In an appropriately organised ceremony held in the Sierra Leone High Commission in London, on Thursday 11/11/2021, Sierra Leonean student Jeremiah Thoronka received the Global Student Award for academic excellence and innovation. This year’s award winner was announced on Wednesday 10/11/2021 at a separate event held during the UNESCO General Conference in Paris. Candidates for...
Over the weekend, the charity group ‘Cancer UK-Salone” organised a two-day event in a commemoration of the “Pink Ribbon Day’, a day dedicated to highlight the struggles and successes in the long determined fight to defeat breast cancer. The occasion which culminated in a large gathering at the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Waltham, London, attracted...
Sierra Leone is fully committed to all international contracts and actions to develop a climate resilient future”, president Bio reassures the global community in a televised broadcast beamed to every corner of the world. Speaking in the Scottish capital of Glasgow earlier this morning (02/11/2021), the president underlined the challenges faced by developing countries, including...
Today, (04/11/2024), at a Commonwealth Meeting on Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism, held in Marlborough House, London, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Mrs. Nabeela Tunis, outlined her country’s ambitious plans to make tourism a pillar of inclusive growth and environmental preservation. The meeting began with a high-level session held with The Rt Hon...
The Sierra Leone High Commission (SLHC) took part in the 24th-anniversary celebration of the Disabled International Foundation UK/Sierra Leone (DIFSIL) on Saturday 09/11/2024. Held on Rye Lane, Peckham, the fundraising event aimed at supporting DIFSIL’s ongoing initiatives in Sierra Leone. The foundation’s work focuses on enhancing education, healthcare, agriculture, and food security for people in...
His Excellency Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, addressed an august gathering at the Commonwealth Foundation’s annual High Commissioners’ Festive Poetry Evening held at Marlborough House in central London. This was an occasion to celebrate selected poets and writers whose works continue to...
His Excellency Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has been elected Chairman of the Commonwealth Foundation Grants Committee. The Commonwealth Foundation Grants Committee plays a vital role in fostering participatory governance across the Commonwealth. It oversees the allocation and management of grants to...
The Deputy High Commissioner of the Sierra Leone High Commission in London, Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh, delivered a rousing keynote speech at the launch of “Distinguish Sisters”, an organization committed to empowering, supporting, and connecting Sierra Leonean women in the UK and Sierra Leone. The event, held at the elegant Aquum in London’s Clapham North,...
Yesterday, November 10, 2024, Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh participated in the solemn Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Mrs. King Odigboh joined a distinguished gathering led by His Majesty King Charles III, which included senior members of the British royal family, political leaders, and representatives from across the...
