Category: Current News
Sierra Leone AG Chairs ECOWAS Meeting
By James Conteh Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay, Esq, has chaired a high-level meeting of West African Justice Ministers in Banjul, The Gambia, in his new role as Chair of the ECOWAS Committee of Attorneys General and Ministers of Justice.
UNICEF, Partners Boost Youth Innovation
By Lemuella Tarawallie UNICEF, Craft Management Solutions, and the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation – Sierra Leone (DSTI-SL) officially launched the eUPSHIFT Incubator and PITCH Challenge at the Sierra Palms Resort in Aberdeen on Thursday. This event marked the culmination of a six-month entrepreneurship training programme for young people from across Sierra Leone’s provinces….
Tension at Yenga Border…
ECOWAS Team Blocked, Shot Fired By Mohamed Kamara According to Honourable Fallah Tengbeh Kenawah from Kailahun, a Guinean soldier reportedly fired a gunshot in Yenga, an incident the Guinean military later described as an ‘accidental discharge’. The gunshot was fired shortly after an ECOWAS fact-finding delegation was blocked by Guinean forces from entering the contested…
A Rejoinder on Constitutional Supremacy and Party Democracy
By Zacharia Dainkeh Esq., Member, All Peoples Congress I write with reference to the opinion piece by Mr. Philip Conteh, published on the 31st August 2025, which seeks to justify the provision in Article 56(b) of our Party’s 2022 Constitution. While I respect Mr. Conteh’s service to the APC, his analysis is predicated on a…
Ambassador Gberie Joins Family to Lay Ms. Wadia Nathalie Nina Berge to Rest
By Mohamed Sheriff, Information Attaché, Geneva, Switzerland The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Dr. Lansana Gberie, joined the bereaved family—Moiyah and Jean Marc, relatives, friends, and sympathizers—to lay to
HRCSL Consults Stakeholders…
CSOs, MDAs Discuss UPR Progress The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), last week convened a strategic consultation with 22 representatives from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the Bombali District Council Hall in Makeni. The objective was to gather…
AfBA Hails Bio’s ECOWAS Leadership
The African Bar Association (AfBA) has commended Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for his leadership in guiding the regional bloc during a period of heightened political tension. In a letter signed by its President, High Chief Ibrahim Eddie Mark, the association applauded President Bio’s…
Mining Boom, Empty Treasury..
$4B in Mining Exports, Sierra Leone Gets 5% Finance Minister Sheku Fantamadi Bangura has stated the shortcomings of Sierra Leone’s past mining frameworks, noting that government revenues were largely limited to taxes and royalties. He revealed that mineral exports generated nearly $4 billion between 2018 and 2024, yet only 5% of that value entered the…
Parliamentary Trade Committee Wraps Up Oversight Tour
The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Trade and Industry, chaired by Hon. Veronica Kadie Sesay, has concluded a four-day oversight tour of key companies in Freetown, highlighting progress in industrial growth, corporate social responsibility, and job creation. The committee visited Confidence Trading Company (CTC), Zala Petroleum, Rockcem, ODHAV Industries, Lintel Royal Paint, Rock Y. Line, Sonoco…
Half of Women Powerless Over Their Own Finances – Report
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL), in partnership with the FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS), has launched the 2024 Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition Survey (WENS) Report and anonymized microdata. The survey provides new insights into the intersection of gender, agriculture, and nutrition in Sierra Leone. The launch event at New…