Sylvester Samba

News & Media Contributor

Sylvester Samba is a Sierra Leonean-born journalist worked for the Global Times Newspaper since its establishment in 2008 before becoming a news media contributor for YAME Digital News.

Over the years, Sylvester made meaningful contributions to the news media outlets in Sierra Leone. He holds a Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College (FBC).

Working for the Global Times Newspaper, he received several media trainings, both local and international. In 2017, he attended a Seminar in Beijing, China, for Media Officials and Journalists and was awarded a journalism certificate by the People's Republic of China. Followed by a Training Workshop for Regional Press on Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Quality Infrastructure and the West Africa Quality System Program, WAQSP, Results in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in 2018.