By George M.O. Williams Nine years after being brutally subjected to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), survivor Kadijatu is still waiting for justice and compensation, despite a landmark ruling by the ECOWAS Court of Justice. On July 8, 2025, the Court held the Government of Sierra Leone liable for failing to protect her fundamental human rights. The...Read More
By Alusine Sesay September 17, 2025: The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone has issued a public alert regarding the circulation of illegally imported Diclofenac Tablets, warning citizens against the consumption of the product due to safety concerns. According to the Board, the tablets were brought into the country by Leigh Pharmaceuticals, located at No. 10 Regent...Read More
Claudia Redwood-Sawyerr Makeni, Sierra Leone — September 16, 2025: The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, has commended Bombali District for its outstanding contribution to President Julius Maada Bio’s flagship Feed Salone initiative, aimed at achieving national food self-sufficiency. Speaking at the Civic Day Series held at the University of Makeni campus,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, September 17, 2025 — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone and key stakeholders, has concluded a two-day capacity-building workshop on the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT). Held at Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, the event aimed to enhance transparency, accountability, and effective resource...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone — September 17, 2025: The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) has officially commenced the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) phase for its Electronic Government Procurement (E-GP) system, marking a major milestone in Sierra Leone’s digital transformation of public procurement. The UAT exercise is currently underway at NPPA’s newly equipped E-GP Training Room...Read More
