By Kadiatu Kabia Freetown, Sierra Leone — February 16, 2026 Women traders at Portee Market have taken the lead in transforming their workspace through a community clean-up exercise supported by The Carter Center under its Inform Women, Transform Lives project. The initiative, which also covered Dan Street Market and Low-Cost Market, aims to improve sanitation...Read More

By Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara What Section 7 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone Amendment Bill, 2025 proposes is what I term the judicialization of the election, a dangerous compression of constitutional rights into rigid procedural timelines that may ultimately weaken, rather than strengthen, our democracy.Let me be clear: elections are the heartbeat of democracy. But...Read More

A Fritong Post Commentary By Lawrence Williams Summary of Key Facts Parliament approved the Government’s passport production agreement with Netpage in 2013. The approved agreement expired in 2023. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Immigration reportedly renewed the contract for five years without Cabinet and parliamentary approval. Audit Service flagged at least USD 1.1 million...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — February 16, 2026: The trial of Lansana Dumbuya, National Secretary General of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), was abruptly suspended on Monday after Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah and state prosecutors walked out of the courtroom, citing overcrowding and disputes over defense representation. The case, which centers on allegations...Read More

Kailahun, Sierra Leone — February 15, 2026: Paramount Chief Alhaji Bringo Ndolleh of Kailahun Town on Sunday led the pouring of libation to mark the commencement of artificial turf installation at the Kailahun Mini Stadium. The project, fully funded by Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), is being hailed...Read More

Emerson’s Silence Since 2018 By Mackie M. Jalloh For years, Emerson Bockarie was more than a musician — he was a political force. His microphone was a weapon, his lyrics indictments. Governments feared his studio sessions because every release had the power to shift public sentiment. Today, however, Sierra Leoneans are asking an uncomfortable question:...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — February 16, 2025: Proceedings at the Tribunal investigating the conduct of Justice Baami Holloway were adjourned on Monday after the defence team filed an application challenging the composition of the panel. The Tribunal, chaired by Supreme Court Judge Justice Abdulai Bangurah, was constituted under Section 137 of the 1991...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — February 16, 2026:  The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced Ibrahim Lesford, a community headman at Cline Town, to 20 years imprisonment after convicting him on two counts of unlawful possession of drugs, contrary to Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008. Lesford was arrested...Read More

Dakar, Senegal — February 15, 2026:  Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Senegal, His Excellency Ibrahim Turay, on Sunday hosted his second meeting with Sierra Leonean expatriate workers in Dakar, continuing efforts to strengthen ties between the embassy and nationals living abroad. Welcoming participants, Acting Head of Chancery Ms. Evelyn Tanty Akakpo explained that the meeting was...Read More