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21 September 2023

As they continue to give back to their subscribers in various communities across the country through the Africell Mega Promo, the leading mobile company in Sierra Leone, Africell, has presented a brand new motor bike to the sixth lucky winner of Africell Mega Promo for this week.

Receiving the brand new motor bike from Africell in Makeni on Tuesday September 12, Zanaib Dumbuya, the sixth lucky winner for this week, expressed thanks and appreciation to Africell for taking her out of poverty for which she has been dragging within the last 40 years.
"I felt good and excited.

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Africell for taking me out of poverty. Thank you for taking me out of poverty which I have been battling with in the last 40 years. I think the reason why I won this bike; is because I have been recharging my phone since I heard about the Africell Mega Promo from August. And I know that is the reason why I have bagged this brand new motor bike" she stated.

She proudly pointed out that, since she has grown to an adult age, Africell was the only institution that has been good to her and her family, adding that she was actually in doubt of winning any of the prizes because of the negative perception been circulated on social media that the promotions are fake and was not true.

She mentioned that she said receiving the brand new motor bike to her was a humanitarian leadership showed by Africell and that she can happily now spread the message to others to believe in the promotion being offered by Africell.

"I am sure I can be a testimony now to other people. And I am sure such promotion is not only meant for the rich but I believe if you try your luck you can also be another winner.

I am so happy where I am today. I was not even dreaming of having a motorcycle, but today I am sure it is a call by the Almighty Allah. But look at my age, I now own a Brand New Motorbike. I am now an owner of a brand new motorbike which I have never dreamt of," she said. She continued that before this time she used to spend close to NLe 40 on transportation a day just for her kids to get to school, but however, she added clinching a brand new motorbike from Africell and, therefore, transportation for her children will be a thing of the past.

In her conclusive message, she once again thanked Africell for what they have done for her and her family. She called on all Africell subscribers to speedily rush and recharge their Africell SIM cards as the Mega Promo is still ongoing across the country and emphasized that you can be a lucky winner if God marks you to be the winner of the Mega Promo.

Definitely, she added you will be the next lucky winner.
Handing over the brand new motorbike to this week’s lucky winner, the Sales Supervisor for Africell, Northern Region, Mohamed Conteh, noted that they had been informing people about the ongoing Africell Mega Promo from Monday to Saturday every day, adding that since they started the promotion in August, this year, they have given 6 motorbikes out of the 24 motorbikes. He said the motorbikes are placed for lucky winners across the country. He disclosed that apart from the motorbikes, there are other cash prizes for people to win.
Mohamed Conteh explained that you can only be a lucky winner if you have a brand new Africell SIM card or you buy NLe10 Africell top-up so that you can be part of the lucky winners.
The Africell Sales Supervisor said Africell is trying to promote people, especially the less privileged.
He intimated that Africell as a true 'Kombra' mobile network in the country cannot differentiate between the poor and the rich, maintaining that Africell encourages every class of people and that as far as you are an Africell subscriber you stand a chance of being a lucky winner of the Mega Promotion.
Mohamed Conteh concluded by calling on all Africell subscribers to rush now and buy brand new SIM cards and also recharges Nle 10 top-up to stand a chance of winning the different Africell Mega Promo.

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16 June 2019

At the UK-Sierra Leone Trade and Investment Conference held in London on Thursday June 6th 2019, Stuart Ponder, senior vice president INTL FC Stone informed His Excellency President Bio that through the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, it sends over £50 Million Pounds into Sierra Leone annually.

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23 October 2019

Orange Sierra Leone, the biggest and leading GSM operator in the country in its Orange Social Venture Project in collaboration with GEN Sierra Leone, at a ceremony on Wednesday 16th October, 2019 held at the British Council Hall, Tower Hill, Freetown awarded cash prize to the tune of Ten Million Leones (Le10, 000,000) to the winner, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agro Fish Farm (SL) Limited, Aminata F. Kandeh.The 2019 Social Venture first prize winner scored 198 points. First runner’s up, CEO of E Net, Samuel Kamara, scored 196 points and receivedcash prize of Le2.5m, one Wi-Fi and two gigabite; while the second runner up,CEO of Envitech Limited, scored 161 points and was awarded cash prize of Le2.5m, one Wi-Fi and two gigabite.

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24 October 2023

Managing Director of Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), Yusufu Abdul Silla, was amongst the government dignitaries, international partners and thousands of farmers who gathered from across the country to commemorate this year's World Food Day held at the Pujehun Town main field, Pujehun District, on Monday 16th October, 2023.

As part of the commemoration, His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio launched the “Feed Salone Programme,” an initiative among his 'Big Five’ Development Agenda during the campaign for his second term bid.

In his keynote statement, President Bio said he would ensure the country becomes self-sufficient in food production and to export surplus abroad before he would leave office.

Other speakers were the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Henry Kpaka, the Country Representative of Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Saeed Abubaker Fancie, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director, Eva Bonsion.

World Food Day is an annual event held on October 16 to celebrate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in 1945, to raise awareness on issues concerning food, poverty, and hunger, and also towards inspiring global efforts to provide sufficient food for the world's population.

The 2023 theme is 'Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave no one behind.' It is important to create awareness of the importance of water related to food production and the existence of humanity.

Sierra Leone Commercial Bank is a 100% indigenous bank owned by the people of Sierra Leone, and its presence is a manifestation of the support it gives to the government and its people by way of providing agricultural finance to farmers and agricultural-related support institutions.

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15 August 2019

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