November 5, 2025: The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have intensified its nationwide crackdown on narcotic drugs, resulting in the arrest of over 130 suspects within the past week, including five police officers implicated in drug-related offenses. During the SLP’s weekly press briefing held at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess in Kingtom, Assistant Inspector General (AIG)...Read More
Freetown/Addis Ababa – In a landmark week for the nation’s health sector, Sierra Leone has confidently emerged onto the regional stage with the official launch of its National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anaesthesia Plan (NSOAP), a comprehensive roadmap designed to transform the surgical landscape and save numerous lives. The historic plan was officially unveiled in Freetown on...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – November 5, 2025: Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has participated in the prestigious C40 Cities World Mayors Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro on the 3rd and 4th November, in her capacity as Global South Co-Chair. The summit convened over 300 mayors from around the world, with...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – Thursday, November 6, 2025: Italy’s energy giant Eni S.p.A has officially entered Sierra Leone’s offshore energy sector, signing a landmark reconnaissance agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone that signals growing international confidence in the country’s investment climate and governance under President Julius Maada Bio. Facilitated by the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – November 6, 2025: Choithrams Sierra Leone has officially opened its fifth supermarket in the country, unveiling a new branch in Adonkia aimed at expanding access to quality goods and services for residents in the Western Area Rural District. The launch marks a strategic milestone in the company’s retail...Read More
By Desmond Lewis FREETOWN — The Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), has concluded a two-day strategic workshop at Country Lodge focused on the reconstruction of the Kambia–Tomparie–Kamakwie road. The initiative falls under the Technology Development and Cooperation Program (TDCP) and marks a significant step toward modernizing Sierra...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, discharged a form two pupil, who was facing charges of wounding and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Kamara was accused of maliciously wounding Mohamed Pizaro Kamara and assaulting him in a manner that caused actual...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — The State has officially closed its case in the ongoing preliminary investigation against Abdul Kanu and Mohamed Abu Turay, who stand accused of wrongfully communicating the travel manifest of President Julius Maada Bio and his entourage during their August 2025 trip to the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, 4th November...Read More
Sierra Leone – November 5, 2025: The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone and the European Union (EU), has launched a new €6 million “Salone Access to Finance” Agri-Financing Facility to make it easier and more affordable for farmers and agribusinesses to access loans. The Facility will...Read More
By Alhaji M. B. Jalloh Once again, the people of Sierra Leone have been ambushed – this time by an outrageous and inconsiderate increase in internet data prices by the country’s two major telecommunications operators, Orange and Africell. Subscribers woke up earlier this week to find that the widely used 1 Mbps weekly bundle previously...Read More
