Armed men have killed at least 20 people and abducted an unspecified number of residents in the latest attacks on villages in north-central Nigeria, according to a local group.

Niger State police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said two community guards and a dr]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971321/gunmen-make-deadly-raid-on-villages-in-nigeria 278971321 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:51:14 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971321/gunmen-make-deadly-raid-on-villages-in-nigeria DUBAI, 7th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The Digital School, one of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), announced that 340 teachers have joined the Digital Teacher Preparation Programme at the Teacher Training Institute in Nouakchott, Mauritania.

The programme is delivered by the school's Global Digital Teacher Academy, reflecting the accelerated efforts to advance digital transformation in the ]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278968982/340-teachers-join-uae-digital-school-programme-in-mauritania 278968982 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:19:47 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278968982/340-teachers-join-uae-digital-school-programme-in-mauritania (260405) -- THIES, April 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese soldiers participate in a military parade in Thies, Senegal, April 4, 2026.

Senegal on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of its independence with celebrations held across the country, highlighted by a grand civil-military parade presided over by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the central city of Thies, about 70 km east of the country's capital, Dakar]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278964645/senegal-thies-independence-day-parade 278964645 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:46:35 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278964645/senegal-thies-independence-day-parade Dakar, Senegal, 27 March 2026 - The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) hosted Amara Kallon, Minister of Public Administration and Political Affairs of Sierra Leone, who paid a courtesy visit aimed at reaffirming IDEP's growing influence in shaping effective public administration across the continent.

During the visit, Minister Kallon pa]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971255/the-legacy-of-idep-is-making-a-difference-in-africa-says-sierra-leone-minister-of-public-administration-and-political-affairs 278971255 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:51:49 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971255/the-legacy-of-idep-is-making-a-difference-in-africa-says-sierra-leone-minister-of-public-administration-and-political-affairs A lower court in September found the right-wing politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Muammar Gaddafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected and sentenced him to five years behind bars.

The case saw Sarkozy, who has always denied any wrongdoing, become modern France's first president to have gone to jail. He served 20 days before he was released pending ]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278968784/france-sarkozy-says-innocent-at-trial-over-libya-funding 278968784 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:43:17 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278968784/france-sarkozy-says-innocent-at-trial-over-libya-funding A general view of a petrol station in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, on August 14, 2014. /CFP

Liberians will dig deeper into their pockets after the government has announced another round of fuel price increases, effective Saturday, April 4, 2026, citing persistent fluctuations in international oil markets and a weaker local exchange rate against the US dollar.

In a joint petroleum price c]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278965988/liberia-hikes-fuel-prices-again-as-global-oil-volatility-bites 278965988 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:27:43 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278965988/liberia-hikes-fuel-prices-again-as-global-oil-volatility-bites CONAKRY, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya, through a decree read on national television on Tuesday, officially launched the electoral campaigns ahead of the legislative and local elections scheduled for May 24.

According to the decree, the campaign for the legislative elections will begin on April 24 and end on May 21.

Regarding the local elections, the campaign will start on May 4, ]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971436/guinea-launches-campaigns-for-legislative-local-elections-ahead-of-may-24-polls 278971436 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:45:39 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971436/guinea-launches-campaigns-for-legislative-local-elections-ahead-of-may-24-polls Share article

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Le Senegal et les Etats-Unis ont signe, le 13 mars 2026, un protocole d'accord quinquennal (2026-2030) d'une valeur de 135 millions de dollars. Cette cooperation bilaterale vis]]> http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971421/protocole-daccord-avec-les-etats-unis-le-senegal-teste-un-nouveau-modle-de-financement-de-la-sante 278971421 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:57:06 GMT http://sierraleonetimes.com/news/278971421/protocole-daccord-avec-les-etats-unis-le-senegal-teste-un-nouveau-modle-de-financement-de-la-sante DAKAR, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Senegal on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of its independence with celebrations held across the country, highlighted by a grand civil-military parade presided over by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the central city of Thies, about 70 km east of the country's capital, Dakar.

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