Sierra Leone – March 6, 2026: The Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC), with support from the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has successfully concluded a three-day Public–Private Partnership (PPP) training workshop aimed at strengthening Sierra Leone’s institutional capacity to deliver large-scale water infrastructure projects. The workshop, held from March 2–4...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — March 5, 2026: Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Amb. Tamba Lamina, has summoned an emergency meeting to address the escalating financial and operational crisis at the Freetown City Council (FCC), following the suspension of the council’s access to funds that has disrupted sanitation services across the capital....Read More
By Oumar Farouk Sesay In Sierra Leone, national troubles rarely make the headlines. They arrive as errands. A mother plans her morning around whether the tap will run. A student studies by phone torchlight, rationing battery life and hope. A trader budgets for the “extra” fees—never receipted, always collected. A keke driver approaches the checkpoint already...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone – March 8, 2026: The All Peoples Congress (APC) has officially announced the opening of applications for Constituency Executive positions across the country. The announcement, issued by the party’s National Secretariat, follows Section 16 of the APC Party Elections Rules and Regulations, as gazetted by the Political Parties Regulation Commission...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – March 2026: Three teenage pupils, including the adopted son of the late nurse Valentina Kamanda, have been remanded by Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 over allegations of murder. The three made their first court appearance on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder, and receiving...Read More
