Freetown Daily Newspaper

2nd August 2026 — Miss Freetown has recorded its biggest-ever audition turnout, with 48 young women applying for the 2026 edition in what organisers say is not only the highest number in the pageant’s 20-year history but also the largest documented application turnout for a pageant audition in Sierra Leone. The milestone was announced following the [...]

The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Health and the Directorate of Food and Nutrition, has renewed its commitment to protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding as a critical intervention for improving child survival, reducing malnutrition and strengthening national development. The commitment was reaffirmed during the commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week 2026, observed annually [...]

Freetown, 21st July 2024. Jamaica has officially permitted citizens from Sierra Leone and 15 African countries to enter the Caribbean island without a visa. This was confirmed by the latest entry requirements published by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency of Jamaica, under Prime Minister Andrew Holness. This is welcome news for the Minister of [...]

Popular Sierra Leonean musician and cultural icon Drizilik has officially returned to Africell Sierra Leone as the company’s brand ambassador, marking what both parties described as a renewed partnership built on shared values, creativity, and a commitment to national development. The ambassadorial signing ceremony took place at the conference center of Africell’s mobile company at [...]

By Komba Fillie President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has officially assumed the Chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, inheriting a legacy of transformative regional infrastructure and renewed commitment to West African integration established by his predecessor, President Dr Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. The historic transition unfolded during [...]

By Komba Fillie As part of a nationwide teacher training initiative by the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) with support from UNICEF, a cross-section of media practitioners visited one of the training sites in Kabala, Koinadugu District on Thursday to obtain first-hand information on the [...]

By Mohamed Konneh The Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) on Wednesday 29th July 2026 concluded a pre-budget engagement with marginalised, vulnerable and women groups. The engagement took place at the organization’s office, Hill Station in Freetown. This activity is part of a project title Making Tax Work for Women implemented by Budget Advocacy Network. Speaking during [...]

The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Alhaji Manika Kamara, has called on development partners and stakeholders to continue investing in capacity building for journalists as the media landscape continues to evolve through digital transformation. He made the call during the graduation ceremony for 80 female journalists who successfully completed a Digital [...]

By Mohamed Konneh A Law student of the University of Abuja, Ms. Amra Salihu, has emerged winner of the 9th Inter-Universities Speech Contest organised by the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). The contest was held on July 22nd, 2026 at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone [...]

A high-level delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB), led by Dr. Abdul Kamara, Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, on Monday, 20th July 2026, visited the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) Babadorie Raw Water Storage Facility at Regent to inspect the progress of the Freetown Water Supply and Aquatic Environment [...]

The INTERPOL Regional Specialist, Madam Baraka Dankassoua, paid a courtesy visit to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr William Fayia Sellu, ahead of a three-day training programme on Human Trafficking and the Smuggling of Migrants. During the meeting, discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between INTERPOL and the Sierra Leone Police through enhanced intelligence sharing, [...]

Freetown, 21st July 2024. Jamaica has officially permitted citizens from Sierra Leone and 15 African countries to enter the Caribbean island without a visa. This was confirmed by the latest entry requirements published by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency of Jamaica, under Prime Minister Andrew Holness. This is welcome news for the Minister of [...]

Popular Sierra Leonean musician and cultural icon Drizilik has officially returned to Africell Sierra Leone as the company’s brand ambassador, marking what both parties described as a renewed partnership built on shared values, creativity, and a commitment to national development. The ambassadorial signing ceremony took place at the conference center of Africell’s mobile company at [...]

By Komba Fillie President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has officially assumed the Chairmanship of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, inheriting a legacy of transformative regional infrastructure and renewed commitment to West African integration established by his predecessor, President Dr Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. The historic transition unfolded during [...]

A New Hub for West Africa – The Julius Maada Bio Conference Center and ECOWAS Logistics Depot in Lungi On paper, it is a building and a warehouse. In reality, it is much more. The commissioning of the Julius Maada Bio Conference Center and the ECOWAS Logistics Depot in Lungi marks a turning point for [...]

BY SAHR ERIC DUMBAR MATTURI The African Climate Platform (ACP) welcomes and applauds the historic step taken today by Sierra Leone, led by the country’s president, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, to ratify the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Protocol). Sierra Leone’s significant step of [...]

By Mohamed Konneh The Jong River used to be clear. Grandmothers in Bo District still talk about it. “We drank from it. We washed gari in it. The stones at the bottom were white, not brown,” says Mama Fatmata, 62. Today, when you stand on the bridge at Sumbuya, the water moves slow and thick, [...]

A Reflection by Rev. Fr. Peter Alpha Leo Konteh As I travel and meet people from different parts of the world, I often find myself reflecting on our beloved Sierra Leone. Ours is a nation richly blessed by God with extraordinary natural wealth, beautiful landscapes, resilient people, and remarkable potential. Yet, we continue to live [...]

View Post The Chief of Staff of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Abdou Kolley, has launched a US$400,000 autonomous solar-powered water supply project that is expected to benefit about 90,000 people in vulnerable communities, particularly Ginger Hall and surrounding areas in the eastern end of Freetown. The project, which comprises a borehole, an elevated water tank [...]