Bo, March 16, 2026 – The Community Relations Department (CRD) and Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police have conducted a sensitisation programme for pupils of UMC Secondary School in Njagboima, Bo, focusing on sexual harassment and drug abuse. The initiative forms part of the police’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness among young...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu FREETOWN, March 17, 2026 – The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) has partnered with Transforming Teaching Education and Learning (T-TEL) to drive urgent reforms in Sierra Leone’s teacher education system, following the release of a nationwide diagnostic report exposing major systemic weaknesses. The meeting reviewed findings from an assessment...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Mano River Union (MRU) summit in Conakry on March 17, 2026, marked a major step toward easing rising border tensions between Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The leaders agreed to resolve disputes peacefully, strengthen joint security, and promote cross-border trade, following recent troop deployments and territorial disputes that had raised...Read More
FREETOWN, 16 March 2026 – Africa Global Logistics (AGL) has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and humanitarian support by hosting its annual Ramadan donation ceremony at the Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL). The event brought together community leaders, beneficiaries, media representatives, and company officials in a show of unity and compassion. The ceremony, held in...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka FREETOWN, March 16, 2026 – A military officer and three other men have been remanded at the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown over allegations of conspiring to steal a low-bed trailer valued at $105,000, property of the Freetown City Council (FCC). The accused – Mohamed Allieu Jalloh, an IT technician; Alie Kamara...Read More
By Nelson Adebayo Johnson Freetown – Robert Kondema Kargbo, Deputy National Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), has fulfilled his pledge to support Masjid Hameed at Low-Cost Bridge, Kissy, with a donation of 50 bags of 25kg rice. The gesture is aimed at assisting worshippers during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Kargbo, who...Read More
By Mackie M. Jalloh Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL) has marked its 15th anniversary, with Chief Operations Officer Abubakarr Sesay reflecting on the company’s remarkable transformation from modest beginnings to one of Sierra Leone’s most vital maritime facilities. Speaking at the celebration on March 13, 2026, Sesay described the journey as a story of sacrifice, resilience,...Read More
March 16, 2026: Former Finance Minister Jacob Jusu Saffa has sounded the alarm over Sierra Leone’s fragile economy, warning that global tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel are already driving up fuel prices and threatening to push the nation deeper into financial distress. Appearing on the Truth Media Morning Devotion Show on Monday,...Read More
…Lessons from Three Editions of the Pan-African Symposium on Agriculture (PASA) This article is co-authored by Aminata Kane Baldé, Founder and Executive Chair of Craving 4 Development (C4D), a Pan-African organization working on entrepreneurship ecosystem development, value-chain innovation, and market systems across West Africa; and Tolulope Aina, Project Lead at AgroLearn, whose work focuses...Read More
Lumley Beach, Sierra Leone — March 16, 2026: The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration has officially classified all unclaimed abandoned vessels in national waters as wrecks, transferring ownership to the Government of Sierra Leone. This marks one of the most significant enforcement actions under maritime law since 2002.Dr. Daniel Kaitibi, Director-General of the Sierra Leone Maritime...Read More
