Nicholas Nhede Multilateral financial institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Sierra Leone (2025–2030), committing approximately $500 million to support the country’s development agenda. The investment focuses on two priority areas: developing sustainable infrastructure to boost private sector participation and strengthening the agricultural value chain to enhance food security and job creation. “This strategy represents a bold step toward building a resilient and inclusive economy in...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu October 20, 2025: The Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone (ACC-SL) has handed over a second cheque of One Million Leone (Le:1,000,000.00), equivalent to One Billion old Leones (Le:1,000,000,000.00), to the Freetown City Council (FCC) as part of its ongoing restitution efforts. The presentation took place on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the office of ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala Esq, located at Integrity House, Tower Hill,...Read More
By Claudia Redwood-Sawyerr Sierra Leone’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, has reaffirmed his ministry’s commitment to empowering young people through targeted skills development and technical training initiatives. Speaking at the Bo Civic Day Series on October 14, 2025, the minister outlined a series of strategic programs aimed at strengthening middle-level manpower and expanding opportunities for youth across the country. Minister Sannoh emphasized that the ministry’s current efforts are guided...Read More
By George M. O. Williams FREETOWN — The United Nations (UN) in Sierra Leone has commemorated the 80th anniversary of its founding with a renewed pledge to support national development and global cooperation. The milestone was celebrated during a press conference held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, bringing together representatives from various UN agencies. Established in 1945 in the aftermath of World War...Read More
Doha, Qatar — October 16, 2025: Sierra Leone and Lebanon have reaffirmed their commitment to protecting migrant workers through enhanced bilateral cooperation, following high-level talks between Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Honourable Mohamed Rahman Swaray, and Lebanon’s Minister of Labour, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Haidar. The meeting, held ahead of the 6th Session of the Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers in Doha, focused on formalizing labour relations...Read More
