By Alimatu Jalloh New Brookfields Hotel, Freetown — June 3, 2025: Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has convened a high-level roundtable meeting with members of the Census Advisory Committee, aimed at reviewing progress on the upcoming 2026 Decennial Population and Housing Census (PHC ’26). The meeting, held at New Brookfields Hotel, brought together key stakeholders...Read More

Sierra Leone says it has recorded a 93 percent civil registration and national ID issuance coverage rate, with at least 80 percent of services already digitized. An official of the country’s National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) disclosed these statistics in an interview with Biometric Update on the sidelines of the ID4Africa 2025 AGM recently. The NCRA Deputy...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 9, 2025: Rokel Commercial Bank (RCBank) has intensified efforts to promote financial inclusion and expand access to instant digital payment systems, including prepaid cards and Visa cards. The campaign aligns with the recently launched National Payment Switch by the Bank of Sierra Leone, aimed at modernizing...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Port Lympia, Nice — Monday, June 9, 2025: Sierra Leone’s President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has reaffirmed his country’s dedication to Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) – Life Below Water at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. Addressing global leaders, President Bio called for collective action to...Read More

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has held a crucial maiden engagement with the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), discussing key aspects of petroleum pricing, revenue generation, and industry regulations. Led by Seydou Coulibaly, Technical Assistance Advisor in the Fiscal Affairs Department, the IMF delegation met with NPRA officials at the British Council Building in Freetown....Read More

Story by Dennis Mabuka In a celebration marked by national pride and overflowing joy, the Sierra Leone Female National Team, the Sierra Queens, received a hero’s welcome on Saturday, June 7 following their historic victory at the 2025 WAFU A Women’s Tournament in Mauritania. The champions were met at the Guinea-Sierra Leone border by a high-powered...Read More

By George M.O Williams The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, along with several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has voiced firm opposition to the government’s proposal to divide Freetown into two separate city councils. The plan, confirmed by Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs Tamba Lamina, forms part of broader administrative reforms approved by Cabinet....Read More

Monrovia – The Head of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, has disclosed that Africa has recorded 141,000 suspected cases of Mpox, with over 35,000 confirmed. Dr. Ngongo revealed that 94% of all confirmed Mpox cases on the continent are concentrated in...Read More