Freetown, Sierra Leone – December 3, 2025: Sierra Leone’s Opposition Chief Whip, Hon. Abdul Karim Kamara, has raised sharp concerns over the government’s 2024 budgetary allocations, criticizing what he described as a disproportionate emphasis on executive spending at the expense of vital public service sectors. Kamara highlighted that the Office of the President received 291 million NLe, a figure that exceeds the combined allocations for agriculture, basic education, and health....Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – December 9, 2025: Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP), a local non-governmental organization operating since 1996, has issued a statement addressing recent developments involving the Ministry of Social Welfare (MoSW), the Sierra Leone Police, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A statement issued by the Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP), said, “For over 25 years, LNP and the Ministry of Social Welfare have maintained...Read More

By Julius Spencer About a year ago, President Bio declared a State of Emergency as a means of combatting what had become a major issue across the country: addiction to the synthetic drug, Kush, that was apparently causing many young people to die on the streets of Freetown and other parts of the country. Rehabilitation centres were established to treat and rehabilitate victims of the drug and law enforcement was...Read More

By Alimatu Jalloh Newton, Sierra Leone – December 9, 2025: With support from the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has continued its nationwide popularisation of the recently launched assessment report on the impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights. The latest engagement was held in the Western Rural District at Campanero Hotel, Newton, following similar sessions in Makeni and...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu December 10, 2025: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Timothy Kabba, has confirmed that he is actively engaging with the United States government to resolve visa restrictions recently imposed under a travel ban announced by US President Donald Trump. The new policy, which primarily affects countries in Africa and the Middle East, places 12 nations under full travel bans and seven others...Read More