Category: Current News
Parliament Ratifies Key Trade and Investment Agreements
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has unanimously ratified several trade and investment agreements, including a major deal with JOLAKS Manufacturing Company Limited. Presenting the agreements, Minister of Trade Alpha Ibrahim Sesay described them as a boost for business and economic growth. He said JOLAKS, established in 2012 to produce vegetable oil, plans to diversify production…
Bio Meets AfDB Executive Director
President Julius Maada Bio on Monday received a courtesy visit from the newly appointed Executive Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Elsiddig Mohamed Rahma, at State House, Freetown. Dr Rahma was accompanied by the Bank’s outgoing Country Manager, Dr Halima Yusuf Hashi. Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, briefed the President on…
Trade Finance Can Drive AfCFTA – Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin
RCBank CEO speaks at African Trade Leaders Dialogue in The Gambia Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin, Managing Director and CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank), has identified trade finance as a critical driver for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking on the theme: “Can Trade Finance Be a Key Driver…
ISLAMIC CORNER
ANOTHER RAMADAN: FASTING OR FEASTING By Sheikh Alie Kallay Fasting in Islam has three degrees: Ordinary Fasting Abstaining from food, drink, and sexual relations during the daylight hours. Extraordinary Fasting Going beyond the physical, by guarding all senses and limbs from sin. This includes keeping the eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and feet free from anything…
Ministry of Finance Engages MDAs on Control, Risk, and Compliance in the Public Sector
The Directorate of Internal Audit at the Ministry of Finance commenced a nationwide workshop for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) on Strengthening Institutional Capacity in Control, Risk, and Compliance in the Public Sector on Monday, 9th February 2026, at Country Lodge Hill Station, Freetown. In his welcome remarks, the Director of Internal Audit, Kandeh Sesay,…
Ishmail Saidu Kanu Esq Takes Up Deputy General Secretary Role at SLFA
The appointment of Ishmail Saidu Kanu, Esq as Deputy General Secretary of the Sierra Leone Football Association comes at a moment when football administration in the country continues to place emphasis on structure, communication, and governance. Ishmail brings together experience from journalism, law, public relations, and governance reform. He is a graduate of Fourah Bay…
Finance Ministry, AfDB Hold High-Level Talks
By Mariama Bundu The Executive Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Sierra Leone and four other countries, Dr Elsiddig Mohamed Rahma, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, in Freetown. The meeting took place on Monday, 9 February 2026, at the Minister’s office on George Street,…
Fatima Bio: I Was No Beggar Before Marriage
By Mariama Bundu First Lady Fatima Bio has dismissed claims circulating about her personal wealth and political conduct, saying many of the narratives about her are based on stories rather than facts. Speaking on AYV Television, Mrs Bio said she was financially independent before marrying President Julius Maada Bio and owned multiple businesses in The…
Travelogue: Pakandae
By Chernor Bah, Minister of Information and Civic Education There are trips. And then there’s a trip. This week, after our retreat on stunning Bonthe Island, I took a day off to go somewhere that has lived in my family lore for years—real in stories, imagined in my head. Until now. Pakandae. A tiny, remote…
Chief Justice Kamanda Repositions Sierra Leone On International Stage, Receives Prestigious Award Home
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone who also serves as the Chairman ECOWAS Judicial Council, His Lordship Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, has successfully elevated Sierra Leone’s Judiciary on the international stage at the Ninth Cairo High-Level Meeting of the Presidents of African Constitutional Courts, Supreme Courts, and Constitutional Councils where he became the only Chief…