Medsah Travel and Tours

15/06/2024

As part of the , the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and it agency(Monuments and Relics Commission) has officially open the National museum and the Railway Museum free to the public starting from the 6th to the 30th June.

Grab this opportunity, take ur child/children to the museums to understand the history and culture of Sierra Leone.

It's the month of June and the theme for this month is Monuments and Relics.

06/12/2023

52 African America receives citizenship from Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs through Monuments and Relics Commission in on the 4th December 2023 at Family Kingdom

07/09/2023

Important update

We are pleased to inform you all that the next Sierra Leone root tourism and diaspora citizenship event will be held from November 20-December 6, 2023

We are working on the itinerary and will keep you posted on this.

We are very sorry for the delay in announcing the dates. This was due to the political transition.

Many thanks and please let us know if you have further queries.

Mohamed Faray Kargbo
Education and Outreach Manager
Monuments and Relics Commission Sierra Leone

08/08/2023

08/08/2023

Today 8th August 2023 the Tourism it Departments and Agency welcome the new minister at the Ministry Tourism conference hall at kinghaman road

08/02/2023

30/08/2022

22/04/2022

Today Thursday April 21, 2022 the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Monuments and Relics Commission hosted diaspora Sierra Leoneans who have traced their ancestry to the motherland.

The Civic Education and Investment Workshop took place at Shangri La on Lumley Beach Road in Freetown. Sierra Leone's Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr Memunatu Pratt was there not only to welcome them but to also encourage them to take advantage of the many opportunities open to them for investment.

Over 50 men and women are in the country to claim their citizenship and identify with their long-lost kinfolks.

The conferment ceremony is expected to take place next week.

22/04/2022

Today Thursday April 21, 2022 the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Monuments and Relics Commission hosted diaspora Sierra Leoneans who have traced their ancestry to the motherland.

The Civic Education and Investment Workshop took place at Shangri La on Lumley Beach Road in Freetown. Sierra Leone's Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr Memunatu Pratt was there not only to welcome them but to also encourage them to take advantage of the many opportunities open to them for investment.

Over 50 men and women are in the country to claim their citizenship and identify with their long-lost kinfolks.

The conferment ceremony is expected to take place next week.

By Mohamed Faray Kargbo
Outreach & Education Manager

11/03/2022

Before the the British abolish the trans Atlantic slave trade in 1807 we have the first batch of freed slaves on the 10 may 1787. On the 15 January 1792 a group of freed slaves leave the shores of Nova Scotia led by Thomas Peter's. 15 slave vessels one thousand two hundred (1200) of them, they arrived on the 11 March 1792 during the era of governor Charles McCarthy. Kingtom have to negotiate with the British government for 85 💷 for their arrival. Landing at Peter's Brook's now king Jimmy a renown market place. The gateway to the old Kings yard which is now government sight savers. Former Granville town presently Freetown is celebrating 230 years of return. The historic cotton tree at the city center was home for these freed slaves.
King Jimmy
Gateway to the old Kings yard
Cotton tree
Zion Methodist Church Wilberforce street
Regent village
Bathurst village
Charlotte village.
FREETOWN @230
Year of return.

11/03/2022

Wooden houses locally called bod ose. Built by returned freed slaves who arrived from England, Nova Scotia and the maroon's from Jamaica. Freetown is celebrating 230 years of return. Trans Atlantic slave trade lasted for 140 in Sierra Leone during this era millions of Sierra Leoneans where enslaved by British slave traders from Bunce island, banana island,Kent,York ect.

17/02/2022

*Ministry of Tourism and World Monuments Fund sign MOU to preserve old Fourah Bay College building*

Sierra Leone's Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the World Monuments Fund today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to preserve old Fourah Bay College building at Cline town, Freetown.

Old Fourah Bay College was the first western-style university in sub-Saharan Africa and is a living testament to idealism and the power of education. Established in 1827, it produced the earliest leaders in West Africa including many leaders of the independence movements that helped end colonialism. It is immensely important in the history of Sierra Leone and the region and is a protected national monument.

World Monuments Fund is the implementing partner for a United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant, awarded in 2021, to preserve Old Fourah Bay College. This grant will cover the first phase of what will likely be a multi-phase project. The scope of this first grant is to prepare a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the structure, carry out limited emergency stabilization to prevent further damage, and develop a plan for reuse of the structure in consultation with the community and key stakeholders.

Such was the importance that President Julius Maada Bio attaches to the preservation of old Fourah Bay College that he did not only visit the structure in April 2021 but also made strong commitments to ensure that the Government of Sierra Leone restores the dignity of this masterpiece work of art.

“This project, funded by the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, demonstrates American values in action and United States leadership in preserving cultural heritage sites like Old Fourah Bay College. It is my hope that preserving this site ensures that the next generation of Sierra Leonean leaders can continue to draw inspiration from the triumphs of education, culture, and science of the past,” said U.S. Ambassador David Reimer, who attended the ceremony.

“The project at Old Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, supported by the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, reflects our shared commitment to working with local communities to protect their heritage for future generations, and preserving structures that can help tell a more textured and complete story of human experience,” said Bénédicte de Montlaur, President and CEO of World Monuments Fund.

200,000 US dollars has been provided for the first phase which is expected to last for 12 months. It is hoped that further funds will be provided on completion of the first phase. The total grant for the different phases amounts to 1.5m US dollars.

For more information
Education and Outreach Unit
Monuments and Relics Commission
96 Campbell Street
+232 76 39)87711
[email protected]