Africa Press Release When an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR)—also known as sheep and goat plague—threatened to wipe out people’s livelihoods in Kamasasa village, Sierra Leone, quick action from trained Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteers and local authorities stopped the spread of disease and minimized its damage on the community. Peste des petits...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown – Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has reiterated the government’s firm dedication to press freedom, digital rights, and responsible journalism during a high-level national policy dialogue held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The event, organized by Paradigm Initiative and the Media Reform Coordinating Group, focused on legal frameworks governing...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN – Five individuals accused of conspiring to assassinate the Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority, Musayaroh Barrie, have been further remanded in custody following a court appearance on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. The accused—Albert Sheriff Soloku, Foday Turay, Musa Kamara, Augustine Rashid Kelfal Josiah, and Kadiatu Kamara—are facing one...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh FREETOWN – Umar Kargbo, Manager of Saboath Construction General Merchandise, appeared once again before Magistrate Brima Jah Stevens at Pademba Road Court No.1 on Monday, June 23, 2025, to answer to 52 charges involving alleged embezzlement, cheque forgery, and uttering forged documents. Kargbo is charged with multiple offences, including Larceny by Servant, Forgery,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka ABUJA — Sierra Leone’s President, H.E. Julius Maada Bio, has been elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following the conclusion of the 67th Ordinary Session held on June 22, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria. President Bio succeeds Nigerian President H.E....Read More
