A breakthrough moment seemed to arrive when the four-times capped Sierra Leone international scored in a 3-2 FA Cup first round defeat against eventual League One runners-up Stevenage in early November.

Source: https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/middlesbrough-fc/middlesbrough-youngster-kamil-conteh-proud-of-gateshead-loan-despite-wembley-heartache-4155806

Among S1 Cocquyt’s many remarkable adventures in the RCN, she recalls her experience working at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone with great admiration for the conservation efforts made by the volunteers there.

Source: https://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/sailors-spotlight-hmcs-max-bernays-boatswain-sailor-first-class-anna-cocquyt/

An eye-opening session during the congress was a live link to the YLTW group in Sierra Leone.

Source: https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/young-people-plan-actions-to-make-shifts-in-the-world

“A scrapbook of opinions and advice about love in Sierra Leone.”

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2023/12/12/gosh-napoleon-dynamite-other-indie/

A similar thing happened to our intervention in Liberia and Sierra Leone both of which were left to plunge into bloody civil wars by their colonisers.

Source: https://dailytrust.com/before-nigeria-gets-sucked-deeper-in-the-niger-quagmire/

As part of our commitment to fostering a well-informed and engaged community, Sierra Leone Live has created this special segment where we put forward a series of questions directly sourced from the SLPP’s 2018 New Direction Manifesto.

Source: https://sierraleonelive.com/assessing-the-new-direction-a-25-question-review-of-slpps-2018-manifesto-commitments-on-macro-economic-transformation-revenue-mobilisation-public-expenditure-management-public-debt-management-a/

Before the lease agreement was terminated in January 2023, Kingho was paying a flat rate of US$1,250,000 (One Million two hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars) as annual lease rent to the Government of Sierra Leone.

Source: https://globaltimes-sl.com/2023/10/03/%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%b0%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%b2-%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%ad-%f0%9d%90%8b%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%9e/

Blyden then joined the waves of people of African descent in the 19th century from the United States and the Caribbean who returned to Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Source: https://stjohntradewinds.com/juneteenth-holiday-gets-committees-favorable-nod/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=juneteenth-holiday-gets-committees-favorable-nod

“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, in Sierra Leone we have had our own share of epidemics and pandemics.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/sierra-leones-president-julius-maada-bio-shares-country-experience-with-pandemics-efforts-at-healthcare-delivery-at-the-high-level-africa-cdc-forum/

“ECOWAS has intervened in the past in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and recently in Gambia, Guinea Bissau and today we have a similar situation in Niger.

Source: https://www.informationng.com/2023/08/ecowas-decisions-not-nigerian-affair-alone-steps-taken-collectively-ivorian-president-outarra.html

Estimated at up to $650 billion (Global Financial Integrity, 2022), representing 8% of world trade, the insanely lucrative global drug trade can only get bigger and more developing countries, like Sierra Leone, sucked in with dire consequences.

Source: https://globaltimes-sl.com/2023/07/19/%f0%9d%90%82%f0%9d%90%8e%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%85%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%8e%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%93%f0%9d%90%88%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%86-%f0%9d%90%92%f0%9d%90%88%f0%9d%90%84%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%91/

Findings from this study indicate a higher incidence, nearly 10 percent more of rape, than those reported in other studies during conflicts, such as in Northern Uganda, 4.2 percent; Sierra Leone, 8 percent and Ukraine, 2.6 percent.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202308240009.html

For instance, Sierra Leone made history in 2018 by becoming the first nation to use blockchain technology in a presidential election.

Source: https://www.thenews-chronicle.com/how-blockchain-promotes-trust-and-accountability-for-democracy-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-blockchain-promotes-trust-and-accountability-for-democracy-in-africa

Guinea-Bissau are also through to next year’s AFCON, while Sierra Leone (five points) and Sao Tome (one point) are eliminated from the qualifying tournament.

Source: https://punchng.com/eagles-edge-sierra-leone-3-2-qualify-for-afcon/

Guyana received 191 votes, Sierra Leone 188, Algeria received 184 votes, South Korea 180.

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/five-nations-elected-u-n-162456690.html

He was born in Sierra Leone.

Source: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/relatives-84-nottinghamshire-people-could-8832301

His goalscoring heroics came days after he had netted the winner in a 2-1 win over Sierra Leone on match-day one of the qualifiers.

Source: https://ogtv.com.ng/2023/06/19/osimhen-overtakes-ighalo-musa/

“However, we are very much aware of your vision for Sierra Leone, one that is focused on ensuring that we deliver economic sovereignty for this country.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/sierra-leones-president-julius-maada-bio-congratulates-new-finance-minister-says-we-have-to-find-solutions-to-countrys-peculiar-economic-challenges/

In between the sticks they lose Zack Steffen but welcome back Swindon Player of the Year Sol Brynn and finally in midfield lose Alex Mowatt, but welcome back Sierra Leone international Kamil Conteh.

Source: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/returning-loan-players-middlesbrough-problem-26997221

It was from that moment that the Sierra Leone Progressive Union (SLPU) was born.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202305220238.html