Freetown - Farmers in Sierra Leone are increasingly cultivating cannabis instead of rice, which is denting food production in the country, Vice-President Sam Sumana said on Wednesday. Speaking during ...

Sierra Leone has the region's best climate and land for growing rice, with abundant annual rainfall in coastal regions. But Kpaka, the minister, highlighted obstacles to rice self-sufficiency ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The number of cases of mpox registered in Sierra Leone since the beginning of the year has hit 2,045, with 11 fatalities, according to a new report by the country’s ...

However, the initiative faces two key challenges: low yield and the reluctance of farmers to accept the new method of rice cultivation in about 25% of the country’s paddy fields. Yet ...

Freetown - Gripped by its worst cholera outbreak in nearly 15 years, which has already left 229 dead, Sierra Leone is likely to see cases triple in the next month as the rainy season hits its peak, ...

The Chad Brown-trained reigning champion 3-year-old male Sierra Leone was on the work tab May 11 over the Belmont Park dirt training track. The now 4-year-old Gun Runner dark bay covered a half ...

Koidu Limited, Sierra Leone’s largest diamond producer, has halted operations and laid off nearly its entire local workforce of more than 1,000 employees following a protracted dispute over pay ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s rice cultivation technology needs improvement throughout the country, says Agriculture and Food Security Ministry Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. He acknowledged that ...

Lagos-based Oshinowo Studio has unveiled plans to add a glass war memorial to an Edwin Lutyens-designed plinth in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Situated in a courtyard overlooked by government buildings ...

Current time and date at Lungi International Airport is 06:17:23 AM (GMT) on Sunday, Jun 1, 2025 Looking for information on Lungi International Airport, Freetown, Sierra Leone? Know about Lungi ...

Advocating for Indigenous people to have at least 50 percent equity in renewable energy projects was a key message shared by Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Paul Rice at last week’s ...