CSOs, MDAs Discuss UPR Progress The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), last week convened a strategic consultation with 22 representatives from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the Bombali District Council Hall in Makeni. The objective was to gather…
$4B in Mining Exports, Sierra Leone Gets 5% Finance Minister Sheku Fantamadi Bangura has stated the shortcomings of Sierra Leone’s past mining frameworks, noting that government revenues were largely limited to taxes and royalties. He revealed that mineral exports generated nearly $4 billion between 2018 and 2024, yet only 5% of that value entered the…
The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Trade and Industry, chaired by Hon. Veronica Kadie Sesay, has concluded a four-day oversight tour of key companies in Freetown, highlighting progress in industrial growth, corporate social responsibility, and job creation. The committee visited Confidence Trading Company (CTC), Zala Petroleum, Rockcem, ODHAV Industries, Lintel Royal Paint, Rock Y. Line, Sonoco…
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), in partnership with the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS), has launched the 2024 Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition Survey (WENS) Report and anonymized microdata. The survey provides new insights into the intersection of gender, agriculture, and nutrition in Sierra Leone. The launch event at New…
Nearly all Sierra Leoneans are aware of kush, and most consider its abuse a major problem, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. The survey shows that more than 90% of citizens have heard of the drug. Among them, six in 10 say they know a neighbour who has used kush, while nearly half know a…
Leone Stars’ Head Coach Mohamed Kallon has named the country’s final squad ahead of the nation’s double-header in September. The Leone Stars will face Guinea-Bissau on 4th September 2025 at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro in Bissau. A few days later, on 9th September 2025, they will play against Ethiopia at the Samuel Kanyon…
The Director General of the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Brima Baluwa Koroma, is currently attending the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) 2025 in Yokohama, Japan.
The Justice Sector Coordinating Office (JSCO) Half Year Report 2025 has underscored major achievements and persistent challenges within Sierra Leone’s Legal Aid Board, an institution that continues to play a vital role in providing access to justice for poor and vulnerable citizens. The report, covering January to June 2025, shows that the Legal Aid Board…
Justice Halloway Cries for Justice A sitting Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, Hon. Mr. Justice Allan B. Halloway JSC, has accused Chief Justice Komba Kamanda of gross breaches of the 1991 Constitution and violations of his human rights. In a letter dated August 11, 2025, addressed to Chief Justice Kamanda, Justice Halloway…
As part of the ongoing leadership transition process, the Executive of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), led by immediate past President Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, has paid a courtesy visit to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, at Police Headquarters in Kingtom, Freetown
