By: Festus J. Lahai President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has called for a renewed national focus on skills development, entrepreneurship, and unity, stressing that Sierra Leone’s youth must be empowered to drive economic growth while rejecting tribal and regional divisions that threaten national cohesion. Speaking at the 2026 Presidential Town Hall held at the University…
An organisation committed to advancing human rights, promoting community development, and strengthening active citizen participation at the grassroots level has been launched in Mambolo Town, Kambia District. The Grassroots Advocacy for Human Rights and Development-Sierra Leone (GAHRD-SL) will serve as a grassroots-driven platform for human rights advocacy and development in Kambia District and beyond. GAHRD-SL…
Dr Fredline M’Cormack-Hale, the co-national investigator and Director of Research and Policy at IGR By Mariama Bundu The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has been reappointed as Afrobarometer’s National Partner for Sierra Leone for the next three survey rounds, covering Rounds 11 to 13. The reappointment follows what Afrobarometer described as a competitive assessment and…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The Government of Sierra Leone has announced the temporary suspension of the US$25 Airport Security Fee charged to departing passengers at the Freetown International Airport. According to a public notice issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the suspension will take effect on Monday, 6 July 2026, and will remain in…
By Mariama Bundu The official launch of the Running Out of Time Salone (ROOTS) Anthem Concert was held on Saturday, 4 July 2026, at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown. The event brought together government officials, development partners, environmental advocates, artists, and young people. Launching the initiative, Ahmed Nasralla said ROOTS is a citizens’ movement…
By Daniel Sawaneh Esq., B.A. (Hons), LL.B. (Hons), B.L. Sierra Leone’s environmental legal architecture has significantly evolved over the decades, yet it remains fundamentally fragmented. To meet the threat of climate change, the nation must move beyond siloed regulation and enact a binding, stand-alone Climate Change Act. The case is not only environmental. It is…
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Strategic Communications Adviser – Ministry of Information and Civic Education Political legacies are rarely forged in moments of triumph. More often, they are defined by the choices leaders make when convention offers the safer path. The Presidential Town Hall in Makeni may prove to be one of those moments. For generations,…
In Sierra Leone, where rising food prices and with the rainy season make survival harder each day, the Jorg Wolf Foundation and Human Aktiv of the New Apostolic Church (NACI) Mission Aid has once again stepped forward in bringing hope and relief. With food and essential non-food items valued at around Ten thousand Euros (€10,000),…
The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has commissioned new welfare facilities at the Forward Patrol Base in Sanya, Thamakha Yobangie Chiefdom, Karene District. The facilities, which include an Other Ranks Canteen, a Warrant Officer Quarter, and a Saluting Dais, were commissioned under the leadership of the Officer in Charge of the base, Major…
By Mohamed Lamin Banya President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday led the official commissioning of the new ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, describing the facility as a symbol of regional integration and African unity. President Bio, who is Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, said the new headquarters represents…
