Presidential aspirant under Sierra Leone’s All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Ibrahim Bangura, has declared that women will remain at the centre of his vision for Sierra Leone, while calling for unity, economic inclusion and an end to political division across the country. Dr. Bangura made the remarks in Makeni shortly after Eid-Ul-Adha prayers while addressing groups of women who…
The Republic of Congo says it plans to mobilise $2.031 billion to expand electricity access and drive industrial transformation. Prime Minister Anatole Makosso disclosed this at the Congo Investment Day at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group in Brazzaville. Mr Makosso said the National Energy Compact, which aligned with Mission 300, would support agriculture, industry,…
At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police said on Thursday. The accident occurred in the early hours of the Thursday in Henan province near the city of Nanyang, which has a population of about 9 million people. According to police, the minibus struck the truck…
The Government of Sierra Leone has declared Wednesday, May 27, 2026, a nationwide public holiday in observance of the Feast of Eid-ul-Adha. The announcement was made in a public notice issued from State House in Freetown on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. According to the notice, the general public is informed that the Feast of Eid-ul-Adha will be observed on…
President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has received former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, during an official visit to Freetown as Special Envoy of Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to President Bio, discussions during the meeting were cordial and constructive, focusing on matters of mutual interest between Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The Sierra Leonean leader said he also…
Senegal’s National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on Tuesday after he was reinstated to parliament during a session boycotted by opposition lawmakers. Sonko, the sole candidate for the position, received 132 votes, with no member voting against him and one abstaining, according to the session’s presiding member, Ismael Diallo. There are 165 seats in…
