Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

LANSING, Mich. — The partnership between the Michigan National Guard and Sierra Leone marked another step forward in the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. The relationship, which officially ...

The Grammy-nominated singer jumped from gospel to opera to spirituals to jazz; he considered it all sacred. In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the ...

At the request of the Government of Sierra Leone, an inter-departmental IMF team conducted a Governance and Corruption Diagnostic (GCD). The GCD provides a detailed assessment of governance and ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

There are only a handful of people alive today who participated in the formation of modern gospel music in Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Fewer still worked directly with the genre’s founding ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

Sierra Leone has emerged from the exploration shadows cast by neighbouring Liberia and Ivory Coast after signing a major exploration deal with Eni that could see a wildcat drilled, possibly in 2026, ...

Hundreds of communities in Sierra Leone’s Bonthe district have signed a benefit-sharing carbon agreement with the Africa Conservation Initiative targeting the protection of mangroves in the Sherbro ...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday evening received President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting were not disclosed, it was believed to ...

FREETOWN, November 6, 2025 - Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, with growth projected at 4.3 percent in 2025 and reaching 4.6 percent by ...

When visitors step into the new Museum of Christian and Gospel Music, executive director Steve Gilreath hopes they see something they recognize. Perhaps the backdrop from a Third Day concert tour, Amy ...