Category: Current News
Chinese Embassy Supports School Tree-Planting Campaign in Freetown
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sierra Leone has partnered with Media Initiatives for Climate Change and the Environment (MICCE) to support a tree-planting campaign in 12 public schools across Freetown. The campaign, which commenced on Monday, 6th July 2026, involves the planting of 25 trees in each participating school. The trees…
Bio Urges Skills, Entrepreneurship & National Unity as Keys to Sierra Leone’s Future
By: Festus J. Lahai President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has called for a renewed national focus on skills development, entrepreneurship, and unity, stressing that Sierra Leone’s youth must be empowered to drive economic growth while rejecting tribal and regional divisions that threaten national cohesion. Speaking at the 2026 Presidential Town Hall held at the University…
Grassroots Advocacy for Human Rights and Development-Sierra Leone Launched
An organisation committed to advancing human rights, promoting community development, and strengthening active citizen participation at the grassroots level has been launched in Mambolo Town, Kambia District. The Grassroots Advocacy for Human Rights and Development-Sierra Leone (GAHRD-SL) will serve as a grassroots-driven platform for human rights advocacy and development in Kambia District and beyond. GAHRD-SL…
IGR Reappointed Afrobarometer National Partner for Sierra Leone
Dr Fredline M’Cormack-Hale, the co-national investigator and Director of Research and Policy at IGR By Mariama Bundu The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has been reappointed as Afrobarometer’s National Partner for Sierra Leone for the next three survey rounds, covering Rounds 11 to 13. The reappointment follows what Afrobarometer described as a competitive assessment and…
Gov’t Suspends US$25 Airport Security Fee
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Government of Sierra Leone has announced the temporary suspension of the US$25 Airport Security Fee charged to departing passengers at the Freetown International Airport. According to a public notice issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the suspension will take effect on Monday, 6 July 2026, and will remain in…
Bio Consoles Ghana Over Flood Disaster
By Princetta Williams, Information AttachéSierra Leone High Commission, Accra The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, has, during a visit to President John Dramani Mahama of the Republic of Ghana, expressed solidarity following the devastating…
ROOTS Launches Citizens’ Movement Anthem
By Mariama Bundu The official launch of the Running Out of Time Salone (ROOTS) Anthem Concert was held on Saturday, 4 July 2026, at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown. The event brought together government officials, development partners, environmental advocates, artists, and young people. Launching the initiative, Ahmed Nasralla said ROOTS is a citizens’ movement…
Makeni Town Hall: President Bio Champions Dialogue, Constitutionalism and Development
By Aminaash Nyande Brima, Information Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco Democracy is measured not merely by the conduct of elections but by the willingness of leaders to remain accountable long after the ballots have been counted. The strongest governments are those that explain their policies, defend their decisions and subject themselves to…
From Statutory Fragment to National Framework: The Urgent Case For A Stand-Alone Climate Change Act For Sierra Leone
By Daniel Sawaneh Esq., B.A. (Hons), LL.B. (Hons), B.L. Sierra Leone’s environmental legal architecture has significantly evolved over the decades, yet it remains fundamentally fragmented. To meet the threat of climate change, the nation must move beyond siloed regulation and enact a binding, stand-alone Climate Change Act. The case is not only environmental. It is…
The Legacy of Listening: How President Bio inspired a new democratic culture in Sierra Leone
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Strategic Communications Adviser – Ministry of Information and Civic Education Political legacies are rarely forged in moments of triumph. More often, they are defined by the choices leaders make when convention offers the safer path. The Presidential Town Hall in Makeni may prove to be one of those moments. For generations,…