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 2025,...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 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
