By Alimatu Jalloh The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has completed a two-day stakeholder engagement in Makeni, concluding on May 20, 2025. This initiative is part of the Commission’s ongoing consultations across regions to incorporate recommendations from the Tripartite Committee into its upcoming 2025–2029 strategic framework. Held at the Bombali District Council Hall, the session...Read More
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) The West Africa Network of Activists and Media Defence Lawyers has cautioned that Sierra Leone’s Counter-Terrorism Bill 2024 contains vague provisions that could target journalists, protesters, and human rights defenders under broad claims of national security. A coalition of leading press freedom and human rights lawyers across West Africa has...Read More
By Betty Milton, Information Attache, Sierra Leone Embassy Brussels Vatican City, Rome – Sierra Leone’s Deputy Ambassador to Belgium and the Vatican, Mrs. Asmaa James, joined world leaders in attending the installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 17, 2025. Ahead of the ceremony, on May 16, Mrs. James was among over 50...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – Lawyer Ady Macauley, a leading presidential aspirant for the All People’s Congress (APC), has been receiving increasing local support across several communities, including Freetown, Falaba, and Koinadugu, as he continues his engagements with party members and the electorate. According to Alimony Kamara, a senior APC official, Macauley’s recent...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone – A collaborative effort to combat malnutrition, improve health services, and enhance access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in vulnerable districts has been launched under the Emergency Nutrition, Health, and WASH Response Project. The initiative, jointly led by the Government of Japan, UNICEF, and the Government of Sierra...Read More
