Freetown Mayor in New York for UN Summit By Sallieu S. Kanu September 22, 2024: Mayor of Freetown and C40 Cities Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has arrived in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly Summit of the Future. Throughout the week, on the sidelines of the 79th UNGA, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr will participate in a series of bilateral and multilateral engagements. She will meet with the Rockefeller Foundation and...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka In a dramatic courtroom testimony, Police Sergeant 8826 Sulaicin Mukeh Konneh took the stand on Friday, September 20, 2024, to testify against former police officer Abubakarr Yillah in the ongoing trial for the alleged murder of Fasineh Bangura. The case, which is being heard before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2, centers around the fatal shooting of Bangura in Yana Village, Karene District, in...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Central One Football Association (COFA) has indefinitely suspended the Bambara Town Community Football Team following a series of disciplinary infractions during their match against Fourah Bay Community in the ongoing COFA Inter-Community Champions League. The decision, announced by COFA’s Emergency Disciplinary Committee, has generated mixed reactions, with some residents of Bambara Town calling the ruling unjust and vowing to appeal. Incident During Match The match,...Read More
CSOs in Kambia Urge Government to Strengthen Security Measures to Combat Human Trafficking By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kambia, Sierra Leone – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Kambia district are urging the Sierra Leonean government to strengthen border security in an effort to combat the rising issue of human trafficking. The district, which shares over 300 porous border crossing points with Guinea, has become a hotspot for trafficking activities, with local...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The government of Sierra Leone on Friday impounded a private non-scheduled aircraft at the Freetown International Airport and all four people onboard have been held in custody, the Civil Aviation Authority said Friday. “At 11.54 pm on the 19th of September 2024, a private non-scheduled aircraft landed at FNA, without an approved landing permit. The said aircraft has been impounded by the State Security forces and...Read More
