RCBank CEO speaks at African Trade Leaders Dialogue in The Gambia Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, Managing Director and CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank), has identified trade finance as a critical driver for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking on the theme: “Can Trade Finance Be a Key Driver…
ANOTHER RAMADAN: FASTING OR FEASTING By Sheikh Alie Kallay Fasting in Islam has three degrees: Ordinary Fasting Abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations during the daylight hours. Extraordinary Fasting Going beyond the physical, by guarding all senses and limbs from sin. This includes keeping the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and feet free from anything…
The Directorate of Internal Audit at the Ministry of Finance commenced a nationwide workshop for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) on Strengthening Institutional Capacity in Control, Risk, and Compliance in the Public Sector on Monday, 9th February 2026, at Country Lodge Hill Station, Freetown. In his welcome remarks, the Director of Internal Audit, Kandeh Sesay,…
The appointment of Ishmail Saidu Kanu, Esq as Deputy General Secretary of the Sierra Leone Football Association comes at a moment when football administration in the country continues to place emphasis on structure, communication, and governance. Ishmail brings together experience from journalism, law, public relations, and governance reform. He is a graduate of Fourah Bay…
By Mariama Bundu The Executive Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Sierra Leone and four other countries, Dr Elsiddig Mohamed Rahma, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, in Freetown. The meeting took place on Monday, 9 February 2026, at the Minister’s office on George Street,…
By Mariama Bundu First Lady Fatima Bio has dismissed claims circulating about her personal wealth and political conduct, saying many of the narratives about her are based on stories rather than facts. Speaking on AYV Television, Mrs Bio said she was financially independent before marrying President Julius Maada Bio and owned multiple businesses in The…
By Chernor Bah, Minister of Information and Civic Education There are trips. And then there’s a trip. This week, after our retreat on stunning Bonthe Island, I took a day off to go somewhere that has lived in my family lore for years—real in stories, imagined in my head. Until now. Pakandae. A tiny, remote…
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone who also serves as the Chairman ECOWAS Judicial Council, His Lordship Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, has successfully elevated Sierra Leone’s Judiciary on the international stage at the Ninth Cairo High-Level Meeting of the Presidents of African Constitutional Courts, Supreme Courts, and Constitutional Councils where he became the only Chief…
The Clerk of the Sierra Leone Parliament, Karmoh K. Conteh, has attended the Annual Executive Committee Meeting of the Association of Secretaries-General of African Parliaments (ASGAP) held in Rabat, Morocco. Mr. Conteh, who also serves as the First Chairperson of ASGAP, participated in the meeting held under the theme “Strengthening the ASGAP: Statutes and Strategic…
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mohamed Rahman Swaray has at the World Governments Summit in Dubai met with his counterpart, His Excellency Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Minister Swaray thanked the UAE for its support to Sierra Leone…
