Freetown, October 19, 2026: –Deputy Minister of Finance II, Isata Marah, has called for stronger national coordination in combating illicit financial flows as she officially opened a three-day stakeholder engagement on Sierra Leone’s proposed consolidated Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) database.The engagement, organized by the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) in partnership with...Read More
Residents of Mongo Chiefdom in Falaba District have been left without emergency ambulance services after the only ambulance serving the area was withdrawn due to deteriorating road conditions caused by heavy rains.The development was confirmed by the Falaba District Medical Officer, Dr. Daniel Lavalie, who disclosed in a communication to health personnel that ambulance access to...Read More
By Marian Magdalene Bangura The Government of Sierra Leone has unveiled maps for three proposed rural councils in the Western Area Rural District as part of efforts to strengthen decentralisation, improve service delivery, and bring governance closer to communities.The proposed councils, namely Waterloo Rural Council, Mountain Rural Council, and York Rural Council, were presented during the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka MOYAMBA, October 17, 2026: President Julius Maada Bio has toured major agricultural projects in Moyamba District, highlighting the contributions of private farmers, women-led agribusinesses and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) to the government’s Feed Salone initiative ahead of World Food Day.The visits focused on commercial maize cultivation, improved rice seed...Read More
Sierra Leone has recorded encouraging progress in domestic rice production and food security, Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has said, citing improvements under the Government’s flagship Feed Salone programme. Speaking at the Sixth Market for Agricultural Innovations and Technologies (MITA 2026) in Freetown on 19 October, the Vice President disclosed that rice self-sufficiency increased from...Read More
