By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, July 9, 2026: Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alusine Sesay, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to implementing electoral reforms recommended by the Tripartite Committee, after hosting a high-level meeting with the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC), the National Moral Guarantors of the Agreement for National Unity,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, July 8, 2026: The Freetown City Council (FCC) has received 40 three-hundred-litre dustbins from the WAICA Re in support of its ongoing waste management campaign, #DortiMusGo. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr announced the donation on Tuesday, describing it as a “timely and valuable contribution” to the city’s efforts to promote cleaner and healthier...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Freetown, July 7, 2026 — The Dorothy Springer Trust (DST), in collaboration with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), has urged government and development partners to urgently address critical shortcomings in Sierra Leone’s Radical Inclusive Education Policy. Activists warned that thousands of children and young persons with disabilities continue to face barriers...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, July 7, 2026: Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Kenyeh Barlay, has assured that Sierra Leone stands to benefit economically and diplomatically from hosting the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit later this month. Speaking at the Government’s weekly press conference at the Miatta Civic Centre, the Minister said preparations for the summit have...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, July 7, 2026: Justice Alhaji Momoh Jah Stevens of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced five men to 80 years’ imprisonment each for the brutal murder of Reverend Father Augustine Dauda Amadu. A sixth accused was handed a 14-year jail term for receiving stolen property linked to the crime. The convicted...Read More