Freetown, October 1, 2025 – Health workers across Sierra Leone will now be better equipped to detect, monitor, and respond to health threats thanks to a major donation from the World Health Organization (WHO). Supplies and equipment worth USD 456,483.20 were handed over to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Public Health Agency...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura A Sierra Leonean from Kailahun District, Yusuf Isa, has developed a new language called Gritish, which he says is intended to promote unity and reduce tribalism in the country. Isa, popularly known as Simsiwo, explained that he started working on the language in Kenema City more than 15 years ago after...Read More
By Marian Magdalene Bangura, Strategic Communication Unit, Ministry of Information and Civic Education New Carrollton, Maryland – October 1, 2025: The Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE) has successfully wrapped up its Civic Day Series in New Carrollton, Maryland, USA, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The event marked a significant milestone in the Ministry’s...Read More
Waterloo, Sierra Leone – October 2, 2025: In a powerful demonstration of compassion and collaboration, Don Bosco Fambul, in partnership with Spanish nonprofit Visio Sense Fronteres, has successfully concluded a week-long cataract surgery campaign at a hospital in Waterloo, Sierra Leone. The initiative provided free surgeries to 217 individuals, restoring their vision and significantly improving...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone – October 2, 2025:Renowned poet and creative writer Foday Fuad Turay, popularly known as CriticalThinker, is set to unveil one of Sierra Leone’s most ambitious literary undertakings with the launch of The Prophecy Genre—a poetry album and anthology book—on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The event will take place at...Read More
There is no peace without development and no development without peace -Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, AfDB President 02-Oct-2025 The sixth Africa Resilience Forum hosted by the African Development Bank opened its doors on Tuesday in Abidjan with a call for international financial institutions (IFIs) to scale up peace finance in fragile contexts and to rally...Read More
By Fatrtima Kpaka Sierra Leone – October 1, 2025: Twenty-eight-year-old trader Alie Kamara has been committed to the High Court by Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 for allegedly possessing 80 wraps of kush without lawful authority. Kamara was arraigned on one count of possession of prohibited drugs, contrary to Section 8(a)...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Freetown, Sierra Leone – September 30, 2025: The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) convened its third Quarterly Consultative Forum meeting on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the Agency’s Conference Hall in Freetown. The forum marked a key milestone with the formal approval of the Terms of Reference (ToR) for three...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Washington, D.C. – September 30, 2025: Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has made a compelling appeal to American investors to explore opportunities in Sierra Leone, positioning the country as one of Africa’s most promising and underutilized investment destinations. Speaking at the U.S.–Sierra Leone Business Roundtable, hosted by the Corporate...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 1, 2025 Paul Koroma, a commercial motorbike rider, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown following allegations of fraudulent conversion. The decision was handed down by Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No.2 during proceedings on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Koroma faces...Read More
