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Dr. Justice Ganawah Leads NECA 2026, Celebrating Sierra Leone’s Best

Music awards? TikTok awards? Yes. But has Sierra Leone ever had a reputable awarding event dedicated to recognizing individual and institutional excellence in education? The National Education Champions Award (NECA),

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  • Education, Inspiring African Stories, South Africa

17-year-old South African Mongiwa Ntuli graduates with Actuarial Science Degree

17-year-old South African teenager Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli from Rosettenville, Johannesburg, has graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science from the University of Pretoria (UP), making her one of
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  • Education

Let Her Be: A Powerful Anthology Addressing Women’s Struggles in Sierra Leone

“Let Her Be”, (2024), published by SLWS, is a groundbreaking anthology compiled by Oumar Farouk Sesay and Elizabeth Kamara, an English language lecturer at FBC
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  • Education, Inspiring African Stories

A Prince Walean emerged as the best-graduating student from Njala University with an FGPA of 4.78/5

Saidu Emmanuel Conteh
Young and brilliant Sierra Leonean tech genius and former Prince of Wales student, Saidu Emmanuel Conteh emerged as the Best Graduating Student for the entire Class of 2023, Njala University,
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  • Education, Success Stories

We Yone Child Foundation and Wegdam Foundation To Build New Senior Secondary School Structure In Kamabonko, Kamakwie

Santigie Bayoh Dumbuya, the founder of We Yone Child Foundation, has announced that the foundation, in collaboration with Wegdam Foundation, will construct a new structure for Senior Secondary School education

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  • Education, Human interest, Inspiring African Stories, Inspiring Stories

Meet Genevieve Charlene Lubanya Brewah: 9-Year-Old Sierra Leonean-American Author

Genevieve Charlene Lubanya Brewah is a remarkable 9-year-old Sierra Leonean-American author with a passion for writing and a deep love for history. She has written about five books, of which
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  • Education, Human interest

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
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  • Education, Inspiring African Stories

South African Man With Visual Impairment Overcomes Challenges, Bags Masters of Laws and Political Justice

Thabang Manamela
A young South African man, Thabang Manamela, who was diagnosed with glaucoma at an early age, which resulted in him losing his eyesight at an early age, has graduated with
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  • Education, Human interest, Inspiring African Stories

Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde – The First Sierra Leonean Woman To Obtain A PhD

Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde
In 1966, at age 34, Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde made history in the field of academia by becoming the first Sierra Leonean woman to obtain a PhD. She was also
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  • Education, Inspiring African Stories

Four Nigerian Students Bag Cambridge Learners’ Awards

Four Nigerian students; Mfonmma-Abasi Okon Bassey, Daniel Chiemelie Anohu, Khalidah Fatume Amal Doyinsola Usman and Ain Sufiya Binti Mohd Iqbal have emerged as winners of the Cambridge Learners’ Awards.
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  • Education, Inspiring African Stories

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.
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  • Education, Inspiring Stories

18-year-old Black Student Beats Cancer, Graduates High School With 4.7 GPA

Aya Osman
Aya Osman is an 18-year-old African American student from Orange Park, Florida, who never for once allowed the perils of cancer to slow her down.
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  • Education, Inspiring Stories

Former Refugee From Uganda Who Grew Up In A Camp, Graduates As Valedictorian, Earns $240K In Scholarships

Julianne Lukambo
Julianne Lukambo, a high school student from Columbus, Ohio, who lived in a Ugandan refugee camp for a decade, graduates as valedictorian of her class with an impressive $240,000 in
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  • Education

Meet Dr Hope Muronga – One of Africa’s Youngest PhD Holder At Age 27

Dr Muronga
Dr Hope Muronga, a 27-year-old South African woman has become one of Africa's youngest PhD holders.
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  • Education, Inspiring Stories

Black Student Born With Two Holes In Her Heart Earns $2.5M in Scholarships, Accepted to 61 Colleges

Kyanna Woods
Kyanna Woods, an African American student from Concord, North Carolina, who was born with two holes in her tiny heart, has graduated top of her class with scholarship offers of
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