The third and final batch of 267 Sierra Leonean home-based Hajj pilgrims departed Makkah for King Abdulaziz International Airport’s Hajj Terminal in Jeddah to board their flight to Freetown. The pilgrims...
The United States government has released the names and photographs of 26 Sierra Leoneans who are facing deportation, according to an official list published by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The...
The Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi Arabia has officially denied circulating reports claiming a female Sierra Leonean pilgrim died during the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. Alhaji Abubakarr Bah, Information...
A wave of grief has swept through family members, friends, and members of the Muslim community following the death of Mariama Bangoura during the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. According...
Miatta Fahnbulleh, the Sierra Leonean-born UK Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has resigned from Sir Keir Starmer’s government following Labour’s poor performance in last week’s...
The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone participated in the 2026 Seoul Friendship Festival organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government from 9th–10th May 2026 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)...
The second batch of 148 Sierra Leonean diaspora Hajj pilgrims from Guinea landed safely at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah on Monday evening for the 2026 Hajj, joining the...
The United States government has quietly reversed a policy that blocked visa processing for foreign doctors from 39 countries, including Sierra Leone, exempting physicians from a sweeping travel ban that...
On Monday, 27th April 2026, as Sierra Leone marked its 65th Independence Anniversary, celebrations unfolded both at home and across the diaspora, with staff of the Sierra Leone High Commission in the United...
Sierra Leoneans in the United States gathered at Bowling Green Park in Manhattan’s Financial District on Monday, April 27, to mark the country’s 65th Independence Day anniversary with a flag-raising...
