Bo Rangers FC have been crowned champions of the Sierra Leone Premier League after defeating Diamond Stars FC 1-0 at the Southern Arena on Sunday. The victory secured the club’s fourth league title in five years, further cementing their dominance in Sierra Leone football. Defender Lamin Kargbo scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute,…
By Festus J. Lahai, Information Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Moscow, Russian Federation Sierra Leone Celebrates 25 Graduates from Russian Universities, including 10 medical doctors from RUDN University Sierra Leone has recorded another milestone in education, with 10 Sierra Leonean students graduating as medical doctors from the People’s Friendship University of Russia…
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has successfully concluded its Ordinary Congress in Bo City, marking the first Congress held under the leadership of President Babadi Kamara and his Executive Committee. The three-day programme, which ran from 25 to 27 June 2026, brought together football stakeholders from across the country to discuss key issues relating…
By Mariama Bundu The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in partnership with Concern Worldwide, has provided emergency cash assistance to victims of the recent fire outbreak at Signal Hill, along the Main Motor Road in Freetown. The fire, which occurred on 18 June 2026, affected 17 households comprising 77 people. According to the NDMA, six…
By Lemuella Tarawallie UNICEF Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, on Thursday, 23rd June 2026, launched a two-day Strategic Workshop on Blended and Innovative Financing for Education aimed at identifying sustainable funding mechanisms for the country’s education sector amid growing fiscal constraints and…
ACC boss, Francis Ben Kaifala By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has reminded all public officers required by law to declare their income, assets and liabilities to do so before the 20 July 2026 deadline. In a public notice issued on Monday, the Commission urged public officers who have not yet completed the…
By Mariama Bundu The Executive Director of the National Drug Law Agency (NDLA), Andrew Jaiah Kaikai, has issued a strong warning to drug traffickers, declaring that Sierra Leone will not serve as a safe haven for individuals or networks involved in the production, distribution, and trafficking of illicit substances. Mr. Kaikai made the statement on…
By Alex Lansana Claye The Minister of Sports, Augusta James-Teima, has praised the leadership of the Sierra Leone Football Association for promoting good governance, transparency and unity, describing the current administration as a model for football development in Sierra Leone. Delivering the keynote address at the SLFA Congress in Bo, the Minister conveyed warm greetings…
By Festus J. Lahai, Information Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Moscow, Russian Federation His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo has called on 12 newly qualified Sierra Leonean medical doctors to return home and help strengthen the country’s healthcare sector. The appeal was made during a farewell ceremony held at the Conference Hall of…
People intending to protest against migrants should do so without “intimidation, threats or ultimatums”, President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned on the eve of an unofficial deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa. Several thousand citizens of other African countries have already left the country in recent weeks fearing violence. One undocumented Malawian told the…
