By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, October 28, 2025 — In a bold pitch to transform Sierra Leone into a regional agri-food powerhouse, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping package of tax incentives and regulatory reforms aimed at attracting international and domestic investment into the country’s underutilized agriculture sector. Addressing over 65 investors and...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Justice Isata Sellu Tucker of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced Abubakarr Sesay to ten years imprisonment for unlawful possession of 60.5 grams of kush, a synthetic drug that has become increasingly prevalent in Sierra Leone. Sesay was convicted under Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act 2008 (Act No. 10...Read More
Freetown, October 29, 2025 — Choithram Memorial Hospital in Freetown has taken a significant step forward in medical diagnostics with the unveiling of a newly donated high-definition XK endoscope machine from Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital in the United Kingdom. The donation marks a milestone in the hospital’s ongoing commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Sierra Leone....Read More
By King’s College London Edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: King’s College London A new study shows that the use of a simple maternity innovation that measures the mother’s blood pressure and pulse can be scaled nationally in Sierra Leone to aid early detection of maternal complications, but also highlights that stronger health systems are essential...Read More
By Abu FREETOWN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Sierra Leone’s Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Conrad Sackey on Tuesday announced plans to integrate Chinese language learning into the public school curriculum. In an interview with Xinhua, Sackey noted that this decision followed a productive meeting with representatives of the Confucius Institute, which has been instrumental in...Read More
