Category: Current News
President Julius Maada Bio Advances Sierra Leone’s Global Economic and Diplomatic Engagements at WEF 2026 in Davos
By Mohamed Sheriff, Information Attaché, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone, Geneva On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio deepened high-level diplomatic and economic engagements aimed at strengthening international cooperation, expanding trade, and advancing development partnerships for Sierra Leone. During the Forum, President Bio…
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲𝐃𝐫. 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨’𝐬𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐧, 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
By Strategic Communications Divisions, Office of the First Lady, Republic of Sierra Leone First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, was met with an overwhelming and jubilant reception in Kailahun District this afternoon, reflecting strong grassroots support for her flagship initiatives championing women and girls. The visit, part…
Ten MDAs Adopt Gender Responsive Budgeting
Finance Minister, Sheku F. Bangura By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The Government of Sierra Leone has expanded the implementation of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) to ten Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as part of efforts to promote gender equality in line with the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Act, 2022 and the Medium-Term National Development…
At Ministry of Basic Education…
Deceased, Unverified Staff Paid Millions Basic Education Minister, Conrad Sackey By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The 2024 Auditor General’s Report has uncovered serious financial and administrative lapses within a government ministry, including the payment of salaries to deceased staff, unverified employees on the payroll, and long-delayed contracts despite advance payments. According to the report, salaries continued…
In Bombali…
Ebola Orphans Cry for Support By Yusuff Moseray Suma Ebola orphans between the ages of 10-16 years at Bumba village in Pakimassabong Chiefdom, Bombali District, have cried for urgent support to pursue their education. It could be recalled that in the 2014-2015 Ebola scourge, Bumba village was amongst the villages that were badly hit by…
SLP Medical Services Trains Community Health Officers Nationwide
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) Medical Services Department held a one-day training workshop for Community Health Officers (CHOs) and Community Health Assistants (CHAs) from police hospitals across the country at the SLP Hospital in Kingtom. The workshop covered critical medical topics including shock and accidents, diabetes and electrolyte imbalance, severe hypertension and stroke, burns, poisoning,…
Woman Dies After Tree Branch Falls on Motorbike
The Deputy Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Sulaiman B. Sowa, led an emergency response after a fatal incident involving a fallen tree branch along Blama Road in Kenema City on 22 January 2026. The accident claimed the life of a young woman, Mary Kuyateh, and left three others injured. The branch…
CCA-SL Concludes Engagement on Combating Animal Cruelty
The Campaign Against Cruelty to Animals in Sierra Leone (CCA-SL) has in collaboration with the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), USA, concluded a robust awareness campaign aimed at combating cruelty to animals and promoting positive attitudes toward animal welfare. The campaign, which was hosted in Bo District on 23rd January 2026, was guided by the principle…
Finance Minister Calls for Policy Discipline
The Minister of Finance, Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, has called on senior managers of the Ministry of Finance to exercise strong policy discipline and leadership in implementing economic and financial management policies in 2026. He made the call during a Senior Management Retreat this month at the Fabulous Resort in York Village, where he urged management…
HRCSL: Kush Abuse Hits Ages 14 to 50 Hard
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has launched a video documentary and a report highlighting the human rights implications of kush, a highly dangerous synthetic drug that continues to threaten the lives and future of young people across the country. Speaking at the launch, the Vice Chairperson of the…