By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN—Five individuals accused of plotting to murder the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, Musa-Yaroh Barrie, made another court appearance on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No.2. The accused—Albert Sheriff Soloku, Foday Turay, Musa Kamara, Augustine Rashid Keifalla Josiah, and Kadiatu Kamara—face a charge...Read More
MONROVIA—The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commenced a five-day Delocalized Sitting of the Joint Committee on Administration, Finance and Budget, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research, Public Accounts, Industry, and Private Sector in Monrovia, Liberia. The session, which began on Monday, June 16, 2025, aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the ECOWAS Investment Policy...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura KAMBIA DISTRICT—In an effort to enhance education in hard-to-reach communities, ABC-Development, with funding from ActionAid International-Sierra Leone (AASL), has launched targeted interventions to retain children in school and improve literacy in Masungbala Chiefdom, Kambia District. According to the 2019 Annual School Census (ASC) Report, Sierra Leone has approximately 1.7 million students, 56%...Read More
Nice, France — June 2025: The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has strengthened Sierra Leone’s environmental agenda by formalizing a landmark partnership with Conservation International at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France. The agreement, signed by Minister Jiwoh E. Abdulai and Conservation International CEO Dr. M. Sanjayan, marks a major step toward advancing...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 13, 2025: As anticipation builds ahead of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Elective Congress, football stakeholders have voiced concerns over the emergence of the so-called “Third Force”, labeling it a political maneuver driven by personal ambition rather than genuine reform. During a recent discussion, Bei Santigie T. Kamara, a football...Read More
