A deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown has passed the Senate, paving the way for the record-breaking impasse to be broken. After a weekend of negotiations in Washington, a minority of Democrats joined with Republicans and voted in favour of an agreement. The vote is a procedural first step towards passing a compromise…
A female TikToker accused of helping Mali’s army has been seized and killed execution-style by suspected jihadists.
By David Lebbie With support from a philanthropist who resides in America, Mrs. Adama Vandy Konneh, seasoned football administrator and 2021 Sierra Leone Football Association Presidential candidate Sadick Deen-Nyarkoh, on Saturday, 8th November 2025, donated 20 bags of 50kg rice to the Waterloo Amputee Team (Waterloo FC). The donation came after the team captain, Mohamed…
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has called for deeper economic cooperation and investment between Sierra Leone and Nigeria, stressing that the future of West Africa depends on shared prosperity and regional integration.
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) has urged global leaders to adopt fairer international tax rules as the Intergovernmental Negotiations for the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation began yesterday. BAN warns that the current global tax system unfairly disadvantages resource-rich countries like Sierra Leone, causing major revenue losses that could support…
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), steered by President Babadi Kamara, successfully secured a 20 percent increase in the Leone Rock Metal Group (LRMG) sponsorship for the 2025/2026 Premier League season, raising the package from $150,000 last season to $180,000 this campaign. Leone Rock sponsored the 2023/24 season with $80,000 under the Victor Lewis Board….
By Communications Desk, Sierra Leone Delegation to COP30 At the just-concluded World Leaders’ Summit of COP30, held on 6th and 7th November 2025 at the Amazonia Hangar Centre in Belém, Brazil, the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Hon. Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, delivered a powerful call to global…
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Ex-Servicemen’s Association (SLESA), has commemorated this year’s Remembrance Day, a solemn occasion dedicated to honoring those who paid the ultimate price in service to the nation and humanity.
The International Olympic Committee has moved a step closer to introducing a blanket ban on transgender women from female categories across all sports. IOC president Kirsty Coventry vowed to bring in the move as part of her election campaign. On Monday the Times reported, external that the ban was set to be announced as early as next year….
