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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Sierra Leone

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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 […]

todayOctober 22, 2024 16

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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 […]

todaySeptember 17, 2024 31

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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 […]

todayAugust 21, 2024 34

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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 […]

todayJuly 3, 2024 11

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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 […]

todayJune 5, 2024 79 2

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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, […]

todayMay 27, 2024 55

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Namibia

Confirmation of VIP Guests at Presidential Memorial and Burial Services

The Heads of State of the following countries will be attending this weekend's official ceremonies to mark the passing of former President Hage Geingob: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Qatar, Zambia, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Principe. Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, will also attend on behalf of the British Royal Family, as […]

todayFebruary 23, 2024 116

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Oshiwambo

Ova Sierra Leone ovena oumbada womupresident kwali nale, Ernest Bai Koroma afadukepo okuya moupongekwa.

Oo ali nale omupesident waSierra Leone  okwa djamo moshilongo no kuya ko  Nigeria oko aka ningilwa ekwafo louhaku pefimbo ataalela omatamaneko moshilongo eenghendabala dokuumbako epangelo omudo wadileko. Ernest Bai Koroma  ota kulopotwa ali apewa omito yoku djamo moshilongo okudja komangu yopombada  opo aka konge ekwafo laye louhaku pondje yoshilongo apewa epitikilo leehani dili 3. Nande ongaho vahapu moshilongo ota vapopi kutya, epitiko loku efa oupresident kwali nale adjemo moshilongo, ota […]

todayJanuary 20, 2024 28 4

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