By Alusine Sesay Freetown, July 31, 2025 — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled in favor of Ms. Aminata Bangura, declaring her eligible to contest the upcoming presidential election of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), scheduled for Saturday, August 2, 20252. The decision follows an appeal for a stay of execution filed...Read More
Public Advisory: Forecast of Heavy Rainfall Over a Three-Day Period Across Sierra Leone Date: 30th July 2025 The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) wishes to inform the public of a forecast of heavy rainfall over the next three days (July 30 – August 2, 2025) as issued by the African Union’s Climate Centre (ACMAD/OCHA), which aligns...Read More
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
