By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – November 21, 2025: Choithram International School (CIS), in partnership with its Parents’ Association, has officially handed over the newly renovated Hill Cut Road Community School to residents of the Hill Cut Road community. The ceremony, held on Friday, marked a major milestone in improving educational infrastructure for underserved...Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa – November 22, 2025: Sierra Leone’s President and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has urged world leaders to establish a G20–Africa Compact on Critical Minerals, placing Africa’s vast mineral wealth at the center of global economic discussions during the G20 Summit in...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – November 20, 2025 The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas Esq., on Thursday joined world leaders in commemorating World Children’s Day, celebrated this year under the theme “My Days, My Right.” The Chamber of Parliament was transformed into a lively space filled with school pupils,...Read More
By David Thomas REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Nov 13 (Reuters) – The West African country of Sierra Leone has reached a settlement in principle with U.S. law firm Jenner & Block to resolve their fight over $8 million in allegedly unpaid legal fees. U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey in Washington, D.C., disclosed the settlement in a brief...Read More
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 13:29Last modified on: 19 November 2025 13:30 The government hosted a workshop to validate Sierra Leone’s first Open-Source Software Policy. The policy supports the 2021 Digital Development Plan. It aims to boost growth and reduce tech costs by using open-source tools. Sierra Leone joins Kenya and Rwanda in using open-source digital...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu November 18, 2025: Deputy Minister of Health II, Dr. Jalikatu Mustapha, has announced Sierra Leone’s strong commitment to eliminating cervical cancer, as the country joined the world in observing the first-ever Global Cervical Cancer Action Day on November 17, 2025. Speaking at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s weekly press...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, November 19, 2025 – Thirty-two-year-old Joseph Turay, an unemployed man, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of larceny before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown. According to court records, on Monday, October 27, 2025, at No. 28 Lucost Street,...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, November 19, 2025 – Three labourers have been remanded in custody after making their first appearance before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown on multiple charges, including wounding and assault. The accused – 30-year-old Abass Sesay, 19-year-old Abdulai Sesay, and 17-year-old Foday Kamara – face five...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone – November 2025: Four visually impaired Sierra Leoneans are raising an urgent call for increased support to help them fully harness their talents in both formal education and music. Led by Mohamed Sallieu Conteh, Principal of the Bo Blind School, the group stressed that while their skills are undeniable,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — November 19, 2025: Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No.2 has sentenced Mohamed Chris Fofanah, a staff member of Call to Business Savings and Loans, to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of defrauding the institution of over NLe417,000. Fofanah was arraigned on fifteen counts,...Read More
