Freetown, September 25, 2025 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), have concluded a two-day inaugural meeting of the death reporting sub-committee, bringing together health professionals, civil registration experts, academia, and partners. This marks the first step in a series of activities...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – September 26, 2025: After more than two decades of transformative humanitarian and development work, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has officially closed its country programme in Sierra Leone. The organization began operations in 1999 during the height of the civil war and has since played a pivotal role in...Read More
By: Zach Lowy When Michael Lahoud was born in Freetown on September 15, 1986, Sierra Leone was rapidly devolving into a failed state. Decades of political corruption, electoral violence, and growing economic inequality had taken their toll on the country. When the government could no longer afford to pay schoolteachers, the public education system collapsed. Apart...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone: A heated land dispute has erupted in the Kuntorloh community as the Lifeline Nehemiah Project raises alarm over what it describes as attempts to seize its property at the Approved School site. The organization warns that the move threatens the education and well-being of over 900 children from more than...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown – September 29, 2025: In a bold move to rejuvenate Sierra Leone’s coastal tourism, the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), undertook a massive cleanup operation yesterday along the Aberdeen and Lumley beaches. The initiative focused on removing seaweed and waste materials that...Read More
