At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water well, officials say. The conflict in Wadi Fira province, initially between two families, is said to have escalated into a cycle of reprisal attacks that…
Six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have pleaded not guilty to plotting a coup to overthrow Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. The defendants appeared at the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, where they were ordered to remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Leaders of 14 registered political parties in Sierra Leone held a historic meeting at the headquarters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), marking the first time such a large cross-party delegation has gathered at Unity House. The meeting was hosted by SLPP National Chairman, Sir Jimmy Batilo Songa, alongside Deputy National Chairman Robert K….
The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ending child marriage, describing it as a national priority and a personal mission. She made the remarks during a meeting with the UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (GPECM) Coalition, which is on a working visit to Sierra Leone…
The President of the OPEC Fund for International Development, Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, has pledged support for the construction of a Cancer Centre in Sierra Leone and reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to the country’s agriculture, energy, and economic sectors. He made the pledge during a meeting with President Julius Maada Bio at the OPEC Fund Headquarters…
The Zero Corruption Campaign (ZCC) has presented a United Nations youth-led corruption report to the Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, during a meeting held at his office in Freetown. The report, titled “Stolen Futures: How Corruption Hurts Young People,” was developed under the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) through its GRACE…
