By Stephen V. Lansana Sierra Leone: In a significant move to strengthen local participation in the mining sector, the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) and Sierra Mineral Holdings Limited on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, signed a Local Content Plan Implementation Agreement at the Agency’s Conference Hall in Freetown. The ceremony, attended by senior management from...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kukuna Town, Kambia District: In a time when self-interest often overshadows collective responsibility, the Khireh Anun Kinfeh Youth Organization, meaning “Hoe and Cutlass” in the local Susu language, has emerged as a beacon of community-driven change in Bramaia Chiefdom. Founded in 2014, the youth-led group is tackling one of the region’s most...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Sierra Leone: Four men accused of robbing two Indian nationals of gold and other valuables worth over eight hundred thousand new Leones made their first court appearance on Thursday, October 9, 2025, before Principal Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1. The accused, Abubakarr Sesay, Alpha Kamara, Dauda Kelfala...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Sierra Leone: A 63-year-old driver, Alie Timbo, appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, to answer to a charge of obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to court documents, the alleged offence occurred...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — A prominent businessman, Ibrahim Sorie Koroma, was remanded in custody on Thursday, October 9, 2025, after being arraigned before Magistrate Mustapha Briama Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 for allegedly stealing a black leather bag containing $10,000 and other valuables from the House of Parliament. Koroma faces a...Read More
