THE AFRICA FORWARD SUMMIT: SECURING BALANCED, FUTURE-ORIENTED PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN AFRICA AND FRANCE
President Maada Bio will attend in Nairobi, on May 11 and 12, the Africa Forward summit, jointly organised by Kenya and France. On the eve of this summit, we publish an article of Luc Briard, Ambassador of France to Guinea and Sierra Leone, which presents the objectives of the summit and highlights more particularly projects supported by France in Sierra...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth Holds, But Downside Risks Mount
Smarter industrial policy can advance Africa’s economic transformation and create jobs WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026—Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery from a decade of global shocks is showing signs of stalling, with growth projections for 2026 revised downward by 0.3 percentage points from estimates previously published in October 2025, according to the latest edition of the Africa Economic Update, the World Bank...
DIRECT AID-Kenema Ends Ramadan Support To Muslims In Southern & Eastern Regions
By: Josephine Nyeweah in Kenema district Direct Aid-Kenema has ended its Ramadan support to Muslims and community members in the East and Southern Regions. Director Direct Aid Kenema Seid Mohammed Ali addressing beneficiaries The distribution of food packages, which includes items like 25 kg of rice, 10 sardines, tomatoes, sugar, Maggi, and five litres of vegetable oil, among others, went...
Multiple Jamaats, One Ummah, One Eid
By Amadu Daramy in Maryland, USA Sierra Leonean Muslims within the District of Columbia, Maryland and, Virginia (DMV) made history on Friday, March 20, 2026, with the first of its kind unified EID AL FITR prayer at 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Rd, Springdale in Maryland, USA. The coalition of the Sierra Leonean Muslim Jamaats, (SLMJ), headed by Imam Teslim Alghali, the...
