By Alusine Sesay Sierra Leone – December 2, 2025: The Lawyers’ Society of Sierra Leone has welcomed the government’s intensified campaign against drug abuse and trafficking, but raised concerns over the legality of new judicial directives issued to combat the epidemic. On December 1, 2025, the Honourable Chief Justice announced a sweeping Practice Direction aimed at...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – December 1, 2025: The High Court of Sierra Leone has sentenced three women to lengthy prison terms after they pleaded guilty to charges of illegal drug possession, in violation of Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act of 2008. Honourable Justice Josephine F. Hinga delivered the ruling at...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – December 2, 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) has engaged 60 market women, including Chairladies from Kennedy Street, Portee, and Low Cost markets, in a community outreach session aimed at strengthening waste management practices and promoting the Council’s new sanitation byelaws. The half‑day engagement, supported by The Carter Center...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh December 2, 2025: A civil servant, Claudia Sam, on Tuesday testified before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown in an ongoing theft case involving three defendants. Led in evidence by Detective Police Constable Thoronka K.K., the witness identified all defendants as individuals she knew from her community....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – December 2, 2025: The Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) has confirmed receipt of NLe 120,000 from the leadership of the All People’s Congress (APC), following a fine imposed on the party for breaching provisions of the Political Parties Act (No. 25) of 2022. According to the Commission, the fine...Read More
