The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially downgraded Sierra Leone’s ability to manage its debt to “weak,” warning that the West African nation faces a high risk of...
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The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has concluded a response intervention to assist schools and households affected by recent fire and windstorm incidents across seven districts in the country. According...
The Country Director of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in Sierra Leone, Mirzet Muezzinoglu, has held a strategic meeting with officials of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)...
The Sierra Leone Students' Loan Scheme (SLOAN-SL) Secretariat has announced the opening of applications for its postgraduate educational loan scheme aimed at supporting less privileged Sierra Leoneans...
The National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has reiterated that it is the sole authority responsible for announcing petroleum pump prices in Sierra Leone, in consultation with the Ministry of Trade...
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) hosted a delegation of student officers from the National Defence College of Nigeria on a study visit aimed at examining the contribution of Sierra...
A man identified as Abass Sesay has been apprehended by the Students’ Union Government (SUG) at Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology following allegations that he was fraudulently collecting...
A prominent Africa–Europe trade envoy and philanthropist, Michele Maria Valenti, has extended humanitarian support to religious communities in Sierra Leone during the holy month of Ramadan and the Christian...
The recent surge in global petroleum prices, triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, has affected pump prices in Sierra Leone. The government has on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, convened a...
Nearly 2,000 cases of sexual penetration involving children were reported in Sierra Leone in 2025, according to the latest annual crime statistics released by the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), highlighting...
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has been named a Champion for Sustainable Financing for Education by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), in recognition of his role in promoting...
Magistrate John Manso Fornah of the Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 2 on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, remanded 28-year-old businessman Dekalie Conteh on three serious criminal charges, including conspiracy...
The Government of sierra Leone and its partners held a meeting in Freetown to address the alarming rise in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) across Sierra Leone. The session brought together key...
The newly elected Executive Committee of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has officially approved the formation of an Ad-Hoc Transition Committee. The decision was made during its first formal...
Magistrate Mamakoh Sao Kallon of the Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 3 has on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, reportedly ordered the remand of a young man, Joselyn Manley, who is facing a charge of larceny...
Residents of Makeni, Gbendembu Chiefdom, have accused President Julius Maada Bio’s government of neglecting the Metehun Mayelagu Bridge, which they describe as a “death trap.” The bridge serves...
President Julius Maada Bio has said that Sierra Leone cannot continue to depend on ships from other countries to bring in food and basic goods. He made this clear during the State Opening of the Third...
The Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has announced the sudden passing of Ibrahim Foday Bavaya, the District Secretary General for Kailahun. Bavaya passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025, in the Democratic...
Dr. John Mumuneh Konteh, Deputy Director and Medical Superintendent of the Sierra Leone Police Medical Services, has returned to the country after taking part in ENDO2025, a major endocrinology congress...
Top lawmakers from both the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) have raised concerns over the increasing use of harmful drugs among young people...
A teacher at the Kenema Government Secondary School was arrested during a drug raid carried out by the Transnational Organised Crime Unit. The operation took place in the afternoon, around 1:50 PM, and...
