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The Sierra Leone High Commission in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is undertaking an update of its diaspora business database. In this regard, Sierra Leonean-owned and/or affiliated businesses are respectfully invited to complete a brief 5-minute survey. This exercise is intended to facilitate a comprehensive mapping of the Sierra Leonean business...

Exactly one month after his passing to the land of eternity, Rev. Smart Kelson Senesie, the SLPP National Chaplain, was laid to rest on Sunday 08/02/2026 in his native Moyamba town. While the funeral unfolded in Moyamba, Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh joined SLPP UK & Ireland mourners, led by Chairman Alhajie Mohamed...

Prof. John Strachan, Dr. Sheku Fofanah, and Prof. Rebecca McGuire‑Snieckus of Bath Spa University today (04/02/2026) paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, at the Sierra Leone High Commission in London. This follows a highly successful working visit to Sierra Leone, where the Bath Spa academics recently engaged with leading universities...

A delegation from the Sierra Leone High Commission (SLHC) in London, led by Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh, today attended the United Nations General Assembly at 80 (*UNGA@80*) commemorative event themed “*From 1946 to Our Future.*” The landmark event marked the 80th anniversary of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly,...

Yesterday, 22nd December 2025, SLPP Member of Parliament for Kenema, Hon. Abu Bakarr Fofanah, paid a courtesy visit to the Sierra Leone High Commission in London. During the meeting, Hon. Fofanah, who is on an official engagement in the United Kingdom, held substantive discussions with DHC Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh, focusing on key matters of...

On Thursday, 12th December, following the August visit of professors from Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone, a member of the delegation, Dr. Sheku A. Fofanah, paid a courtesy call on DHC, Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh.During the visit, Dr. Fofanah presented the delegation’s official report, highlighting key engagements and proposing academic...

On Friday, 12th December, High Commissioner Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh and Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh, together with other distinguished personalities—including Cllr Eddie Hanson, Mayor of Camden—attended the Sierra United Brass Band Annual Community Fellowship Event. The event, held at Saint Mark’s Church in Kennington, brought together community leaders, supporters, and residents for...

The Sierra Leone Minister of Transport and Aviation, Amb. Alhaji Fanday Turay, and the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister, Ms Marina Hadjimanolis, this morning signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Cyprus High Commission in London, strengthening cooperation in maritime training and capacity building between the two nations. The agreement comes on the heels...

Singapore’s Special Envoy for Transport, Mr. Bernard Lim, and Director Ms. Lau Bee Juan paid a courtesy call on the Sierra Leone High Commission yesterday. They met with Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Yvonne King Odigboh and First Secretary Ms. Hawah Bah to discuss potential opportunities in the Singapore–Sierra Leone transport sector.

Staff of the SLHC this evening attended the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Peace Symposium, held under the theme “Absolute Justice: The Foundation of Lasting Peace.” Hosted at Baitul Futuh—the 13,000-capacity mosque complex in Surrey—the gathering brought together people of many faiths and backgrounds, united in a shared commitment to dialogue, understanding, and lasting peace.