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Sierra Leone Government Approves US$73.8 Million to Boost Housing, Agriculture and Jobs
The Government of Sierra Leone has approved development-financing agreements valued at approximately US$73.8 m…
Sierra Rutile Hospital Engages Bonthe DHMT to Address Health Data Reporting Gaps
Management of Sierra Rutile Hospital/Clinic in Imperi Chiefdom has engaged the Bonthe District Health Manageme…
Encroachment threatens water source in Moyiba community
By Brian Myers The Moyiba Community is in dire need of pure drinking water as encroachment by people around a …
The struggles of a mother and her autistic child in Sierra Leone: “Autists are not demons” – she cries
By Nasratu Kargbo 7 December 2010. Before cockcrow. Margaret Dumbuya and her husband sneaked out of Port Loko.…
JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Recruitment for Dry Port Operations Koya ICD Limited (Subsidiary of Arise IIP) Locations: Hastings & Mile 36 (…
Sierra Leone advances open contracting in Africa
By Politico Staff Writer Sierra Leone joined 15 other African nations last week at a high-level Open Governmen…
Boys are sexually molested too! The “trivialized victims” of sexual abuse in Sierra Leone
By Nasratu Kargbo Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse My colleagues at the offic…
Kamakwie residents demand medical doctors
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah Residents in the Karena District `headquarter town of Kamakwie, have called on the go…
Sierra Leone raises health alarm over plastic waste
, By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya Officials of the Government of Sierra Leone have expressed grave concern over the…
Develop Africa, Freetown City Council and GEED Foundation Deliver 100,000 Pencils to 10,000 Pupils in Sierra Leone
, The Year of the Pencil campaign has equipped young learners with essential tools to support early-grade educ…
Opinion: Win or Wither: What the SLPP Must Do Now to Secure 2028
By Foday M. Daboh Let us dispense with comfort and confront reality. The 2028 election will not be won by nost…
Rest Well, Section 2
By Abdul Tejan-Cole With profound sorrow, I mourn the passing of Berthan Macaulay Jnr, a colossus of our legal…
After 10 witnesses, 28 exhibits, state prosecutors close Sia Fatu murder case case
By Saio Marrah State prosecutors have closed their case in the murder trial of Abdul Kpaka over the death of h…
A Rejoinder: Reframing the Vice Presidency and the Possibility of Renewal
By Tanu Jalloh Communications & Media Scholar |Associate Lecturer, University of Sierra Leone M.A. Mass Commun…
The Vice Presidency in Sierra Leone: Curse or Blessing? And Why It May Already Be Too Late for This Vice President
February 2026. By Foday M. Daboh Public Policy Analyst | Political Economist M.A. Public Policy | B.A. Politic…
3 Children Die in Devastating Waterloo House Fire
Three children have tragically lost their lives following a fire at New Site in Waterloo in the early hours of…
From Subjects To Storytellers: Empowering Deaf Students Through Photography In Sierra Leone
By Ishmael Sallieu Koroma FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — When a camera was placed in the hands of a student at the N…
BBC Media Action, EU Empower University Students Through ‘Dis Na Wi Voice’ Project
BBC Media Action Sierra Leone, with financial support from the European Union, has conducted a two-day train…
Parliamentary Delegation Tours Queen Elizabeth II Quay and Proposed Kent Seaport
A Parliamentary Select Committee has assessed the operations, productivity and achievements of the Sierra Le…
Sierra Leonean Journalist Conteh Honoured as Global Peace Ambassador
Sierra Leonean journalist and youth advocate Foday Moriba Conteh has received multiple international recogniti…
New Chief Medical Officer Assumes Office, Pledges Compassionate, Patient-Centred Healthcare
Dr. Mustapha Kabba officially assumed office as Sierra Leone’s new Chief Medical Officer on Monday, August 3…
SLFA President Babadi Kamara Visits U-17 Camp Ahead of WAFU-A Qualifiers
Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President Babadi Kamara has visited the national U-17 team camp to mo…
Mange Bureh Leaders Unite to Defuse Political Tensions After APC Election Disputes
Political and community leaders in Mange Bureh Chiefdom have called for peace and dialogue following heightene…
SLFA President Babadi Kamara Inspires Shooting Stars Ahead of WAFU-A Qualifiers
No President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, has urged the national U-17 team,…
ACC Steps In as Questions Mount Over 5% Rice Import Duty Revenue
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has engaged the Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) over concerns surrounding t…
Orange Foundation Sierra Leone Inspires Future Tech Leaders Through Next Gen Summer Camp 2026
For most children, summer is a time for fun and adventure. For dozens of young Sierra Leoneans, however, it be…
Sierra Leone is getting it wrong on the Mineral Wealth Fund “reset”, and President Bio may be burying the legacy that could define his presidency
By Foday M. Daboh There are policy mistakes you can reverse with a memo. And then there are mistakes that, onc…
Guest Writer: That misplaced, unsound and potentially dangerous call for the sacking of Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister
By Foday M. Daboh The recent statement by the so-called “CSOs Consortium on Public Accountability” calling for…
Africa, A Continent on Edge as Restless Youths Question Resilient Growth
By Abdul Tejan-Cole For Africa, 2025 was a year of stark contrasts. Economic resilience shone through global h…
Sierra Leone gets second Cardiologist
By Mabinty M. Kamara Following his successful completion of a Fellowship training at the West African College …
Over 2,000 kush victims rehabilitated
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Executive Director, National Public Health Emergency, Professor Foday Sahr has sa…
VP Juldeh calls for People-centered Public Service Reform in Sierra Leone
By Politico Staff Writer Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has opened the 10th Annual C…
Sierra Leone president visits rehab and warns against selling the killer KUSH drug
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah President Julius Maada Bio has called on peddlers of the killer synthetic drug known …
Sierra Leone reopens its central mortuary after massive refurbishment
, By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Connaught hospital morgue has today been commissioned, making it accessible to …
The grind of stone crushing in Sierra Leone: Hard labor, low prices
, , By Mabinty M. Kamara There is a construction boom going on in Sierra Leone, with hundreds of construction …
Charcoal burning: health, environmental issues and a question of survival in Sierra Leone
, , By Mabinty M. Kamara 65-year-old Pa Alimamy has been a charcoal burner for more than two decades. It’s a t…
“I was raped at 15 in a mining site” – Sierra Leone women and the dangers in the mines
, By Mabinty M. Kamara “My head was buried in a bowl of gravel when I felt a sudden hard push, followed by a h…
Na Doe Lock Doh How Siaka Stevens eased border tension with wit and humour
, By Hassan Arouni In the 1980s, West African politics was never dull. Drama was part of the daily menu. Sierr…
SHORT STORY: Of Love and Lies
By Hassan Arouni - all rights reserved Alimatu Jones was a woman of vibrant contrasts. At fifty-two, she carri…
Stats SL, UNFPA Equip Field Teams for Major 2026 Census Awareness Exercise
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA Sierra Leone…