By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Kabba, has said it was an honour, in his capacity as Chair of the Council of ECOWAS Ministers, to receive the Director of Conference and Protocol of ECOWAS and her delegation in Freetown. The ECOWAS team is in Sierra Leone to assess…
Sierra Leone will on Saturday, 6 June 2026, host Liberia in an international friendly match at the Southern Arena in Bo City, marking the national team’s first home fixture in five years. The match is part of preparations for upcoming international assignments and is expected to draw significant local support as football returns to home…
President Julius Maada Bio has formally received the newly appointed Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Mohamed Alphaka Conteh, Esq., at State House. Presenting the new NSA boss to the President, Minister of Sports Augusta James-Teima described the appointment as a significant boost to the sports sector. She commended Mr. Conteh for his…
By Miracle Seer The Sierra Leone Bar Association presidential candidate, Martina Baindu Egbenda Esq., has continued her nationwide consultative engagements with members of the legal profession, holding a strategic meeting with Benchers and legal practitioners in Makeni, the judicial hub of the Northern Province. Welcoming Madam Egbenda and her team, Billy Kamara Esq., Coordinator for…
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) on 28 May 2028 inaugurated its Gambia Branch Executive in a ceremony led by the Deputy National Chairman, Mr. Robert K. Kargbo. The delegation included senior party officials such as the National Organising Secretary, Mr. Alhassan Gewane Bolugun George; National Financial Secretary, Mr. Shaka Sannoh; National Public Relations Officer,…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Director General of the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), Ing. Alfred Jalil Momodu, has announced that the Bonthe–Mattru Road is expected to be completed by December 2026. He made the disclosure during the Civic Day Festival organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education in Pujehun District on Tuesday,…
By Betty Milton, Information Attaché, Brussels Professor Charles Jalloh continued his outreach to diplomatic missions in Brussels on Tuesday, 2nd June 2026, as part of Sierra Leone’s campaign ahead of the November election to the International Court of Justice Meetings were held with the Ambassador of Latvia, H.E. Aiga Liepina; the West African Group of…
By Mariama Bundu The National Security Coordinator at the Office of National Security (ONS), Abdulai Caulker, has reaffirmed that Pujehun District remains peaceful and secure, with no immediate threats to public safety. Speaking during the National Civic Day Series held in Pujehun on June 2, 2026, Caulker attributed the district’s calm atmosphere to strong collaboration…
The newly appointed Country Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Satora Matsuyama, has paid a courtesy visit to the leadership of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) at its headquarters in Aberdeen, Freetown. During the visit, NDMA Deputy Director General, Sulaiman Bockarie Sowa, welcomed the JICA delegation and expressed appreciation for the…
The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has launched the One Nation Reggae Festival Creative Clinic Report at its headquarters in Freetown. The report is the outcome of the One Nation Reggae Festival Creative Clinic held on 27 November 2025. The clinic brought together cultural stakeholders, creatives, policymakers, academics, youth leaders, and members of the…
