Category: Current News
Cricket Sierra Leone Signs US$400,000 Kadat Deal
Cricket Sierra Leone (CSL) has signed a five-year partnership agreement worth US$400,000 with Kadat Group of Companies to support the development of cricket in the country. The agreement was signed on Saturday at Kadat Group’s headquarters on Hennessey Street in Freetown by CSL Board Chairman Francis Trevor Samura and General Manager Chrispin E. George, in…
Statistics Sierra Leone Launches 50-Day Census CountdownSLP Engages Community Safety Volunteers on SecurityStatistics Sierra Leone Launches 50-Day Census Countdown
The Local Unit Commander (LUC) of the Mano River Union (MRU) Division, Superintendent Solomon S. Conteh, has engaged Community Safety Volunteers (CSVs) in Makpele Chiefdom, Zimmi, on discipline, accountability and community security. The engagement took place on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, as part of Superintendent Conteh’s familiarisation visit to the area. It brought together CSVs,…
Parliament Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has launched Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 under the theme, “Securing Sierra Leone’s Digital Future: A National Call to Cyber Resilience.” The launch took place on Thursday, 8 October 2026, at Committee Room One, Parliament Building, with calls for stronger collaboration among government institutions, security agencies, the private sector and technology…
SLFA Trains Match Commissioners, Coordinators
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has conducted training for Match Commissioners and General Coordinators ahead of the start of the new domestic league season. The training is part of the SLFA’s efforts to improve match-day administration, professionalism and compliance with football regulations. Speaking to participants, SLFA Vice President 1, Alie Badara Tarawalie, urged Match…
EDSA Launches Taskforce Against Power Theft
The Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) has launched a National Revenue Protection Taskforce to clamp down on illegal electricity connections and power theft across Sierra Leone. The taskforce comprises EDSA staff and personnel from the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and the Office of National Security (ONS). According…
SLBC Eyes US$50m for Digital Migration
By Mariama Bundu The Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE), in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), has called for a sustainable and predictable funding mechanism to strengthen the national broadcaster’s financial independence and public service delivery. SLBC Director-General Josephine Kamara The call was made on Thursday, October 8, 2026, during a…
JFK Sent to Pademba Road Prison… “I Will Be Back”
Lawyer Tells Members of the Bar JFK, former Attorney General & Minister of Justice Lawyer Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (J.F.K.), who represents plaintiff Osman Abdal Timbo in the constitutional amendment case, has been remanded at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre until Tuesday, 14 October, after the Chief Justice Komba Kamanda found his apology inadequate. JFK had…
A Meeting of Faith and Diplomacy as President Bio Receives Papal Audience
By Betty MiltonInformation AttachéSierra Leone Embassy, Brussels His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio was received in audience today by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. The visit reaffirmed the longstanding friendship between Sierra Leone and the Holy See and explored opportunities for further cooperation. It also provided an occasion to reflect on faith and dialogue as…
Defence, Internal Affairs Committees Step Up Efforts to Strengthen Security Oversight
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Defence and National Security and the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Internal Affairs have intensified efforts to strengthen oversight of Sierra Leone’s security sector, with Members of Parliament urged to ensure that security institutions operate effectively while remaining accountable to the Constitution, the law and the people. The…
AU, EU Support Parliamentary Security Training
Members and administrative staff of Parliament’s Committees on Defence and National Security and Internal Affairs have begun a three-day capacity-building workshop in Bo to strengthen parliamentary oversight of the country’s security sector. The workshop, held from 6 to 8 October 2026 at Dohas Hotel in Bo, is being conducted under the theme “Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight…