Category: Current News
Government Moves to Revive Sierratel Through Africell Partnership
By Mariama Bundu On Tuesday, 21st April 2026, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MOICE) held its weekly press conference at the Miatta Civic Centre, Youyi Building, with a focus on plans to restore Sierratel through a private sector partnership. The Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Salima Monorma Bah, announced that the government…
SLPP Leadership Pays Courtesy Visit to Chinese Ambassador, Reaffirms Bilateral Ties
The Deputy National Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, and National Chairman Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Zhao Jong, in a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic and party-to-party relations. The visit was in reciprocation…
Chief Justice Komba Kamanda Chairs ECOWAS Judicial Council Meeting in Freetown
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, Komba Kamanda, is chairing the first-ever meeting of the ECOWAS Judicial Council to be hosted in Sierra Leone, receiving commendations from fellow Chief Justices, eminent judges, and Commissioners of the ECOWAS Commission. The high-level meeting, taking place at the Atlantic Hotel, commenced on 21 April 2026 and is scheduled to run…
Sierra Leone Ratifies AFCAC Amendment…Move to Strengthen Aviation Sector
Minister of Transport & Aviation, Fanday Turay By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, ratified the Amendment to Article 10(4) of the Constitution of the African Civil Aviation Commission. The amendment was originally adopted during the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly held on 31 January…
HRCSL, UNAIDS Boost HIV Response
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone on 20 April 2026 hosted the UNAIDS Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Susan Muwanse Kasedde, along with a delegation from the National AIDS Secretariat, at its headquarters in Tower Hill. The visit aimed to explore ways the institutions can strengthen collaboration in addressing human rights issues…
“We owe you more than speeches” – President Bio tells Africa’s Youth
By Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Dakar, Senegal His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has told Africa’s youth that the continent’s leaders owe them institutions that work, economies that include them, and a continent that refuses to waste them—not just speeches. President Bio, who is also the Chairperson of the Authority of…
Coastal Voices Unite for Marine Survival
The Reptile and Amphibian Program–Sierra Leone (RAP-SL), on Saturday 18 April 2026, organized a one-day awareness-raising campaign along the Western Area Peninsula shoreline of Sierra Leone on sea turtles, manatees, and mangroves at the Ocean View Centre, Tokeh. The aim of the campaign was to ensure that sea turtles and manatees are protected in accordance…
APC MPs Urged to End Boycott…Absence Threatens Reforms, Stability
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The International Moral Guarantors have renewed calls for Members of Parliament from the All People’s Congress (APC) to end their parliamentary boycott and fully resume participation in legislative activities, stressing that their absence undermines inclusive governance and democratic stability. The appeal, made by the Economic Community of West African States, the…
SL U-17 Girls Beat Ivory Coast 2-1
President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, together with members of the Executive Committee, on Monday, 20 April 2026, warmly received the National U-17 Girls team at the SLFA Secretariat following their historic 2–1 victory over hosts Ivory Coast in the first round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup preliminary qualifiers….
Sierra Leone, Liberia Launch 255km Road Project
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. of Liberia to officially launch the upgrading of a 255-kilometre road network under a Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) concession, in a major push to strengthen regional integration and economic cooperation in West Africa. The project covers two major…