By Chernor Maju Bah In a small corner of Old Railway Line Shell in Freetown, Sheka Kallon found his calling a world of colors, imagination, and creativity. Kallon is a painter who blends abstract and mural art into deeply personal expressions of identity. Yet, his journey to becoming an artist wasn’t paved with obvious encouragement...Read More
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...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...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...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...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...Read More
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Freetown, Sierra Leone – Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has released the official timeline for the 2026 Housing and Population Census, outlining critical activities leading up to the nationwide enumeration scheduled for December 2026. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Stats SL highlighted ongoing preparations, including cartographic mapping set to begin...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency has released its latest climate projections, warning of significant variations in rainfall across the country between May and September 2025. Deputy Director-General and Head of Operations, Gabriel Kpaka, presented the findings based on meteorological data spanning 1994 to 2024. According to the...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kambia, Sierra Leone – In the rural heartland of Kambia District, the soulful echoes of traditional instruments like the balangi, kora, and drums are fading, raising concerns about the survival of Sierra Leone’s indigenous music traditions. Once central to cultural ceremonies and storytelling, traditional music is now struggling against the dominance...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has announced the postponement of the 2026 Decennial Population and Housing Census to December 2026 following recommendations from an independent assessment mission led by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the U.S. Census Bureau, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa...Read More
