By Mariama Bundu Sierra Leone’s key electoral and media oversight institutions are grappling with structural weaknesses, according to four Management and Functional Review Reports received by Chief Minister David Sengeh recently. The reports cover the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC), Independent Police Complaint Board (IPCB), Independent Media Commission (IMC), and Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC)….
By Mariama Bundu The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources recorded a revenue increase in 2025, generating NLe163 million, up from NLe150 million in 2024, Minister Princess Dugba announced. She reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to further boosting revenue in 2026. Minister Dugba also declared a fishing closed season for the artisanal fisheries subsector, running from…
By Lemuella Tarawallie The Government of Sierra Leone, the Irish Embassy, and United Nations agencies on Thursday, 29 January 2026, signed a £7,465,076 Joint Nutrition Programme Agreement aimed at strengthening climate-resilient food and nutrition security across the country. The agreement, covering the period 2025–2029, brings together UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme…
By Lemuella Tarawallie UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone and with support from the Mastercard Foundation, has officially launched a nationwide verification and geo-mapping exercise of Community Health Workers (CHWs), marking a major digital shift in the country’s primary healthcare system. The initiative, launched on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, aims to strengthen…
By Yusuff Moseray Suma The Africa Media Network for the promotion of health and the environment (REMAPSEN), has held it 4th media forum in the republic of Benin with a key focus on discussing the neglected tropical diseases-NTDs in Africa. The 4th REMAPSEN Media Forum on NTDs is themed “From Neglect to Spotlight: Driving Africa’s…
The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has launched a major operation to remove unregistered motor garages and roadside repair shops along the busy Waterloo–Masiaka corridor. The move aims to improve road safety and ease traffic congestion. Speaking at Camp Junction in Waterloo, SLRSA Deputy Executive Director Josie Abraham Scott-Manga said makeshift garages have become…
Officials from the Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police engaged personnel of the National Fire Force at their headquarters in Freetown on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The session, led by ASP Abu Bakarr Kanu, Operations Officer of the FSU, aimed to familiarise Fire Force personnel with the FSU’s mandate and roles, as…
The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has extended the deadline for Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to submit their Annual Compliance Report (ACR) and Proactive Disclosure of Information (PDI) from Thursday, 22nd January to Monday, 16th February 2026. The extension comes in response to formal requests from public institutions seeking additional…
By Samuel Serry When the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Babadi Kamara, recently launched the construction of a perimeter fence, a borehole and other facilities at Makeni’s Wusum Stadium, the announcement was met with mixed reactions. To some, it was a minor project unworthy of fanfare; to others, it was a long-overdue…
The High Court of Sierra Leone, sitting in Port Loko and presided over by Hon. Justice Sahr Elogima Kekura, has handed down significant sentences in two separate criminal cases. Abdul Kamara Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Offences Against a Minor. Abdul Kamara has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment after being convicted on three…
