How Idrissa Bangura Beat Dyslexia To Become A Teacher
Idrissa Bangura is a child educator, teacher, singer, and an advocate for underserved and deprived kids in Sierra Leone. Most
Read More
The African Dream
The African Dream is Sierra Leone's leading digital media platform for latest news, human interest stories, entertainment, sports and more.
Author: Delvid Stanley-Coker
96-year-old black woman from Alabama has been selling newspapers for 56 years
Louise Nall is a remarkable and inspiring 96-year-old Black woman from Montgomery, Alabama who has been selling The Tuskegee News
Read More
16-Year-Old Black Teen With 3 Degrees Becomes America’s Youngest Full-Time Teacher
Shania Muhammad, a 16-year-old girl from Oklahoma City is making waves across the world after becoming America’s youngest full-time teacher
Read More
Black Woman Celebrates After Being a Teacher For Almost 70 Years
Everlene Davis has been a dedicated individual in the teaching field. The veteran is an educator from Colombus County, North
Read More
114-Year-Old Black Woman is Now the Second Oldest Person in the United States
Elizabeth Francis is an African-American woman from Houston, Texas, who recently clocked 114 years old. Not only is she the oldest person in Texas, Francis is the second-oldest living person in the entire America.
Read More
52-year-old Bagged University Degree After 30 Years Working As A Maid
Lyn Thomas is a 52-year-old housemaid in the United States who recently realized her dream of earning a bachelor’s degree after 30 years of caring for others.
Read More
The Ugly and Frustrating Side Of Being A COMAHS Student – Anonymous Student
The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone, was founded in 1988 by the Sierra Leonean Government in collaboration with the Nigerian Government and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read More
August 18th: Sierra Leone’s forgotten ‘June 16th’ and the “march for democracy”
August 18, 1997, was the day National Union of Sierra Leone Students (NUSS) massively galvanized nationwide to demand the return to civilian rule after a coalition government by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).
Read More
Christian Frederick Cole – The First Black Graduate of the University of Oxford and England’s First Black Barrister
Christian Frederick Cole was a Sierra Leonean lawyer who became an historical icon after becoming the first African barrister to practice in England and the first black African student to study at the University of Oxford.
Read More
Amber Corbett becomes first Black woman to represent USA in Miss Intercontinental pageant
Amber Corbett, a Black woman, will represent the United States in the Miss Intercontinental 2023 in Egypt, making her the first Black woman to represent the United States in the competition’s 51-year history.
Read More
For Failing To Accept LGBTQ+, World Bank Stops Lending Money To Uganda
The World Bank has revealed on Tuesday that it would cease lending money to the Ugandan government after concluding that the country’s legislation against same-sex marriage goes against the bank’s values.
Read More
“War In Ukraine Contributes To Increase In Onion Price” – Myk Berewa
The Director of Communications at the office of the President, Myk Berewa, has stated that the increment in the price of onions, which is one the most used cooking ingredients in Sierra Leoneans, is as the result of the War in Ukraine amidst other factors.
Read More
Sierra Leone: Petroleum Regulatory Agency Announces New Fuel Prices
Sierra Leone announces new fuel prices amid rising inflation and economic woes.
Read More
Sierra Leone Police arrest senior military officers over plot to undermine democracy
The Sierra Leone Police Force have arrested high/ranking military officials following underground intelligence that they were working to undermine the nation’s democracy.
Read More
Niger: Protesters Attack French Embassy, Declare Support For Putin
“We are going to get France out of Africa,”Protesters in Niger chanting days after a successful coup.
Read More
Sierra Leonean photographer wins ‘Best in Fest’ Award in Kigali
Hickmatu Leigh, a skilled, crafty and talented Sierra Leonean photographer and content creator has won the prestigious ‘Best In Fest’ Award in Kigali, Rwanda.
Read More
Burkina Faso and Mali Expressed Solidarity With Niger
Burkina Faso and Mali have jointly expressed “fraternal solidarity” with the people of Niger after the recent case of military coup.
Read More
Twins Top The 2023 National Primary School Examination
This year’s National Primary School Examination top two candidates are twins named Floydalin and Floyd Davies. The twins clinched the first and second place respectively.
Read More
65 years old woman in Sierra Leone writes BECE exams
Mama Margaret, who is currently 65 years old, is the oldest among candidates registered for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Sierra Leone.
Read More
Mali Drops French As Official Language
French is no longer the prime and official language of Mali, six decades after gaining independence from France. The West African nation, now governed by military leader Colonel Assimi Goita has decided to remove the French language as its official language and make its 13 local languages the official languages.
Read More