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By Umaru Fofana

There are hardly any dull moments in Sierra Leonean politics. But recent developments perch on a pedestal close to unprecedented proportions.

By Isaac Massaquoi

By Alpha Abu

The year 2024 will be marked with renewed hope for the best from Sierra Leone Premier League football clubs and in a wider context - success for the country’s male national football team, Leone Stars.

The team will be trying to secure a place in the most prestigious global football tournament-the World Cup. It is no doubt a formidable task, as Leone Stars are yet to savour the biggest stage in world football.

By Kemo Cham

In Gbom Samba, out of 97 people tested for malaria in just one day, 96 of them were found to be positive for the parasitic disease.

The villagers were tested as part of an initiative by a consortium of local and international organizations under what is known as the Static Campaign, which is geared towards accelerating the response to Malaria - said to be the highest killer disease among children and women in Sierra Leone – Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Mariatu 13, (not her real name), is a Sierra Leonean who lived with foster parents in Freetown and hoped for a better life through education. She was living together with two biological children of her caregivers, a boy and a girl of the same age.

Mariatu’s Aunt would later secure enrolment into a nursing course in the provinces where she temporarily relocated leaving the girl and the other kids in the care of the husband. She would pay weekend visits depending on the situation with her coursework.

By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya

Internship is an integral part of the journalism program at Fourah Bay College. Landing an appropriate internship spot is a big challenge given the number of students chasing those few positions in an environment where the impression is created in some offices that interns are not welcome.