By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, 24 July 2025 — The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has confirmed a devastating incident that occurred on Wednesday evening in the New England Ville community, following torrential rains that lashed the capital. Around 6:00 PM on 23rd July, a section of a compound fence at 54 Off Pratt Street...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Karene District, Sierra Leone – July 24, 2025 — The collapse of the Matehun Bridge, a key link between Karene and Bombali districts, has once again plunged communities into isolation following heavy rains on Wednesday that washed away an emergency diversion route. The latest setback underscores deep infrastructural vulnerabilities and has...Read More

Story by Jacob Miller The entire archipelago will go, it’s just a question of time. These are the words of environmental expert Joseph Rahall, ringing out across Sierra Leone’s Turtle Islands, where the sea is consuming houses, history, and dreams at a rate that’s both frightening and obscenely unfair. In just ten years, two-thirds of Nyangai Island...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, 22 July 2025 — The Parliament of Sierra Leone has unanimously ratified a series of major international agreements aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations, enhancing environmental protection, and promoting economic development. Foreign Affairs Minister Timothy Kabba tabled three key documents for parliamentary approval: –  Visa Exemption Agreement between Sierra Leone and Kazakhstan...Read More

By Alimatu Jalloh With funding from the Government of Sweden, awareness-raising and screening activities are currently underway in Western Area Rural, with a two-week follow-up campaign scheduled for Kambia. These initiatives aim to reach over 1,500 community members and are designed to: Raise awareness of the risks and consequences of irregular migration Identify and provide...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, July 23, 2025 — A local headman, Abraham Lesford, has been committed to the High Court by Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 following allegations of drug possession. Lesford is charged with unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, specifically ‘kush’, in violation of Section 8(a) of the National...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, July 22, 2025 — A Chinese national, Liv Jin Jie, appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 to answer charges of fraudulent conversion involving a six-figure transaction gone wrong. The accused is alleged to have fraudulently converted USD 136,600—approximately Le3,141,800—entrusted to him by Mohamed Chernor Koroma....Read More