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By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has called for Sierra Leone’s FY2027 Budget to focus more sharply on economic growth, private-sector expansion and job [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 15, 2026: “New on the seat, but not new at the NRA.” With those words, newly appointed Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 15, 2026: “New on the seat, but not new at the NRA.” With those words, newly appointed Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), [...]

Freetown, September 16, 2026: The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) has boosted its provincial operations with the official handing over of 15 brand new XL off‐terrain motorbikes to staff, aimed [...]

Sierra Leone, September 15, 2026: Statistics Sierra Leone, with technical support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and funding from the Governments of Iceland and Ireland on Tuesday convened [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 14, 2026: The Government of Sierra Leone has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening public institutions, improving performance, and enhancing the delivery of quality public services [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, September 15, 2026: The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has held a strategic engagement with Chief Minister Dr. Moinina Sengeh to review priorities, [...]

By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Promotion Officer Health Education Programme – Ministry of Health For a mother holding her newborn for the first time, the priority is to keep [...]

By Ibrahim S, Bangura Freetown, September 2026: Sierra Leone’s flagship Triple Zero campaign is showing measurable progress nearly 200 days into its implementation, with maternal and child deaths significantly reduced [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 15, 2026: The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has announced that all cases filed before it relating to the controversial Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 15, 2026: The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has announced that all cases filed before it relating to the controversial Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) [...]

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown | September 2026 — The Sierra Leone Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Jujitsu Association has taken training outdoors in a bid to popularise martial arts [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 14, 2026: Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Umaru Napoleon Koroma, has met with labour migration agencies to discuss compliance, safe migration, and national [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, September 2026: The Ministry of Information and Civic Education has outlined a series of reforms and initiatives following its session at Chief Minister Moinina David [...]

Freetown, September 2026: Indian music stars Riyana Raj and Nodal Rahman recently engaged students and staff of the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA) in a vibrant cultural [...]

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Makeni, Sierra Leone – September 2026: The National Public Health Agency (NPHA), in partnership with government institutions and international stakeholders, has completed a five‐day National Risk [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – September 13, 2026 — The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (SALHOC) has denounced the vandalism of its office building after a video [...]

By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone -September 14, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has referred the controversial Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to the Supreme Court for judicial [...]

By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma,Senior Health Promotion Officer – HEP/MoH Freetown | September 14, 2026: Sierra Leone will introduce the Hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine this November, a landmark step to protect [...]

Kenema/Bo, September 11, 2026: The Federation of Allied Tourism Associations (FATA) has held one‐day engagements in Kenema and Bo, bringing together members of its 19 associations to consult on unity, [...]

By Mohamed Massaquoi New York, September 11, 2026: Sierra Leone has signed a medical evacuation agreement with the Dominican Republic to support the deployment of the Republic of Sierra Leone [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, September 9, 2026: The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has engaged clearing and forwarding agencies as well as shipping companies in a bid to tackle operational [...]

Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 11, 2026 – Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP), in partnership with Welbodi Partnership, King’s College London, Lifeline Network International, and the Government of Sierra Leone, is intensifying [...]

Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 11, 2026 – Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP), in partnership with Welbodi Partnership, King’s College London, Lifeline Network International, and the Government of Sierra Leone, is intensifying [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, September 11, 2026 – The High Court of Sierra Leone has issued an interim injunction restraining Cricket Sierra Leone Company Limited from holding its Annual General [...]

By George M.O. Wiliams Freetown, September 10, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has warned that unresolved financing gaps could derail Sierra Leone’s 2026 Population and Housing Census, a critical national [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, September 11, 2026: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sierra Leone, with support from the Sierra Leone Police, has apprehended six individuals during enforcement operations targeting [...]

By Kelvin Roberts LONDON, September 11, 2026: All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer aspirant Dr. Ibrahim Bangura has made party unity, reconciliation and renewal the central theme of his campaign, warning [...]

By Fatima Kpaka CONAKRY, Guinea, 9th September 2026 – Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on Wednesday met with members of the Sierra Leonean community in Guinea [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, September 9, 2026 – The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) has officially kicked off the development of regulations to operationalise the National Development-Induced [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – A man identified as Diouf Saliou has been charged before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 over allegations that he [...]

By Sallieu S, Kanu FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — September 8, 2026 — Women on Mining and Extractives Sierra Leone (WoME-SL) has presented findings of its shadow report on the Cyber [...]

By Alusine Sesay Conakry, 9th September 2026: The Republic of Guinea has officially unveiled its new Foreign Policy Document at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with Sierra Leone’s Vice President, [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — September 7, 2026 — The leadership of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), led by Director General Chernor Mamoud Jalloh and [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — September 8, 2026: The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Health (MoH), has procured US$2.5 million worth of essential medicines and [...]

By Alusine Sesay Freetown, September 7, 2026: President Dr. Julius Maada Bio yesterday received former President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House in Freetown, marking Koroma’s return to Sierra Leone [...]

By Fatima Kpaka New York, September 6, 2026: Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, was hosted at a special reception at the United Nations Headquarters following the successful adoption [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has concluded his nationwide regional consultation tour on decentralisation and local governance, ending the latest leg of the [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has announced government’s plan to recruit about 800 Native Administrative officers nationwide as part of efforts to strengthen [...]

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, September 3, 2026: The Ministry of Health has launched a mentorship programme for medical equipment technicians, commonly known as Biomedical Engineers, aimed at building a [...]

State House, Freetown, Friday, 4 September 2026 – The Director-General of the National Monitoring and Evaluation Agency (NaMEA), Dr. James Edwin, has presented the Agency’s 2025 Annual Report to His [...]

By Alusine Sesay Freetown, September 4, 2026: Former United States Vice President and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has praised Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Maada Bio for her [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, September 5, 2026: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) has launched an urgent investigation into allegations of the misuse of official Ministry [...]

By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Promotion Officer – HEP/MoH In some communities across Sierra Leone, reaching a child with a life-saving vaccine is not as simple as walking to [...]

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The British High Commissioner has hosted a pre‐departure reception for Sierra Leonean recipients of the Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships, as they prepare [...]

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone – Cricket Sierra Leone (CSL) has launched its 2026 Cricket 4 Good programme, setting an ambitious target of 30,000 new participants across 50 [...]

By Ibrahima S. Bangura Freetown, September 2, 2026 – The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Foundation Diego González Rivas, has launched a free thoracoscopic and minimally invasive surgery [...]

A reforestation and carbon credit project in Sierra Leone has restricted communities’ access to traditional farming and harvesting land, with many residents unaware that a carbon credits project existed on their [...]

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown – Fifty-five-year-old businessman Mohamed Ansumana Dabeneh has been remanded at the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown after facing five counts relating to the alleged possession, custody, [...]

By M.B Jalloh The All People’s Congress (APC) stands at a defining political crossroads. After years of internal disputes, leadership struggles and electoral setbacks, the party must choose between preserving [...]