By Alusine Sesay Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Ninety-Sixth Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers opened in Freetown on Thursday, with Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba welcoming delegates and ECOWAS Commission President Dr. Omar Alieu Touray delivering his final address as head of the regional body. In his opening statement, Minister...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Energy, Honourable Momoh Bockarie, has expressed frustration over the failure of the Minister of Energy and his two deputies to attend a scheduled press conference on Sierra Leone’s electricity challenges and rising cases of power theft. The briefing, set for Tuesday, 14 July 2026, at Committee Room...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The High Court in Freetown has sentenced Sallieu Kamara to 15 years’ imprisonment or a fine of NLe100,000 after he admitted to consenting to the marriage of his underage daughter, in violation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024. Kamara, the third accused in the ongoing trial, changed his plea on Thursday...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a show of deepening regional cooperation, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Macroeconomics and Economic Policy, Dr. Kalilou Sylla, has paid a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Hon. Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, ahead of the 2026 ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit in Freetown. The high-level engagement centered on advancing...Read More
The Beautification Rehabilitation and Conservation Organization (BRACO) has partnered with PetroJetty SL Ltd to plant 2,000 trees across two communities in Freetown, in a bid to promote environmental restoration and climate resilience. Launching the initiative in Kissy Dockyards and Mongeba, BRACO Executive Director Sheiku Rogers urged residents to embrace tree planting in urban and industrial areas...Read More
