By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone – A dramatic incident unfolded at Pademba Road Magistrate Court No.1 when Zainab B. Samura, wife of defendant Joseph Kabia, was caught attempting to smuggle drugs to her husband during a court session. Kabia, who is currently facing trial before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah on seventeen counts including forgery, unlawful...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 has committed Mohamed Sanu, a former ward coordinator, and Pastor Kelly Marrah to the High Court for trial on charges of misprision of treason. The two were arraigned on Monday, 10th November 2025, following allegations that they knowingly...Read More

By Communications Desk, Sierra Leone Delegation to COP30 Belém, Brazil At the recently concluded World Leaders’ Summit of COP30, held on 6–7 November 2025 at the Amazonia Hangar Centre in Belém, Brazil, Sierra Leone’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, delivered a compelling address urging world leaders to shift from...Read More

UNESCO’s BEAR III Project has launched Sierra Leone’s first Agriculture Sector Skills Council to boost TVET, workforce skills, and youth employment. © UNESCO/John The Better Education for Africa’s Rise (BEAR III) Project, implemented by UNESCO in Sierra Leone, has officially launched the first Sector Skills Council in Agriculture (SSC4A). This ceremony was inaugurated by the Honourable...Read More

By Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attaché, Sierra Leone Embassy, Dakar Dakar, Senegal — The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Senegal has launched a dual campaign aimed at combating human trafficking and drug abuse among Sierra Leonean communities in Senegal and Mauritania. The official launch took place on Sunday, 9th November 2025, at the Paroisse Université St....Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal filed by former Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) presidential candidate, Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, against his conviction for sexual offences involving a minor. Delivering the ruling on Monday, November 10, 2025, Presiding Judge Abdulai Bangura ordered the immediate arrest of Mansaray and...Read More

By Brigadier General (Rtd. JS Kaimapo. In recent years, the alarming rise in the abuse of harmful drugs has become more than just a public health crisis; it has evolved into a national threat capable of weakening the very foundations of society. Communities are witnessing a decline in productivity, a surge in crime, and the...Read More