Sierra Leone

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Oshiwambo

Etumo lyo ECOWAS mo Guniea Bissau inali pondolasha

O ECOWAS oyati otayi tsikile noonkambadhala dhoku enditha oonkundathana mo Guniea Bissau,sho etumo lyopombanda lya hulu ohela inaali pondolasha. Osheendo sha kwatelwa komeho komupresident gwa Sierra Leone,osha tsakanene naaleli yopakwiita,mboka ya kwatako oonkondo dhoku lela oshiwike sha piti,nokwiindiila eshunepo lyelandulathano lyopakotampango,noku shuna oshilongo kepangelo lyoshigwana. Onzonkundana yo Africa news oya lopota kutya aaleli yopakwiita oyiindiike omahololomadhiladhilo nomakanka,tayati eumbeko lyepangelo olya ningwa oku shuna engungumano negameno moshilongo, Nolya tulapo epangelo lyopakathimbo […]

today2 December, 2025

Oshiwambo

Eumbo lepagelo mo Sierra Leone, lapyapo komundilo

Omundilo owa tukuka metungo leumbo lepangelo moshilongo Sierra Leone, olo tali hangwa modoropa ya Freetown mo lomakaya. Oikundaneki yoshilongo osho oya lopota kutya pefimbo loshiningwanima oo eli omupresident woshilongo Julius Maada Bio, ina hangikamo metungo. Ovanambelewa vokudima omundilo okwali va lotokela konele noku loteka omundilo, oo wa kwata oule weevili dili 5 opo ulotekwe. Oshikundaneki sho AFP osha lopota kutya kapena oo aningilwamo oshihakanwa, ashike omikanda no maliko oo ali […]

today14 April, 2025

Local

Meya Mining’s 391-Carat Diamond Recovery Marks Mega Clippir Discovery

  Trustco Group Holdings Ltd ("Trustco") has announced the results of a recent examination of the 391.47-carat diamond recovered by Meya Mining ("Meya") in Sierra Leone. Trustco holds a 19.5% interest in Meya, which operates under a 25-year exclusive diamond mining license in the Kono District. The 391.47-carat diamond was part of a 515-carat rough diamond recovered in the Meya River kimberlite domain on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, during the […]

today22 October, 2024

Oshiwambo

Etungo lawapo mo Sierra Leone nokudipaya ovanhu veli 8

Etungo lomadimo elilonda ola wapo mo Sierra Leone noku dipaya ovanhu veli 8 ovo valimo. Eelopota doikundaneki odati ovanambelewa voku yandja omakwafelo opaulumomumbwe moshilongo osho natango oveli molukongo loku hada koshi yoitekela yomakuma oku tala ngee tavelitu moluxupe, ovo vawililwapo ketungo lomadimo eli 7 elilonda tali hangwa moshilando pangelo Freetown. Oshikondo shinasha nomakwafo opaulumomubwe shopashiwana moshilongo osho (NDMA),  oshati ovanhu 6 ova xupifwa fiyo  opapa okudja koshi yoitekela yetungo,  ashike […]

today17 September, 2024

Africa

Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable

  By Bankolay Theodore Turay, University of Lagos   Bora – a type of thank you gift – is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their land. But bora has changed over the years and is having a negative impact on women, who are responsible for much of […]

today21 August, 2024

Africa

Sierra Leone bans child marriage with new law

Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. The BBC reports that invited guests, including first ladies from Namibia and Cape Verde, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law. Anybody now involved in the marriage of a girl aged under the […]

today3 July, 2024

Business / Economics

Trustco’s Meya Mining Investment confirms $763 million diamond resource

    Trustco Group Holdings Limited (TTO.SJ) has announced that Meya Mining, in which Trustco’s mining portfolio holds a 19.5% interest, and is located within the eastern province of Sierra Leone, has released promising findings from a diamond resource estimate for the Meya River Kimberlite Dyke. The report confirms the total kimberlite ore down to a depth of 800m below surface is 6.05 million tonnes. The assessed in-situ grade is […]

today5 June, 2024

Africa

A mixed bag for Elon Musk’s space internet in Africa

      By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency     As Elon Musk-owned Starlink internet service reaches a new global milestone of 3 million users in nearly 100 countries, it's a mixed bag for its operations in Africa. "Congratulations to the @SpaceX team on passing 3 million customers in 99 countries! And thanks to you for buying @Starlink!" Musk recently thanked Starlink and users on X for the milestone. On its progress report, […]

today27 May, 2024