By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone —October 27, 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formally indicted Saidu Ibrahim Sahr Kanneh, a teacher at Sierra International Secondary School in Kenema, on eight counts of corruption-related offences, including academic malpractice and accepting bribes. According to a press release issued by the ACC, Kanneh faces three counts of academic...Read More
By John Baimba Sesay Growing up, seeing a corpse was something sacred. When someone died in the community, everything stopped as it was a solemn moment. Children were kept away; even catching a glimpse of the body was unthinkable. Today, in my country, that sense of sanctity is gone. Death has been normalised due to...Read More
Author: Jennifer Onyeagoro Through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the three organizations will work together to bring technology, efficiency, and better services to citizens and businesses across the country. The Ministry of Communications, Technology and Innovation (MoCTI), Sierra Leone Postal Services Limited (SALPOST), and GIG Logistics and Technologies Limited (GIGL) have taken a major step toward modernizing postal and...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 24, 2025: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, alongside a visiting delegation from the Mayors’ Migration Council (MMC), toured Congo Market on Thursday to announce a series of transformative infrastructure projects aimed at improving sanitation, sustainability, and economic opportunity for market traders—many of whom are rural-urban migrants....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone: In a powerful appeal aired on SLBC’s Morning Coffee show on Friday, October 24, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE called for a multifaceted and coordinated national response to the escalating “kush” crisis ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth. Her remarks come amid growing public concern over the synthetic drug’s devastating impact on...Read More
By Kemo Cham Mamie Kailondo is an intern at the AMT Hospital in Bo, southern Sierra Leone. Her daily work routine involves conducting health talks and advising patients on recommended health-seeking behaviors, such as infection prevention and control measures. Mamie is a second-year student at Njala University Bo campus, where she is pursuing a four-year...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, October 22, 2025: Amid Kargbo, a 27-year-old businessman, has been remanded at the Male Correctional Center in Freetown following his appearance before Magistrate Adama Kandeh at Pademba Road Court No.4 on Wednesday. He faces a charge of Obtaining Money by False Pretences, in violation of Section 32(1) of the Larceny Act...Read More
EU-funded SOGREA aims to attract private clean energy investment Initiative supports goal to reach 78% electricity access by 2030 Sierra Leone has opened an investment window under the Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) initiative to spur private financing for green mini-grids across the country, especially in rural areas. The announcement was made on Oct....Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone — November 14, 2025: Lace Groove Music Consultancy, led by renowned music educator and former Principal of the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Lovelace Love-Harding, is set to host the much-anticipated Birthday Brass Concert on Friday, November 14, 2025. The event will take place at Creative Hub...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone — October 22, 2025: Tennson Ncube, popularly known as S’phongo and founder of Inkundla Spaces, has announced the upcoming Inkundla Arts Festival 2025: Mind Matters, Stories That Heal, a three-day event dedicated to addressing mental health challenges through art, dialogue, and community engagement. The festival will run from October...Read More
