ByEster Pinheiro It’s been a year since the US government’s aid cuts sent shock waves around the world. But in one maternity hospital in Freetown it’s the loss of UK funding that threatens to unravel years of steady progress to address maternal mortality. (On Our Radar/The Fuller Project) Sierra Leone once had the third-highest maternal mortality...Read More
Geneva, 30 March 2026 – Sierra Leone has actively participated in two urgent debates at the 61st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, addressing pressing global concerns over civilian protection and the impact of armed conflict on children and education. Debate on Gulf Security Crisis On 25 March 2026, the Council convened an urgent...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, March 27, 2026: Street Child of Sierra Leone has rolled out a nationwide grant distribution worth more than NLe 6.5 million, benefiting 3,606 caregivers across ten districts. The disbursement, part of the Education for Every Child Today (EFECT) project, was launched in the Western Area at Buxton Hall, Freetown, and simultaneously...Read More
By: Festus Justus Margai-MoICE Strategic Regional Coordinator South in KENEMA Kenema, March 30, 2026 – The National Council for Civic Education and Democracy (NaCCED) has held a Citizens Budget engagement at the Kenema District Council Hall, aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and public participation in governance. The event focused on the 2026 National Budget, themed “Enhancing...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, 25 March 2026 – The newly appointed Country Manager of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Sierra Leone, Dr. Ado Mensah, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance, Hon. Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, at the Treasury Building in Freetown to formally present his credentials. Welcoming Dr. Mensah, Minister...Read More
