Former Royal Irish Regiment soldier Ian Getty has returned to Sierra Leone, visiting the site where he was held hostage and rescued 25 years ago during the civil war. Getty was taken hostage by the West Side Boys militia in 2000 and freed in the high-risk Operation Barras. A quarter of a century later, Getty...Read More

Kenema, Sierra Leone – 17 October 2025 — Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) convened a high-level regional stakeholders’ engagement at the Kenema District Council Hall, bringing together paramount chiefs and district authorities from the Eastern Region. The meeting focused on the ongoing cartographic mapping exercise in preparation for the 2026 Population and Housing Census. Strengthening...Read More

Sierra Leone — October 21, 2025: Two years after the demolition of homes in Angola Town by the Ministry of Lands, affected residents, including prominent journalist Alex Lawrence Koroma, continue to seek justice and resolution. Despite repeated appeals and parliamentary engagement, the matter remains unresolved, raising concerns over due process and citizens’ rights to land...Read More

By George M. O. Williams Sierra Leone — Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has formally responded to a government inquiry into alleged Kush-related deaths across the capital, revealing a troubling surge in unclaimed corpses and calling for urgent national action. In a letter dated October 20, 2025, addressed to the Ministry of Local Government and...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, October 21, 2025: A major step toward universal energy access in Sierra Leone was taken today with the launch of a €22 million investment facility under the Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) Initiative. The program aims to catalyze private sector investment in green mini-grids (GMGs), expanding electricity access across...Read More

By George M. O. Williams October 21, 2025: The Sierra Leone Employers Federation (SLEF), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has launched a new Employers’ Guide and conducted a training session on the Employment Act, 2023. The initiative, supported by the ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities, aims to enhance workplace productivity, promote decent...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Honourable Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr. Isata Mahoi, on Monday officially welcomed the newly appointed Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) during a courtesy visit to the Ministry’s headquarters in Freetown. The meeting marked a renewed commitment to strengthening the longstanding...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone, October 21, 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a formal indictment at the High Court of Sierra Leone, Holden at Kono, against two employees of the Koidu Government Hospital for allegedly misappropriating medical supplies designated for the Free Health Care Programme. The accused, Christian Benjamin Karjue, Head Store Keeper,...Read More