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Author: Emiola Osifeso

Bio Reaffirms Commitment to Credible Elections And Peaceful Transfer of Power

August 11, 2026
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President Julius Maada Bio has reaffirmed his commitment to credible elections, constitutional governance and the peaceful transfer of power, as Sierra Leone begins preparations for the next electoral cycle. In his recent Address to Parliament, President Bio said his administration would continue implementing reforms arising from the Agreement for National Unity and recommendations of the Tripartite Committee, with the…

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Mariyam Lorba Konneh Arrives in Vietnam for 75th Anniversary Miss World

August 10, 2026
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Miss World Sierra Leone 2026, Mariyam Lorba Konneh, has arrived in Vietnam to begin her participation in the 73rd Miss World pageant, which is being held as part of the international competition’s 75th Anniversary Edition. Konneh departed Sierra Leone ahead of the month-long Miss World festival and arrived in Vietnam as contestants from more than 100 countries and territories…

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The Price Of A Roof: Why Freetown’s Housing Market Deserves A National Conversation

August 6, 2026
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By Emiola Osifeso There are moments in life when comparison becomes unavoidable, not because one country is better than another, but because comparison is the only honest way to measure reality. As someone who travels frequently between Nigeria and Sierra Leone, I arrived in Freetown with a simple assumption. Sierra Leone is a smaller economy, with a smaller population,…

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BREAKING: Sierra Leone Appoints Mariyam Lorba Konneh as Official Representative to Miss World 2026

July 21, 2026
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Mariyam Lorba Konneh has officially been appointed to represent Sierra Leone at the 73rd edition of the Miss World Festival, scheduled to culminate in the grand finale in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on September 5, 2026. The announcement was made by Miss Sierra Leone Limited in a statement issued on Monday, July 20, 2026, following a unanimous resolution…

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Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Elected New ECOWAS Chairman

July 19, 2026
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Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio at the conclusion of the regional bloc’s summit.  Faye’s emergence comes at a critical time for the 15-member regional bloc as it…

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President Koroma Returns Home, Though Not Altogether -All Is Well That Ends Well

July 19, 2026
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By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail ABUJA, Nigeria — Before dawn had fully broken over Nigeria’s federal capital on Sunday morning, a slender white aircraft sat quietly on the tarmac, its silhouette softened by the pale glow of floodlights still resisting the coming day. Around it, the air was remarkably still. Ground crews moved with the deliberate efficiency that accompanies executive…

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