Sierra Leone – October 22, 2025: Lifeline Nehemiah Projects (LNP), a prominent community development organisation in Sierra Leone, has issued a press release condemning a violent police operation at its compound in Kuntorloh, east of Freetown, and calling for urgent intervention. According to the release issued on Monday, October 20, armed officers stormed the LNP compound on October 3, 2025, using tear gas, beating residents, and occupying land legally owned...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Sierra Leone – October 15, 2025: Africa Global Logistics (AGL), in partnership with Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL), has awarded scholarships totaling NLe390,160 to 59 students from the Seaside and Moa Wharf communities in Freetown, reaffirming its commitment to education and community development through corporate social responsibility (CSR). The scholarship ceremony, held on October 14 at the Freetown Terminal, brought together beneficiaries, community leaders, and company representatives to...Read More
Former Royal Irish Regiment soldier Ian Getty has returned to Sierra Leone, visiting the site where he was held hostage and rescued 25 years ago during the civil war. Getty was taken hostage by the West Side Boys militia in 2000 and freed in the high-risk Operation Barras. A quarter of a century later, Getty chose to return to Sierra Leone to reflect on the events that shaped his life,...Read More
Kenema, Sierra Leone – 17 October 2025 — Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) convened a high-level regional stakeholders’ engagement at the Kenema District Council Hall, bringing together paramount chiefs and district authorities from the Eastern Region. The meeting focused on the ongoing cartographic mapping exercise in preparation for the 2026 Population and Housing Census. Strengthening Local Collaboration The engagement aimed to: Foster collaboration between Stats SL and traditional/local authorities Promote...Read More
Sierra Leone — October 21, 2025: Two years after the demolition of homes in Angola Town by the Ministry of Lands, affected residents, including prominent journalist Alex Lawrence Koroma, continue to seek justice and resolution. Despite repeated appeals and parliamentary engagement, the matter remains unresolved, raising concerns over due process and citizens’ rights to land ownership. Koroma, a former producer at Radio Democracy (98.1FM), Managing Editor of The Drone Newspaper,...Read More
