London, UK — July 29, 2025: The Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to engaging the Sierra Leonean diaspora in national development during a high-level community meeting held at the Taj Hotel in London on July 25, 2025. Hosted by the Sierra Leone High Commission, the forum attracted...Read More
By George M. O. Williams On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project (RUSLP), backed by $56.7 million in funding from the World Bank, convened a pivotal workshop at Freetown City Hall to review the Western Area Regional Structure Plan and the Freetown Structure Plan. The event drew key stakeholders from government ministries,...Read More
AFP/Tacugama Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of fate.Standing in his Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary not far from the capital Freetown, he tenderly patted a young ape’s nose and stroked its cheek, whispering a...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, July 30, 2025 — In a pivotal address to Parliament on Tuesday, July 29, Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura presented the 2025 Supplementary Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies, outlining decisive steps to address Sierra Leone’s growing public debt burden. Debt Snapshot As of December 2024,...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — July 29, 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) has announced a sweeping Central Business District (CBD) Regeneration and Beautification Project aimed at restoring civic order, enhancing sanitation, and rejuvenating the visual appeal of Sierra Leone’s capital. Unveiled during a press briefing hosted by Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, at...Read More
