By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – July 7, 2025: In a show of bipartisan engagement, leaders of Sierra Leone’s Parliament from both the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) met today with His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at State House to discuss the state of...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, July 7, 2025 — At a high-level press briefing held Monday at the National Water Resources Management Agency on Kingharman Road, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Dr. Sao‑Kpato Hannah Isatta, announced a transformative 10-year plan aimed at overhauling Sierra Leone’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. Dubbed the...Read More

Freetown, Sierra Leone — July 2025 — The Government of Sierra Leone has officially compensated landowners in Black Johnson and surrounding communities as part of its legal acquisition process for the highly anticipated Fish Harbor development project. According to Lawyer Yusuf Sesay, legal representative from the Attorney General’s Office, 17 verified landowners have received full...Read More

by Conrad Sackey, Minister of Basic & Senior Education, Sierra Leone By 2050, the African continent will be home to nearly 40 percent of the worldʼs youth. With this demographic shift comes immense opportunity; but only if it is matched by bold, coordinated investment in human capital. The decisions made today about education, workforce readiness, and social...Read More

Freetown, Sierra Leone — July 10, 2025 — In a defining moment for public dialogue in Sierra Leone, Dr. Kaifala Marah is set to host a Town Hall meeting themed “A Nation at the Crossroads” at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown. The forum will bring together professionals, business leaders, civil society, media representatives, and...Read More

Our radio show, Wae Gyal Pikin Tinap (When a Girl Child Stands), empowered girls to take charge of their futures Without education, you can be discriminated against and stigmatised in the community, and even by your own relatives.”— Out-of-school girl from Pujehun, Sierra Leone More than half of Sierra Leone’s 15-year-olds cannot read or write,...Read More

By Silas Isenjia (ACI Africa) Catholic Bishops in Sierra Leone have expressed optimism that the planned National Pilgrimage scheduled for November 21 will be an opportunity for the people of God in the West African nation to seek not only the “path of conversion” but also national cohesion. In a letter inviting Sierra Leoneans to participate...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone — July 2025 — Sierra Leonean music star Arkman has once again captured the nation’s heart with the release of his latest single, “My Baby”—a soulful Afrobeat love anthem that’s already making waves across the country’s airwaves and streaming platforms. Following the buzz and controversy surrounding his politically...Read More