By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone — August 4, 2025: Sierra Leone faces mounting threats to its agricultural productivity and economic growth due to climate change, according to the World Bank’s newly released Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR). The report, launched alongside the Country Economic Memorandum (CEM), reveals that rising temperatures and increasingly erratic...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Bangura Freetown-Aberdeen August 1st 2025-As part of its “2025 Year of Ecotourism” drive, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Olive’s Garden and Reggae Union Sierra Leone, hosted the lively One Nation Reggae Festival at Family Kingdom Resort in Freetown. The event attracted locals, diaspora, and international guests, all united...Read More
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
