By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone – International charity Mercy Ships is set to return to Sierra Leone in August 2025, resuming its mission to provide free surgical care and medical training following a scheduled maintenance period. The Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, departed Sierra Leone for Cadiz, Spain, for maintenance but...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – Justice Jusu Kallon has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by High Court Judge, Honourable Justice Manuela AJ Harding, for house breaking and larceny. Delivering her ruling on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the Pademba Road High Court, Justice Harding emphasized her commitment to speedy trial, completing the case...Read More
Kenya – A new initiative is using AI-powered drones to identify and eliminate mosquito breeding grounds in Ghana and Sierra Leone, in a bid to prevent malaria outbreaks. At dawn in Busia County, western Kenya, 10-year-old Angela Wanjiru lies motionless on a wooden bench in front of a rural dispensary. Her fever is high, and her...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Kenema, Sierra Leone – Members of the Female Parliamentary Caucus, in collaboration with International IDEA and with funding from the European Union, have participated in a two-day training session aimed at strengthening their understanding of Parliamentary Standing Orders and enhancing accountability for the implementation of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Act....Read More
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway Monrovia, Liberia – The Yengar border dispute between Guinea and Sierra Leone has escalated, prompting Liberian Internal Affairs Minister Franklin Sakila Nyumalin to issue a stark warning about the threat to regional peace. Speaking at the AU-ECOWAS Border Program Conference in Monrovia on June 16, 2025, Minister Nyumalin disclosed that hundreds of troops have...Read More
