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Fatima Massaquoi: The Sierra Leonean Princess who stood unafraid among the Nazis
Originally published on GoWomanAfrica MacMillan has just published what could arguably be the first autobiography penned by an African woman. Fatima Massaquoi was a Mende princess born in 1905 to the King of ...Aminatta Forna’s latest novel The Hired Man in stores March 28
Aminatta Forna’s latest novel will be available on Amazon and in stores on March 28th. The Hired Man takes place in Croatia and deals with themes of longing, loss, war, and love. Synopsis: ...Kei Kamara English Premiership goal that made Sierra Leone history (video)
Within the first 6 minutes of coming into Norwich City FC’s game against Everton over the weekend Sierra Leone’s Kei Kamara became the first from born in the provinces to score in ...At first UK exhibit Sierra Leonean female photographer says she escaped life of sex for ...
Francess Ngaboh-Smart is a 30-year-old female photographer from Sierra Leone whose first international show “The Freetown I see” is going on now at the University of Hull-Wise in the UK. She studied ...Patrice Naiambana, the dictator, native, creole on Sierra Leone’s Independence
Patrice Naiambana’s “Man Who Committed Thought” is a brilliant satire of the immediate post colonial period in Sierra Leone . The one man show is set in “postcolonial Lion Mountain, where a determined peasant seeks ...Eight women from Sierra Leone you should know for International Women’s Day
Ami Dumbuya, Managing Director, Pinnacle/BSI In commemoration of International Women’s Day I would like to introduce you to eight amazing, beautiful, pioneers from Sierra Leone. In selecting these women we asked ourselves ...The Banguras get married: Two Leone Stars get hitched in Freetown (photos)
Ladies this one is especially for you. Let it be known hence forth that Ibrahim ‘tetteh’ Bangura and Umara Zengalay Bangura both of Sierra Leone’s national team, Leone Stars are officially off ...Happy 52nd Birthday Youssou Ndour
Grammy Award winner Youssou Ndour is celebrating his 52nd birthday today. At 52 Mr Ndour shows no signs of slowing down. His mbalax reggae tribute to Bob Marley won the Museke Afrotainment ...Idris Elba is coming to Sierra Leone…FINALLY!!!!
Sierra Leonean Ghanaian Actor, Idris Elba (c) Independent I have been waiting and praying for 10 years now that something would touch Idris Elba and he would wake up one day and ...(PHOTOS) Ramsey Noah, One Nigerian Boy, Mary Anne Kaikai, Big Brother Winner Uti
Mary-Ann Kaikai (Designer, Madam Wokie’s Couture), Terence Sambo (One Nigerian Boy, Fashion Blogger) Fatima Sesay, Zukaikha Sesay, Ramsey Noah (Actor), Mary-Anne Fatima, Zulaikha, Uti Nwachukwu (Big Brother Africa Winner), Mary-Ann Zulaikha, Mustafa ...