Category: Current News
UN, SL Sign $3.5M Health Project
By Lemuella Tarawallie United Nations agencies, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, have signed the $3.5 million Programme Document (ProDoc) for the UN Joint Flagship Initiative under Pillar Two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2025–2030, marking a major step toward accelerating Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Sierra Leone. The signing…
No Bail, No Leniency: Chief Justice Declares Tough New Judicial War on Drug Crimes
By Ibrahim Kabba Turay The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has taken an unprecedented and far-reaching step in the fight against illegal drugs with the issuance of a landmark Practice Direction on Drugs and Drug-Related Offences by the Honourable Chief Justice, Justice Komba Kamanda. The directive, dated 1st December 2025 and taking immediate effect, signals a…
SLAJ Backs Campaign Against Harmful Drugs
By Mohamed Kamara The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Alhaji Manika Kamara, joined young people on 10th December 2025 to mark International Human Rights Day by participating in the Youth Stand for Human Rights Sierra Leone march. Addressing participants, Alhaji Manika Kamara stated the dangers of drug abuse, describing it as…
Hotels Set for Major Upgrade
By Mohamed Kamara The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Liaoning Xinchi Industrial Development Company Ltd to explore investment opportunities in Sierra Leone’s tourism and infrastructure sectors. The announcement was made by NASSIT Director General, Mohamed Fuaad Daboh, during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Employment,…
Editors, Judiciary Pledge Closer Collaboration
By Guild Secretariat A cross section of the Executive of the Guild of Newspaper Editors-Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 9 December, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Justice Komba Kamanda at his Chambers on Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown. Speaking during the visit, Chairman of the Guild, Thomas Dixon, commended the Chief Justice for ongoing judicial…
Freetown Cable Car Plans Presented in Saudi
By James Conteh Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown has showcased the city’s ambitious Cable Car public transit project at the CoMotion Global Conference on Urban Mobility, held from 7th to 9th December 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During her keynote address, titled “Reimagining Urban Futures: The Story of Freetown,” Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlighted the city’s vision…
Pee Cee’s Mega Farm Set to End Onion Imports
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu Pee Cee Holdings (PCH), one of Sierra Leone’s leading importers and distributors of fast-moving consumer goods, is taking a major step toward ending the country’s dependence on imported onions through its large-scale agricultural venture in Port Loko District. Through its subsidiary, Pee Cee Agriculture, the company has developed a fully mechanized…
War Victims Remembered…
HRCSL Renews Call for Reparations HRCSL’s Chairperson, Patricia Narsu Ndanema By Ishmail Saidu Kanu The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has reaffirmed its legal and moral obligation to advocate for justice for victims of the civil war, using this year’s International Human Rights Day to intensify its call for the full implementation of…
How Gambian CEO Muhammed Jah Is Transforming Telecoms in Sierra Leone and The Gambia
By: Sallu Kamuskay. Forbes (Chairman) A quiet but powerful telecom revolution is taking place in West Africa — and at the centre of it is Gambian entrepreneur Muhammed Jah, the CEO of QGroup and founder of QCell. From The Gambia to Sierra Leone, Jah is changing how millions of people connect, communicate, work, and learn….
€6 Million Agri-Financing Facility Launched to Boost Lending for Farmers, Women, Youth, and Agribusinesses Across Sierra Leone
A new €6 million agricultural financing mechanism designed to unlock capital for farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, women, youth, and MSMEs has officially been launched in Sierra Leone. The initiative, funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), is set to transform agricultural financing nationwide through the newly introduced Salone…