By Sallieu S. Kanu Kabala, June 21, 2025 — Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr brought a powerful message of inspiration and resilience to 150 young girls during a visit to Kabala as part of the YAS Girls’ Leadership Foundation outreach. Held on Saturday, the event was filled with excitement and meaningful dialogue as Mayor Aki-Sawyerr shared her...Read More
Idris Elba’s Sherbro Island eco-smart city gets greenlight in Sierra Leone, as he and co-founder Siaka Stevens secure support from President Julius Maada Bio. By BellaNaija.com Idris Elba is embarking on one of the most ambitious development projects in West Africa, transforming Sierra Leone’s Sherbro Island into a sustainable eco-smart city that will serve as a model for innovation,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, June 26, 2025 — Creators, legal experts, and government officials convened at Creative Hub Africa in Lumley on Thursday to launch critical discussions on updating Sierra Leone’s outdated Copyright Act of 2011. The consultation, themed “Getting Copyright Right to Strengthen Sierra Leone’s Creative Industry,” aimed to build consensus around a modern,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, June 26, 2025 — A controversial government proposal to divide Freetown into two administrative districts met fierce resistance during a heated town hall meeting hosted by the Freetown City Council on Thursday. The gathering, held at the Council Auditorium on Wallace-Johnson Street, drew over 600 attendees—including lawyers, civil society leaders, youth...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 27, 2025: In the wake of a critical phase in Sierra Leone’s Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), has called on media professionals to ramp up their role in community engagement and public health education. This...Read More
