By Lemuella Tarawalllie The AIDS Healthcare Foundation Sierra Leone, through its Community Power Voices team, has successfully concluded a one-week school tour aimed at engaging adolescent boys and girls on critical health and life issues. The initiative, held under the theme Building Our Best Selves for a Brighter Future, reached several key schools in Freetown,…
By Lemuella Tarawalllie The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Lands, Housing and Country Planning has, on Friday 13th March 2026, probed senior officials from key land management institutions, including the Sierra Leone Road Authority (SLRA), Lands Commission, and Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (SALHOC), to answer questions relating to encroachment on road reserves and growing concerns surrounding…
The humanitarian organization Sunday Foundation (SF), headquartered in the Netherlands, has officially opened the Sunday Foundation School of Health Sciences (SFCHS) in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone. The college offers free tuition and uniforms for all students, a move hailed as a major boost to the country’s human capital development. Located on a five-acre site in…
By SALWACO Communications Unit The Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has concluded a one-day stakeholders’ validation workshop for its Draft 5-Year Strategic Development Plan (2026–2030) at the Saphyre Court Hall, Kingharman Road, Freetown. The workshop brought together key stakeholders, including members of the SALWACO Board of Directors, management and staff, representatives from Ministries, Departments, and…
By Alex Lansana Claye The President of the Sierra Leone Squash Association, Baseem Mohammed, has been elected Vice President for the West and Central Region of the Squash Federation of Africa (SFA). He was elected on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, after winning 72 percent of the votes, securing 13 out of 18 ballots cast. His…
Commit to Border Security, Regional Stability By Ishmail Saidu Kanu At a high-level tripartite summit in Conakry on 16 March 2026, the Heads of State of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone formally reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining peace, security, and orderly development along their shared borders. The summit was conducted in accordance with the principles…
By Success Sei Kamara The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet) has advanced its digital transformation following a week-long training workshop held from 2nd to 6th March 2026 at the agency’s Forecasting House, Tower Hill, Freetown. Supported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the training brought together SLMet technical staff and climate service experts to strengthen…
By Mariama Bundu The growing impact of the platform economy on jobs and labour systems took centre stage at a high-level symposium hosted by the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) in Freetown on 12 March 2026. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, used the forum to call for…
By ACC Public Education Department The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone has received high praise for its investigative work at the African-European Investigation Forum held in Brussels. Led by Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala, the Sierra Leone delegation was invited by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to showcase successful collaboration on cross-border investigations. The ACC’s…
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) has secured a major legal victory in the Magistrate Court in Freetown against Accord Logistics Ltd and its Chief Executive Officer, Johny Koussa, over failure to remit statutory social security contributions. In a ruling delivered this week, the court found the company and its CEO guilty under…
