Sierra Leone

India signs MOUs on digital transformation with Sierra Leone, Armenia, Antigua

Both G2G and B2B bilateral Cooperation in the field of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) are expected to be enhanced. The activities contemplated in these MoUs would be financed through their administration’s regular operating allocations

The Techplomacy Curve: What we should learn from China's use of technology as a tool of foreign policy

China has increasingly focused on cementing its sway in developing countries which are still looking to increase technology accessibility for their domestic population

AFCON 2021: Kelechi Iheanacho guides Nigeria past Egypt, Sierra Leone frustrate Algeria

Kelechi Iheanacho scored the only goal on 30 minutes as Nigeria overcame lacklustre Egypt 1-0.

As China’s Belt and Road Initiative steams ahead in Africa, West plays catch up

There is not much detail on the Build Back Better World initiative as it applies to Africa, but there certainly is a newfound Western interest in the continent because of heightened Chinese activities in the region

COVID-19: Oman suspends flights from 24 countries including India, Pakistan and Singapore

The flights have been suspended until further notice and the decision was taken as part of the country's measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic

Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2021: Benin refuse to play Sierra Leone amid COVID-19 controversy

The match referee collapsed in the tie between Ivory Coast and Ethiopia with game being abandoned 10 minutes from time.

Sierra Leone cancels China-backed airport deal; Chinese foreign ministry rejects claims of rift between Freetown and Beijing

Sierra Leone has cancelled plans to build an airport with China's help in the outskirts of the country's capital, Freetown, saying it was economically unviable.

Researchers find new species of Ebola virus in bats in Sierra Leone; unclear if it can cause disease

A new Ebola virus has been found in bats in Sierra Leone, two years after the end of an outbreak that killed over 11,000 across West Africa, the government said on Thursday.

Missing African athletes resurface after Commonwealth Games 2018 seeking asylum in Australia

A number of African athletes who went missing from the Commonwealth Games in April have resurfaced, seeking advice on gaining asylum in Australia, refugee advocates said Tuesday.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Five more African athletes go missing, days after news of missing Cameroonians

Five more African athletes may have vanished from the Commonwealth Games, organisers said on Thursday, after eight competitors from Cameroon were suspected of fleeing a day earlier.