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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr receives Austrian Foreign Affairs Secretary General on courtesy visit

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2026: Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE yesterday Monday 23 February received Dr. Nikolaus Marschik, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and a delegation on a courtesy visit in Freetown. The engagement provided an opportunity for Freetown to share [Read More]

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Masakhane Hub announces funding to bridge the AI gap for 50 African languages

Sierra Leone Telegraph; 16 January 2026: The Masakhane African Languages Hub (the Hub) has announced a major Request for Proposals (RFP) to address the severe underrepresentation of African languages in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Hub invites African researchers, linguists, startups, technologists and community organizations to build high-quality, inclusive and community-driven [Read More]