By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN, September 16, 2026 – The National Investment Board (NIB), in partnership with the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has officially launched the Digital Economy Investment Policy Review, a four-year initiative aimed at strengthening Sierra Leone’s capacity to attract and promote investment in the digital economy. The initiative, which will run...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN, September 16, 2026 – The National Investment Board (NIB), in partnership with the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has officially launched the Digital Economy Investment Policy Review, a four-year initiative aimed at strengthening Sierra Leone’s capacity to attract and promote investment in the digital economy. The initiative, which will run...Read More

By Alusine Sesay FREETOWN, September 17, 2026 – Claims circulating that a recent European Parliament resolution could lead to the suspension of €352 million in European Union funding to Sierra Leone and the imposition of visa bans on government officials have been dismissed as false. According to sources familiar with the matter, the resolution adopted...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka A 56-year-old businessman, Mohamed Ansumana Dabeneh, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Centre after appearing before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah of Pademba Road Court No. 1 on allegations of theft at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning. Dabeneh is facing one count of larceny, contrary to Section 2 of...Read More

By Alusine Sesay FREETOWN, September 17, 2026: President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has received the Day 200 Report of Sierra Leone’s 300 Days of Activism for Triple Zero campaign, a flagship national initiative aimed at eliminating preventable maternal and child deaths and ensuring that no child remains unvaccinated. Receiving the report on Thursday, President Bio...Read More

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2026: The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and expertise in developing...Read More

September 15, 2026:  WASHINGTON, D.C., USA:-President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., today held discussions with United States Senator Angela D. Alsobrooks of the State of Maryland, in the United Ststes Capital, Washington, DC.  The talks focused on strengthening economic, educational and institutional cooperation between Liberia and the United States. A key focus of the meeting was...Read More