The DAQVAH Charity Foundation, Sierra Leone’s leading local Islamic charitable organization, has once again demonstrated its commitment to education and community development with the unveiling of two newly constructed schools in Port Loko District — a Junior Secondary School in Mabain Village and a Primary School in Rogbaray Ka Bangura Village.
By Zainab Sunkary Koroma In June 2024, workers at Koidu Holdings raised urgent concerns about long-standing injustices; from unfair salary exchange rates and excessive working hours to the lack of proper toilet facilities and access to safe drinking water.
$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…
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…
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
The debate over Sierra Leone’s future electoral system has taken center stage as nationwide consultations get underway in line with Recommendation 78 of the Agreement for National Unity. Ngola Katta, Coordinator of the Tripartite Steering Committee Secretariat, confirmed that the consultations will explore whether the country should retain the First Past the Post (FPTP) system…
Moyiba Community is situated in the eastern part of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, with approximately over fifty thousand residents, predominantly youth. For over two decades, these residents have been plagued by a deplorable road condition, which has prompted some to express their dismay over the situation that has lingered for more than twenty years. Speaking…
