Category: Int’l News
Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like a luxury – yet West Africa’s cocoa farmers have not been reaping the benefit. In fact, many are in a desperate state as they have not been paid for months. “My husband fell sick, and…
24 Sierra Leoneans Evacuated from Iran
By Mariama Bundu The Ministry of Information and Civic Education held its weekly press briefing at the Miatta Civic Centre, where the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Alhaji Timothy Musa Kabba, provided updates on the ongoing Middle East conflict and its implications for Sierra Leoneans in the Gulf region. Minister Kabba told the…
Joint Border Survey Planned with Guinea
By Mariama Bundu The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kemoh Sesay, has provided an account of recent events in Falaba involving Sierra Leonean and Guinean soldiers. He explained that Sierra Leonean personnel were preparing to construct a structure on land allocated by the local Paramount Chief when around ten Guinean soldiers, accompanied by a…
Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as US firm buys Brewdog in £33m deal
Hundreds of people have been made redundant and dozens of bars have closed after craft beer firm Brewdog went into administration. US beverage and medical cannabis company Tilray has bought the company’s UK brewing operations, brand and 11 pubs in a £33m deal. Administrators said the sale had preserved 733 jobs – but that 484…
At least 169 people killed in South Sudan ‘surprise’ attack
The authorities in South Sudan have said at least 169 people, including senior officials, were killed on Sunday when a group of unidentified men launched an assault on an area in the north of the country. Describing the attack as carried out by dozens of armed youth, Ruweng Administrative Area’s Information Minister James Monyluak Mijok…
Sierra Leone, Turkey Discuss Media Cooperation
By Mariama Bundu The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has held talks with the Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Yusuf Burak Rende, aimed at strengthening media partnerships and capacity building between the two countries. The meeting took place last week at the Minister’s office in Freetown. It was also attended by the…
Building the Future at the Gateway: The Strategic Logic Behind the Lungi Conference Centre
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay This week, Sierra Leone’s national conversation turned toward a single announcement: a $124 million international conference centre to be constructed in Lungi, unveiled by Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura. Predictably, debate followed. Large infrastructure projects always invite scrutiny. But serious policy discussion requires more than reacting to price tags; it…
Budapest–Bamako Rally Arrives March 5
By Mohamed Kamara The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, has mentioned plans to host the second batch of participants for the 2026 Budapest–Bamako Rally finish line events in Freetown. Tourism Minister, Nabeela Tunis According to the Ministry, the second batch is expected to enter Sierra Leone on 5th…
Sierra Leone’s Gender Minister Urges ECOWAS Member States to Swiftly Implement Recommendations on Women & Young People
By Princetta Williams, Information Attaché, SLHC, Accra As member states of ECOWAS participated in a four-day regional consultation on the political participation and leadership of women and young people in West Africa, the Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs of Sierra Leone and Chair of the West African Ministers of Gender and Women Affairs, Dr….
Justices Kamanda and Alhadi Sworn in as Judges of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
By Mariama Bundu Two senior Sierra Leonean jurists, Justice Komba Kamanda and Justice Fatmatta Bintu Alhadi, have been sworn in as Judges of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL). The oath of office was administered by RSCSL President Justice Richard Brunt Lussick. Both judges pledged to serve “without fear or favour, affection or…