By Mohamed Kamara The Freetown City Council recently welcomed the global team of Sightsavers for a visit aimed at strengthening collaboration and deepening understanding of ongoing development efforts in Sierra Leone. The visit provided an opportunity for the team to learn more about the work being carried out under the Inclusive Citizens’ Political Participation Project….
Chelsea have sacked head coach Liam Rosenior after 106 days in charge of the club. Rosenior signed a five-and-a-half-year deal after arriving from French club Strasbourg, also owned by Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. But he managed just 11 wins in 23 matches across all competitions and Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton was Chelsea‘s fifth consecutive league defeat without…
On the night that changed her life, Madina Okot sat quietly. The Kenyan was waiting, hoping and praying that her name would be called at the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft in New York. “I was so nervous,” she told BBC Sport Africa, reflecting on those moments inside the venue on 13 April. “When…
Ukraine says it has resumed pumping Russian oil through a pipeline into Hungary and Slovakia, bringing to an end months of deadlock over a €90bn (£78bn) loan seen as vital European Union support for Kyiv. Soon afterwards, EU ambassadors meeting in Brussels gave preliminary approval to the loan, as well as a 20th package of…
Six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have pleaded not guilty to plotting a coup to overthrow Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. The defendants appeared at the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, where they were ordered to remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s…
By Mariama Bundu On Tuesday, 21st April 2026, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MOICE) held its weekly press conference at the Miatta Civic Centre, Youyi Building, with a focus on plans to restore Sierratel through a private sector partnership. The Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Salima Monorma Bah, announced that the government…
The Deputy National Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, and National Chairman Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Zhao Jong, in a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic and party-to-party relations. The visit was in reciprocation…
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), in collaboration with the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone A, has concluded a three-day competition management workshop in Freetown. The training brought together sixteen participants from nine WAFU member countries, including Sierra Leone. Sessions focused on key areas such as match organisation, match supervision, and match reporting, aimed…
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, Komba Kamanda, is chairing the first-ever meeting of the ECOWAS Judicial Council to be hosted in Sierra Leone, receiving commendations from fellow Chief Justices, eminent judges, and Commissioners of the ECOWAS Commission. The high-level meeting, taking place at the Atlantic Hotel, commenced on 21 April 2026 and is scheduled to run…
Minister of Transport & Aviation, Fanday Turay By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, ratified the Amendment to Article 10(4) of the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission. The amendment was originally adopted during the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly held on 31 January…
