The main opposition All People Congress (APC) party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC) and Unity Party have rejected the provisional results of the 2021 Mid-Term Housing and Population Census. The population of Sierra Leone is estimated at 7,541,641, constituting 3,716,263 male and 3,825,378 female, according to the provisional results published by Statistics Sierra Leone. There...Read More
British runners are heading out to Sierra Leone for the “world’s craziest marathon” on Sunday. Setting off at 6am, in a bid to avoid as much of the blistering, 30C plus midday heat as possible, runners will undertake the 26.2-mile race through northern Sierra Leone. They will wind through tropical jungle and local villages, running along undulating paths, before making their way...Read More
When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in the eastern region of Sierra Leone twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband’s life. She could not have imagined how the move to this city which is 200km from the capital Freetown would change her life. Koroma,...Read More
“You set out to count the number of people living in a village. There are 500 people living there. For some reason, you count only 300 people. The population of the village cannot be 300 inhabitants even if you used the best technology to do your counting.” The SLPP provisional census results published on Tuesday...Read More
The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) of Sierra Leone is encouraging teachers to turn up for work and be in classrooms as they are exploring all legal and appropriate channel to resolve their demand. The commission said in statement on Wednesday, June 1,2022 that negotiations between the Sierra Leone Teachers Union and the government of Sierra...Read More
On May 25, 2022, high level government officials from the Ministry of Energy, EDSA, Ministry of Finance and the public private Partnership (PPP) Unit and the Paramount Chiefs conducted a site visit in Yamandu, Baoma Chiefdom to assess the progress of the construction of the new Serengeti Energy funded 5MW solar PV power project. The...Read More
Sierra Leone is to focus on youth at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after losing athletes following the outbreaks of both Ebola and the coronavirus pandemic. A state of emergency due to Ebola was declared in the African nation as it competed at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, and athletes were later banned from that...Read More
Albert John Kandeh, a personnel of the Republic of Sierra Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (RSLAF), on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 appeared before Magistrate Isata Sellu Tucker of Court No 3 for allegedly killing one Marie Bangura. The accused is charged with a count of murder contrary to law. According to the...Read More
Sierra Leone senior male national football team, Leone Stars, is currently in Guinea on a camping ahead of the 2023 African Cup of Nations doubleheaders in Abuja and Guinea next month. Sierra Leone, in Group A, will kick off African Cup Nations 2023 qualifying campaign on June 9, 2022 away in Nigeria. Leone Stars will...Read More
With support from United National Development Programme (UNDP) and Irish Aid, Human Right Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has organised third reginal advocacy consultation with stakeholders on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations focusing on the Constitutional Review Process (CRP) and the enactment of the Human Rights Defender’s Bill. The meeting was to create public...Read More
