President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Ahmed Saybom...
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President Julius Maada Bio has expressed strong enthusiasm following the commissioning of key solar energy projects aimed at boosting Sierra Leone’s power supply and advancing sustainability. Speaking...
delegation from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) West Africa, led by Rodent Katchoni, has concluded a consultative visit to Sierra Leone, highlighting both the...
The Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) has written to the Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, demanding full disclosure on the modernisation of the Government...
The Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr. Isata Mahoi, has expressed disappointment over the removal of a proposed provision aimed at criminalising Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has hosted a capacity-building and validation workshop on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Regulatory Audit Report on Trade in Services. The workshop...
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, has announced a “Presidential Townhall 2026” scheduled for Tuesday, 30 June 2026, in Makeni City. According...
Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) National Publicity Secretary, Moses Mambu, has alleged a connection between members of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) and individuals reportedly arrested...
The United States Embassy in Freetown has issued an important reminder to travelers planning to visit the United States, urging them to comply with the conditions of their stay and avoid overstaying their...
The National Protected Area Authority (NPAA), in collaboration with Conservation International, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, launched the Sierra Leone Chapter of the Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA), marking...
Anti-FGM campaigner Neneh Rugiatu Turay has publicly accused Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh of failing to act on information relating to an alleged case involving schoolgirls taken for initiation...
Final-year students at the University of Makeni (UNIMAK) recently filed a lawsuit against the institution in the High Court of Sierra Leone. The students allege that a recent policy change is preventing...
A delegation of seven Executive Directors from the African Development Bank Group has arrived in Sierra Leone on a five-day consultation mission aimed at deepening the partnership between the Bank and...
In anticipation of the upcoming 2028 Presidential Elections in Sierra Leone, the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has initiated strategic measures to identify a suitable successor to lead the...
Twenty inmates from the Makeni Correctional Centre have graduated from the University of Makeni on Saturday 16th March 2024. The Cohort comprises of 17 male and 3 females. This academic initiative would...
President Julius Maada Bio, accompanied by his wife, Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, paid his final respects at the funeral mass of his elder sister, Mrs. Agness Deen-Jalloh, in Tihun, Bonthe District,...
The highly anticipated matches at the newly renovated SLFA Academy playing field ended in a defeat for East End Lions and a win for FC Kallon. The games held this weekend marked the start the Leone...
A video circulating on social media has sparked widespread outrage as it captures the disturbing burial of individuals presumed to be victims of drug abuse. The footage depicts a member of the burial...
Freetown's Mayor, Yvonne Aki Sawyerr, celebrated a significant milestone as construction works for the new Wilberforce Market resumed on Thursday, March 13th. In a ceremony attended by city officials...
The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have assured that captured foreign fighters, including a Sierra Leonean national, will be treated according to the Geneva Convention. This comes after a press conference...
The recent engagement between the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on works and public assets and various stakeholders regarding proposed toll gate charges in Sierra Leone has shed light on a concerning...
