James Fallah-Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 August 2021: Painting and drawing is a part of me; I grew-up with them and they are intricately intertwined with my writing. I was largely self-taught; I was only ever taught by one art teacher, at The Methodist Agricultural Secondary School, Bunumbu. She was [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 August 2021: Early in the morning of 14 August 2021, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, causing hospitals, schools and homes to collapse, leaving communities in crisis. UNICEF estimates that about 1.2 million people, including 540,000 children, have been affected by the powerful earthquake. Over 2,000 [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2021: His name is Lindsay Benjamin. Born and bred in Freetown, Sierra Leone and living in the UK. On 17 and 18 August 2021 Lindsay will be driving his Vauxhall Vectra Estate 1.9 SRI turbodiesel on a breathtaking, end-to-end tour of Britain, from John O’Groats in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2021: Sierra Leone is ranked 138th on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index which measures the status of young people in 181 countries around the world. Singapore ranked top for the first time followed by Slovenia, Norway, Malta and Denmark. Chad, the Central African Republic, [Read More]
Franck Kuwonu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 June 2021: Kossi Gavon, 24, is a lieutenant from Togo serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali. (MINUSMA). He is one of the youngest peacekeepers, he is the Chief of Staff managing the office of the Togolese battalion commander. He says he is [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 March 2021: Last Sunday, 21st of March 2021, BBC Radio 1Xtra Africa focus show, highlighted four of the best new artists coming out of the African continent, including Sierra Leone’s Afro-pop artist – Drizilik. Artist and producer Silvastone introduced Dj Fonti, Mighty Moe and MC Bushkin [Read More]
RSCSL: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 March 2021: The Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL), along with its Civil Society partners, today commemorated the 30th Anniversary of Sierra Leone’s Civil War. On 23 March 1991, thirty years ago today, fighters from the Sierra Leone Revolutionary United Front (RUF) crossed into Sierra [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 March 2021: Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has just won a Grammy in the Best Global Music Album category. The Nigerian artist is one of Africa’s most successful artists. He hit the music scene in 2012, after releasing his debut album L.I.F.E. The [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 March 2021: Yesterday, BBC Radio 1Xtra launched Africa 360 – a week of specially curated content celebrating African music and culture. Africa 360 will guarantee a destination for good vibes, fun and high energy with exclusive live performances, special interviews, artist takeovers and brand-new mixes for [Read More]
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