The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has organized a three-day training aimed at enhancing the capacity of investigators on the New Criminal Procedure Act. The event, held at the Police Wives Association Hall at Kingtom, brought together senior officials, trainers, and investigators from across the country. In his remarks, the Deputy Inspector General of Police –…
Sierra Leone is participating in the Regional Conference on Information Integrity in West Africa and the Sahel, which opened today in Praia, Cabo Verde. The conference runs from September 3 to 5, bringing together over 150 delegates, including regional leaders, policymakers, civil society, and international partners.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. William Fayia Sellu, led a senior Sierra Leone Police delegation to Kenema on Tuesday to engage key stakeholders in a high-level security dialogue aimed at addressing rising crime concerns in the Eastern Region.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Evelyn Edem A. Agbitor from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, has paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Sahr Yomba Senesi, at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess in Kingtom. The visit centered around a planned collaborative policing training for…
The Director of Infrastructure at the semi-autonomous National Monitoring and Evaluation Agency (NaMEA), Engineer Horatio Max Gorvie, has informed the media that the $68 million Education Sector Support Project (ESSP), funded by three international donors, has experienced delays due to the bureaucratic processes involved in implementing multi-donor projects.
The Global Solidarity Network concluded the African Union Simulation Model for STEM School students under the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”, the same theme adopted by the African Union at its most recent summit in February 2025. The model was held during August 2025 through a series of specialized…
An aid worker supporting rescue efforts after the devastating Sudan landslide which reportedly killed hundreds of people has told the BBC that it had caused a “mountain to collapse”, leaving just one known survivor so far. “We have so far managed to recover nine bodies,” said Abdul Hafeez Ali, head of the Coordinating Council of the Tawila…
The UK and its allies stand ready to support Ukraine before negotiations to end the war as well as to secure an eventual peace deal, the UK defence secretary says. Ahead of a top-level meeting in Paris on Thursday, John Healey told the BBC in Kyiv that Ukraine’s allies would “help make the skies safe,…
By Jane Kanu The Catholic Diocese of Kenema and the broader Sierra Leonean community are reeling in shock and grief following the brutal killing of Rev. Fr. Augustine Amadu, Parish Priest of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Kenema.
By Mohamed Kamara The Tripartite Steering Committee Secretariat (TSCS) has reported major strides in the implementation of the Tripartite Recommendations, with several key institutions surpassing the halfway mark in achieving their targets.
