The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) on Monday, June 8, officially commenced the CAF C Diploma Coaching Course at the Sierra Leone Football Academy in Freetown, marking the second such programme in just four months as part of its drive to strengthen coaching education and grassroots football development nationwide. The ongoing training, currently at the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Parliament of Sierra Leone, on June 9, 2026, ratified two landmark international instruments — the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty — in a...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — June 9, 2026: Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), has reaffirmed clean cooking as a top national priority, declaring it central to President Julius Maada Bio’s energy agenda during a policy familiarisation workshop at the Sierra...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, June 9, 2026: Kasho Joseph Holland-Cole, Chairman of the Western Area Rural District Council, has launched a scathing critique of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), accusing the government of failing to deliver on its promises and declaring that the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) is preparing to reclaim...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, June 9, 2026: Minister of Health Dr. Austin Demby has announced significant progress in Sierra Leone’s healthcare sector, including a 31 percent reduction in maternal mortality and an 11 percent decline in infant mortality during the first 100 days of the government’s 300 Days of Activism campaign. Dr. Demby disclosed...Read More
By Mackie M. Jalloh Sierra Leone — June 9, 2026: The Federation of Allied Tourism Associations (FATA) has hosted a farewell dinner in honor of the FlickFunds Africa delegation from Nigeria, celebrating their contribution to Sierra Leone’s film industry and creative sector. The event, held at Kabbanna Restaurant and Klub on Lumley Beach Road, brought...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN – The High Court of Sierra Leone has remanded 40‑year‑old Fatou Zingie Gueya, a Senegalese national, on allegations of unlawful possession of cocaine at the Freetown International Airport, Lungi. Gueya made her first appearance before Justice Mark Ngagba of High Court No. 8 on four counts of unlawful possession of prohibited...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu FREETOWN – Police officers across Sierra Leone have lauded Inspector General of Police (IGP) William Fayia Sellu following the nationwide distribution of rice supplies that has cleared all outstanding arrears owed to personnel and provided an advance allocation for the coming month. The distribution, undertaken by VIP Trading, has seen each...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Freetown, June 8, 2026: The Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH), Sierra Leone’s largest maternal facility, has reported a 22% reduction in maternal deaths, dropping from 84 cases in 2024 to 64 in 2025. The findings were presented today at the New Brookfields Hotel during the launch of the hospital’s 2025 Annual Maternal...Read More
By Communications Unit | MoGCA June 5, 2026 – Sierra Leone’s Honourable Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to protecting children from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect during the Global Meeting of the Pathfinding Global Alliance on Ending Violence Against Children, held at the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)...Read More
