Sierra Leone has been called upon to send troops as part of a new regional security mission approved by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to help stabilize the...
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The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has issued an urgent reminder to mining companies, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) license holders, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), television and radio stations,...
The European Union has criticized Sierra Leone for failing to outlaw Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in its newly enacted Child Rights Act of 2025, describing the omission as a major setback in the country’s...
The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, was on Saturday, 6 December 2025, reportedly prevented from entering the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) national headquarters in Freetown after...
A ten-year-old girl, identified as Ismatu Kargbo, is receiving medical treatment after she was allegedly stabbed by her mother in Port Loko Town. The incident occurred at New London along the Kambia...
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and current Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has honoured the inauguration...
Financial Secretary Matthew Dingie has issued a clarification regarding the government's recently imposed tax on bottled water, stating that the levy applies strictly to imported products and will not...
Umaru Napoleon Koroma, the former National Secretary General of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), has issued a strong rebuttal against claims that funds "vanished" from the party’s accounts during...
The General Manager of the Sierra Leone Ports Authority, Dr. Abdulai Fofanah, has expressed serious concern over persistent delays caused by clearing agents, describing them as the primary challenge affecting...
The Office of the President has issued an urgent disclaimer regarding a fraudulent investment platform known as "AfriQuantumX," which is currently circulating on social media using a manipulated video...
History has shown that there are critical moments when people living under non-democratic rule rise and successfully impose democratic reforms. In some cases, these popular uprisings even force regime...
The University of Sierra Leone (USL) has issued a formal statement refuting allegations made in the August 2024 edition of Africa Confidential, which claimed that the institution lost $4.5 million of public...
Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, has praised the leadership of Sierra Leone's President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing cooperation between China...
A 47-year-old police officer, Abu Bakarr Yillah, attached to the Operations Division at Kambia Police Division, has been remanded in custody on charges of murder. Yillah appeared before Magistrate Santigie...
Fifty-four-year-old Lahai David Jimmy has been granted bail in the sum of Le5,000 after appearing before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at the Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown. Jimmy faces charges of conspiracy...
During the recent budget hearing at the Ministry of Finance, the Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Immanuel Saffa Abdulai, informed finance officials that Leone Stars will...
Komrabai Mansaray, a security guard stationed at the Sierratel Telecommunication Pole in Komrabai Village, Lokomasama, Port Loko District, provided crucial testimony against three Africell employees accused...
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Thomas Daddy Brima, and the Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, recently clashed over public...
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Thomas Daddy Brima, has addressed public concerns over the national team selection for the upcoming match against Chad. Speaking on Good...
A 22-year-old caretaker, Sam Sesay, has been remanded in custody after appearing before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2. Sesay is charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and...
The Deputy Minister of Trade Fatmata Kargbo, along with officials from the National Consumer Protection Commission and Standards Bureaus, initiated spot checks of shops and supermarkets in the Western...
