Category: Current News
Sierra Leone Celebrates Language and Cultural Exchange at 2026 Chinese Proficiency Competition
By Mariama Kalma Marah The Final of the 2026 Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreigners (Sierra Leone Qualifier) was successfully held at the Bintumani Hall two on Saturday, June 6, 2026, bringing together students, educators, government officials, diplomats, parents, and cultural enthusiasts in a vibrant celebration of language, culture, and friendship between Sierra Leone and China….
Gov’t Launches Health Travel Portal
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Ministry of Health has officially launched Sierra Leone’s first Health Travel Portal at the Freetown International Airport in Lungi as part of efforts to strengthen border health security and disease surveillance. Launching the platform on Friday, Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, said the digital system is designed to improve…
Deforestation Threatens Freetown Water Supply
By Mariama Bundu As Sierra Leone marks World Environment Day 2026, the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) has raised serious concerns over increasing environmental degradation affecting key water catchment areas in the Western Area. In a statement themed “No Catchments, No Water: Securing Western Area’s Future Water Security”, GVWC warned that deforestation, encroachment, and unregulated…
Sierra Leone Assures ECOWAS of Readiness to Host July Summit
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Kabba, has said it was an honour, in his capacity as Chair of the Council of ECOWAS Ministers, to receive the Director of Conference and Protocol of ECOWAS and her delegation in Freetown. The ECOWAS team is in Sierra Leone to assess…
President Bio Backs New NSA Boss
President Julius Maada Bio has formally received the newly appointed Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Mohamed Alphaka Conteh, Esq., at State House. Presenting the new NSA boss to the President, Minister of Sports Augusta James-Teima described the appointment as a significant boost to the sports sector. She commended Mr. Conteh for his…
Martina Egbenda Esq. Takes Her “Uniting the Bar” Campaign to Northern Benchers and Legal Practitioners
By Miracle Seer The Sierra Leone Bar Association presidential candidate, Martina Baindu Egbenda Esq., has continued her nationwide consultative engagements with members of the legal profession, holding a strategic meeting with Benchers and legal practitioners in Makeni, the judicial hub of the Northern Province. Welcoming Madam Egbenda and her team, Billy Kamara Esq., Coordinator for…
SLPP Inaugurates Gambia Branch Executive, Strengthens Diaspora Mobilisation
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) on 28 May 2028 inaugurated its Gambia Branch Executive in a ceremony led by the Deputy National Chairman, Mr. Robert K. Kargbo. The delegation included senior party officials such as the National Organising Secretary, Mr. Alhassan Gewane Bolugun George; National Financial Secretary, Mr. Shaka Sannoh; National Public Relations Officer,…
Bonthe-Mattru Road Due December 2026
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Director General of the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), Ing. Alfred Jalil Momodu, has announced that the Bonthe–Mattru Road is expected to be completed by December 2026. He made the disclosure during the Civic Day Festival organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education in Pujehun District on Tuesday,…
Prof. Jalloh Seeks Backing for ICJ Seat
By Betty Milton, Information Attaché, Brussels Professor Charles Jalloh continued his outreach to diplomatic missions in Brussels on Tuesday, 2nd June 2026, as part of Sierra Leone’s campaign ahead of the November election to the International Court of Justice Meetings were held with the Ambassador of Latvia, H.E. Aiga Liepina; the West African Group of…
ONS Assures Residents of Continued Peace and Stability in Pujehun District
By Mariama Bundu The National Security Coordinator at the Office of National Security (ONS), Abdulai Caulker, has reaffirmed that Pujehun District remains peaceful and secure, with no immediate threats to public safety. Speaking during the National Civic Day Series held in Pujehun on June 2, 2026, Caulker attributed the district’s calm atmosphere to strong collaboration…