Nigeria and Sierra Leone signed two major digital agreements on Friday, November 21, and Saturday, November 22, on the sidelines of the Nigeria–Sierra Leone Digital Economy Mission held in Freetown. The countries aim to reinforce regional digital integration, modernize infrastructure and promote innovation, skills development and cross-border digital trade. The first agreement, signed after the...Read More
Johannesburg, November 21, 2025: A year-long campaign to mobilise investments in renewable energy across Africa has concluded with pledges amounting to €15.5 billion, marking a major step toward expanding electricity access and accelerating the continent’s clean energy transition. The initiative, co-led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura November 24, 2025: Dora’s Picture 046, one of Sierra Leone’s most ambitious and consistent film production houses, will premiere its latest feature film, Our Father’s Home, on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Salima Hall, Conga Water, Old Road Junction. The production company says the film aims not only to entertain but...Read More
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway Bo Waterside-Jendema – As a means of enhancing effective transport and trade facilitation between Sierra Leone and Liberia and by large across the West African sub region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) together with the two nations, has moved to lay that matter to bed. By doing so, ECOWAS alongside...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – November 10, 2025: Residents of Spur View Estate have mounted a strong campaign to protect the integrity and tranquility of their community, following attempts to convert a private residential property into a French-backed school. The move has sparked widespread concern among homeowners, who argue that the project violates...Read More
Ten months into a national public health emergency, and nearly six months into a vaccination campaign, Sierra Leone appears to be winning its fight against mpox. By Saidu Bah Sierra Leone health authorities are racing against the clock to achieve a sustained zero mpox caseload nationwide, by strengthening surveillance systems while promoting vaccination through deepened...Read More
By George M.O. Williams November 2025: Sierra Leone has concluded a three-day national workshop in Freetown to advance the development of the National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP) 2026–2030, a key milestone in the country’s efforts to accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and strengthen national health security. The workshop brought together more than...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone – November 21, 2025: Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has officially unveiled a series of public art murals on the Kissy Road Cemetery fence, designed to promote sanitation awareness and strengthen women’s access to information. The unveiling took place on Friday, November 21, 2025, as part of the Carter...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — November 20, 2025: Justice Mark Ngegba of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced 70-year-old Ya-Kadiatu Barrie to 31 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, including Kush and Tramadol. Barrie was arraigned on three counts: Keeping a prohibited drug, contrary...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced Edward Bangura to fifteen years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the offence of illegal possession of the prohibited drug kush. Delivering judgment on Thursday, 20th November 2025, Hon. Justice Cosmotina Jarrett (J) ruled that Bangura’s conviction under Section 8(a)...Read More
