By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, June 26, 2025 — A controversial government proposal to divide Freetown into two administrative districts met fierce resistance during a heated town hall meeting hosted by the Freetown City Council on Thursday. The gathering, held at the Council Auditorium on Wallace-Johnson Street, drew over 600 attendees—including lawyers, civil society leaders, youth...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 27, 2025: In the wake of a critical phase in Sierra Leone’s Mpox (Monkeypox) outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), has called on media professionals to ramp up their role in community engagement and public health education. This...Read More
Speaking at the 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the West Africa Area organized, Archbishop Tamba lamented that the reported growing acceptance of “contraceptive culture” is eroding the moral foundation of family life. The Sierra Leonean Catholic Archbishop decried the spread of contraceptive ideologies that, he said,...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Freetown, Sierra Leone — June 27, 2025: The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) and FG Gold Ltd have signed a landmark Local Content Plan Implementation Agreement, signaling a renewed commitment to integrating Sierra Leonean talent, businesses, and institutions into the country’s booming mining sector. The agreement, signed at the SLLCA’s Conference...Read More
On 19 June 2025, the Republic of Sierra Leone ratified five UNESCO culture conventions, marking a significant step forward in its engagement in international cultural cooperation. Sierra Leone ratified: 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of...Read More
