Category: Current News
Police Investigators Trained on New Criminal Procedure Act
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) has organized a three-day training aimed at enhancing the capacity of investigators on the New Criminal Procedure Act. The event, held at the Police Wives Association Hall at Kingtom, brought together senior officials, trainers, and investigators from across the country. In his remarks, the Deputy Inspector General of Police –…
Sierra Leone, Ghana Plan Joint Security Training
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Evelyn Edem A. Agbitor from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, has paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Sahr Yomba Senesi, at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess in Kingtom. The visit centered around a planned collaborative policing training for…
NaMEA Assures MMTU of Project Completion in 2026
The Director of Infrastructure at the semi-autonomous National Monitoring and Evaluation Agency (NaMEA), Engineer Horatio Max Gorvie, has informed the media that the $68 million Education Sector Support Project (ESSP), funded by three international donors, has experienced delays due to the bureaucratic processes involved in implementing multi-donor projects.
Global Solidarity Concludes the African Union Simulation Model
The Global Solidarity Network concluded the African Union Simulation Model for STEM School students under the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”, the same theme adopted by the African Union at its most recent summit in February 2025. The model was held during August 2025 through a series of specialized…
Kenema Priest Killed in Robbery
By Jane Kanu The Catholic Diocese of Kenema and the broader Sierra Leonean community are reeling in shock and grief following the brutal killing of Rev. Fr. Augustine Amadu, Parish Priest of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Kenema.
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…
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…