By Kadiatu Kabia Freetown, Sierra Leone — February 16, 2026 Women traders at Portee Market have taken the lead in transforming their workspace through a community clean-up exercise supported by The Carter Center under its Inform Women, Transform Lives project. The initiative, which also covered Dan Street Market and Low-Cost Market, aims to improve sanitation while...Read More
By Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara What Section 7 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone Amendment Bill, 2025 proposes is what I term the judicialization of the election, a dangerous compression of constitutional rights into rigid procedural timelines that may ultimately weaken, rather than strengthen, our democracy.Let me be clear: elections are the heartbeat of democracy. But democracy...Read More
A Fritong Post Commentary By Lawrence Williams Summary of Key Facts Parliament approved the Government’s passport production agreement with Netpage in 2013. The approved agreement expired in 2023. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Immigration reportedly renewed the contract for five years without Cabinet and parliamentary approval. Audit Service flagged at least USD 1.1 million in...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — February 16, 2026: The trial of Lansana Dumbuya, National Secretary General of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), was abruptly suspended on Monday after Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah and state prosecutors walked out of the courtroom, citing overcrowding and disputes over defense representation. The case, which centers on allegations that...Read More
Kailahun, Sierra Leone — February 15, 2026: Paramount Chief Alhaji Bringo Ndolleh of Kailahun Town on Sunday led the pouring of libation to mark the commencement of artificial turf installation at the Kailahun Mini Stadium. The project, fully funded by Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), is being hailed as...Read More
