By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) on August 11, 2025, raised an alarm over the central government’s continued failure to disburse statutory transfers to local councils for the 2025 fiscal year, warning that the delay is crippling essential service delivery and undermining public confidence in the decentralization process. Despite...Read More
By NSA Media A high-powered delegation from the Ministry of Sports (MOS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) on Monday, 11th August 2025, departed Freetown for China for a two-week seminar on Sustainable Development and Management Capabilities for Sports Officials from Africa and Asia. Admonishing the dedicated staff members before departure, the Minister of Sports Madam...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, August 7, 2025 — In a powerful address to Parliament, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to food sovereignty through the transformative “Feed Salone” initiative, the first of his Big Five Game Changers launched in 2023. Speaking at the State Opening of the Third Session of the Sixth...Read More
Freetown, July 6, 2025: Liv Elin Indreiten, Deputy Representative of UNICEF in Sierra Leone, has praised the country’s strides in promoting exclusive breastfeeding and called for renewed efforts to strengthen support systems for mothers and infants nationwide. Speaking at the Ministry of Health Conference Hall, Youyi Building, during the commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2025,...Read More
Between 1,730 and 2,310 free surgeries are planned to be performed in Sierra Leone over the next 10 months. By Ruth Arteaga The Global Mercy, the most advanced medical vessel of the NGO Mercy Ships, has completed its technical stop at the Navantia shipyard in Cadiz and is now on its way to Freetown, Sierra Leone....Read More
