An Air Sierra Leone flight from Freetown to Lagos returned to Murtala Mohammed International Airport today after the crew received a cockpit alert. The flight, which departed at 14:17, initiated an "air...
Passengers aboard an Air Sierra Leone aircraft escaped unharmed after the plane experienced a technical problem shortly after takeoff, necessitating an emergency landing. According to an eyewitness account,...
As of Sunday, May 4th, 2025, at 3:00 PM, Sierra Leone has recorded a total of 1378 cumulative confirmed cases of Mpox. The National Public Health Agency reports that there are currently 1074 active cases....
The Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) has announced a power outage affecting several communities in Freetown due to a technical issue on a key 33kV power line. In a public notice issued...
The Government of Sierra Leone has officially declared Thursday, May 1st, 2025, as a public holiday nationwide, in observance of International Labour Day. In a public announcement released today, the...
Professional footballer Mohamed Kamara was remanded in custody after appearing before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 last Wednesday. He faces five charges linked to the unlawful...
The United States Embassy in Sierra Leone has announced that it will be closed for official business today, April 28, in observance of Sierra Leone’s Independence Day, a local public holiday. In a post...
FULL TRANSCRIPT: INDEPENDENCE DAY BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ON SUNDAY, 27th APRIL 2025 My Fellow Sierra Leoneans; It has been sixty-four...
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has left Sierra Leone to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis, scheduled to take place on Saturday, 26 April 2025, at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The President,...
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has reaffirmed Africa’s united demand for equitable representation on the United Nations Security Council, describing the continent’s exclusion as “a profound historical...
