By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 24, 2025: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, alongside a visiting delegation from the Mayors’ Migration Council (MMC), toured Congo Market on Thursday to announce a series of transformative infrastructure projects aimed at improving sanitation, sustainability, and economic opportunity for market traders—many of whom are rural-urban migrants. The...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone: In a powerful appeal aired on SLBC’s Morning Coffee show on Friday, October 24, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE called for a multifaceted and coordinated national response to the escalating “kush” crisis ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth. Her remarks come amid growing public concern over the synthetic drug’s devastating impact on communities...Read More
By Kemo Cham Mamie Kailondo is an intern at the AMT Hospital in Bo, southern Sierra Leone. Her daily work routine involves conducting health talks and advising patients on recommended health-seeking behaviors, such as infection prevention and control measures. Mamie is a second-year student at Njala University Bo campus, where she is pursuing a four-year degree...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, October 22, 2025: Amid Kargbo, a 27-year-old businessman, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Center in Freetown following his appearance before Magistrate Adama Kandeh at Pademba Road Court No.4 on Wednesday. He faces a charge of Obtaining Money by False Pretences, in violation of Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of...Read More
EU-funded SOGREA aims to attract private clean energy investment Initiative supports goal to reach 78% electricity access by 2030 Sierra Leone has opened an investment window under the Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) initiative to spur private financing for green mini-grids across the country, especially in rural areas. The announcement was made on Oct. 21....Read More
