By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone – September 25, 2025: In a major step toward strengthening Sierra Leone’s small business sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a $20 million financial package to Access Bank Sierra Leone (ABSL), aimed at accelerating the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with a strong emphasis on empowering...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, 25 September 2025 — In a significant boost to military healthcare, the Christian Relief Services (CRS), headquartered in Alexandra, United States of America, has donated a forty-foot container of assorted medical equipment to the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). The donation was facilitated through the Rural Youth Development Organization (RYDO),...Read More
By James Tamba Lebbie Mariatu Sesay was seven when her lungs began to fail. Pneumonia, the doctor said; a disease that should have been treated easily. Her mother clutched her hand as they waited for the hospital’s single oxygen tank to be wheeled in. But when the nurse returned, she whispered the words that still haunt...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, September 24, 2025 — Six men accused in connection with the robbery and murder of Reverend Father Augustine Dauda Amadu appeared before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown on Wednesday. The accused, Martin Sellu, Gbassay Swarray, Foday Sallu, John Bangalie (alias Boika), Joseph Gilamaja Kamara (alias...Read More
New York, September 23, 2025: Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, delivered a powerful keynote address at the Annual g7+ High-Level Summit, held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. The event celebrated Sierra Leone’s ten-year leadership of the g7+, a global coalition of fragile and conflict-affected states. President Bio reflected...Read More
