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Lauren Daigle, The Chee-Weez, C.J.Chenier and more live music in the Acadiana area this week
FRIDAY ZYDECO JAM: Bayou Teche Brewing, Arnaudville, 4 p.m. LIVE MUSIC: Cane River Pecan Company Pie Bar, New Iberia, 5 p.m. MARLON G.: Prejean’s, Broussard, 6 p.m. AUDREY BROUSSARD: Charley G's Seafood Grill, Lafayette, 6 p.m. BURRIS: Adopted Dog...

Are political campaigns in Sierra Leone becoming show business or war without bloodshed?
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 September 2025: Why many people see journalism as the barometer of society and thermometer of public opinion is anybody’s guess. Even though some see elections as advance auction sale of stolen goods,...

Where To Watch Nigeria National Cricket Team vs Sierra Leone National Cricket Team Live Streaming Online? Get NIG-W vs SIL-W ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Division One Qualifier 2025 Seventh-Place Play-Off Match on TV Free Live Telecast on TV…
The Nigeria women's national cricket team will face the Sierra Leone women's national cricket team in the seventh-place play-off of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Division One Qualifier 2025 on Saturday, September 6. The...

Surviving the Anthropocene: Urban Climate Resilience and Disaster Management
We are living in the Anthropocene, a geological epoch defined not by natural cycles but by the significant impact of unabashed human activity. The disruptive consequences brought about by this epochal age are most evident in our cities. As hubs of...

Sam-Sumana reaffirms supremacy of Sierra Leone’s Constitution and calls for ational Unity
Tab Media: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 September 2025: Former Vice President of Sierra Leone, Chief Alhaji Samuel Sam-Sumana, has delivered a strong and uncompromising message to the nation, reaffirming that the Constitution of Sierra Leone remains...

Africell Renews Sponsorship to Power Sierra Leone U16 Basketball at AfroBasket 2025 in Kigali
Sierra Leone’s under-16 basketball squad is set to compete at the FIBA U16 AfroBasket 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda, thanks to renewed support from Africell Sierra Leone. The telecoms giant has stepped in with financial assistance, ensuring the young...

Plenty Days, Small Money: A Hard Look At Sierra Leone’s Rising Cost Of Living
Life in Sierra Leone has become a constant struggle for the majority of its citizens. A new hardship survey put together by Arthur E. Pearce & Co, brings together the voices of market women, workers, and families, showing in plain numbers how...

Global Solidarity Hub brings activism, sustainability and social justice to Ploughing
Six humanitarian organisations are coming together to create a global community of changemakers at the Global Solidarity Hub this week at the Ploughing Championships.in Offaly Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale...
Sierra Leone Passport scandal : A national betrayal
Screenshot Sierra Leone’s Passport Scandal: A National Betrayal By: Albert David. Subscribe to my Youtube Chanel “Salone Lens TV “. In a deeply troubling development, Sierra Leone finds itself at the epicenter of a scandal that threatens the very...

Where To Watch Rwanda National Cricket Team vs Sierra Leone National Cricket Team Live Streaming Online? Get RWA-W vs SIL-W ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Division One Qualifier 2025 Fifth-Place Play-Off Match on TV Free Live Telecast on TV…
The Rwanda women's national cricket team will lock horns with the Sierra Leone women's national cricket team in the fifth-place play-off of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Division One Qualifier 2025 on Thursday, September 4....

Sierra Leone’s Missing $1.4 Billion: A Call for Truth, Transparency, and Justice
In a revelation that has sent shockwaves through Sierra Leone’s political and civic landscape, Finance Minister Sheku Fantamahdi Bangura disclosed that the country exported an estimated $1.5 billion worth of minerals last year, yet only $16...

Eagles look to build momentum against Sierra Leone
Today, the Capricorn Eagles will take to the field for their third match in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, as they face Sierra Leone at 09h30 at the HP Oval in Windhoek. The stakes are high for Namibia, who must continue their...
The only way to get rid of Maada Bio in Sierra Leone : A strong and serious opposition and people’s action
Screenshot By Kabs Kanu I had a bitter and splenetic argument today with a colleague in the diplomatic field who is following closely what is happening in Sierra Leone. He has also been reading my articles in COCORIOKO and Facebook. He told me...

Florence Okonkwo honoured as entertainment personality of the year
Queen of Red Carpet, Florence Okonkwo, has been named Entertainment Personality of the Year by the Disabled International Foundation (DIF) UK and Sierra Leone during its 25th anniversary silver jubilee celebration in London. The milestone event...

EU contributes 9M euros for groundbreaking biodiversity and community development projects in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a EUR 9 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to launch a transformative three-year project aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and improving the...

Global South Media Leaders Discuss AI, Peace, Information
Kunming, September 9, 2025. /MONTSAME/. The Global South Media and Think Tank Forum 2025 and the Fourth Yunnan International Communication Forum were held from September 5 to 9, 2025, at the InterContinental in Kunming, Yunnan Province, People’s...

Feting Seun Onigbinde of BudgIT at 40, By Oladeinde Olawoyin
By demystifying public finance, Onigbinde and the BudgIT team have not only bridged the gap between citizens and government but have also laid the foundation for a more transparent and accountable society – where data isn’t just an abstract...

Why Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC must confront electoral justice to heal, unify, and prepare for power – Op ed
Mohamed Gibril Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 September 2025: Let me start with a simple observation: politics in Sierra Leone is rarely black and white. The Electoral Justice (EJ) issue is no exception. It sits in the middle of a web of...
Parliamentary decadence and impotence in corrupt Sierra Leone
POLITICS, CULTURE, AND PARLIAMENTARY DECADENCE IN SIERRA LEONE: A CYCLICAL HISTORY OF RISE AND DECLINE By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Tuesday, 2 September 2025 Sierra Leone’s Parliament, like its American counterpart, has moved through cycles of power,...

Idris Elba Expands Vision for African Cinema With ‘Dust to Dreams’ Drama
Idris Elba’s latest directorial effort, Dust to Dreams, is set in a Lagos nightclub looking to launch local singing talent, and was produced by Nigerian mogul Mo Abudu and has a star turn by Seal. But that nightclub in his English and Yoruba...