West Africa

Young Sierra Leonean engineer and innovator Alfred Mbayoh has officially launched the Afrovate Tech Hub in Freetown, a youth-led initiative aimed at empowering young people with skills in technology, innovation

Sierra Leonean fashion entrepreneur Ishmael Brima Koroma, CEO and Founder of NEEKS Fashion, has been honoured with the Universe Fashion Industry Leadership Award 2025 in Malaysia
Sierra Leone has reached a historic milestone in its mining industry after securing US$330 million in senior-debt financing to launch the country’s first large-scale commercial gold mine.
Representatives from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), which works to commemorate those who died in the two world wars, marked Remembrance Day this year at the Freetown Memorial in
Sierra Leonean logistics and technology startup Send Me has won the Startup World Cup Regional Semi-Finals at the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, securing a place in the global
Sierra Leonean model Almon Sall has been crowned Mister Africa International 2025, marking the country’s second win in the prestigious continental pageant.
Burkina Faso has officially opened three state-of-the-art toll stations as part of its efforts to modernize the national road network and strengthen domestic infrastructure.
Sierra Leone’s rising football sensation, Momoh Kamara, has earned a prestigious nomination for the CAF Men’s Young Player of the Year award 2025
Joevas Asare, Managing Director of ARK Group International, believes Sierra Leone’s private sector holds huge potential to drive economic growth.
Mali has opened its first solar panel manufacturing plant, a facility fully owned by Malians.
Under the agreement, Nigeria will supply natural gas to Ghana, which will be used to generate electricity. Rather than making a direct cash payment, Ghana will send a portion of
Burkina Faso has passed a new law criminalising homosexuality, making same-sex relations punishable by five years prison sentence and fines.
Spearheaded by the Alumnus of Sierra Leone Grammar School, Annie Walsh Memorial Secondary School and other tech-focused partners, hosted the 3rd Annual Tech Boot Camp, a vibrant Science, Technology, Engineering,
Foff from Fofanah Water Solution, a Sierra Leonean water infrastructure company based in Newton, Waterloo, is working to bridge that gap by offering a range of professional borehole drilling and
Chidi Blyden, a respected American foreign policy and security advisor, is currently in Sierra Leone with her two sons on a one-month visit to rediscover the country through the eyes

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