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 expand...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 priced...Read More
By the Minister of Health, Republic of Sierra Leone Fifteen years ago, giving birth in Sierra Leone was one of the most dangerous things a woman could do. One in every hundred women faced the risk of dying during childbirth. Today, that figure has fallen by nearly seventy percent, from 1,165 to 354 deaths per 100,000...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — The Ministry of Information and Civic Education held its weekly press briefing on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, unveiling a multi-sectoral push against drug abuse, particularly the synthetic drug Kush, and highlighting strides in mental health, security, and community engagement. Brigadier Professor Foday Sahr, Executive Director of the National Public...Read More
A high-level stakeholder workshop on the Mountain Communities Bulk Water Supply Project was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, bringing together government officials, development partners, and private sector leaders to deliberate on sustainable strategies for transforming water delivery in the rapidly expanding Western Area. The Deep Dive Workshop, supported...Read More
