The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has formally congratulated Mr. Babadi Kamara on his recent election as President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA). In a letter addressed to Mr. Kamara, Dr. Motsepe described the election victory as a reflection of the trust and confidence placed in him by...Read More
Story by JAMES GICHIGI Now picture a substance so powerful that just two or three grains, invisible to the naked eye if mixed into powder, can cause a fatal overdose. That’s the danger posed by a new drug, nitazenes. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), nitazenes, originally synthesised in the 1950s but never...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, on January 8, 2025, delivered the keynote address in Paynesville, Liberia, to mark the official launch of the city’s Climate Action Plan. This pivotal event, led jointly with Paynesville Mayor Robert Bestman II, highlighted a growing movement of South-South collaboration to combat urban climate challenges across...Read More
The European Commission and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched plans to ramp up testing for Mpox as African states struggle to increases vaccination and testing rates. The Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA) initiative “will support comprehensive diagnostics capabilities and resilience against future health threats,”...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — Thursday, 31st July 2025: The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) welcomed a high-level delegation from the ECOWAS Court of Justice for a landmark engagement centered on strengthening collaboration for regional human rights advocacy and judicial cooperation. The delegation, led by ECOWAS Court President Hon. Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves, was...Read More
