: Fourah Bay College (FBC), celebrates today, February 18, 2026, one hundred and ninety-nine (199) years of existence as the first Western-modelled tertiary institution in West Africa. Many Sierra Leonean academics, alumni and non-alumni of the University of Sierra Leone [Read More]