By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone – September 8, 2025: A growing number of Sierra Leoneans are contemplating leaving their homeland in search of better opportunities abroad, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey conducted in March and April 2025. The findings reveal that nearly six in ten citizens (57%) have considered emigration, with 38% saying they’ve given it “a lot” of thought. The survey highlights a strong correlation between education,...Read More
By Foday M. Daboh, Public Policy Expert (University of Pennsylvania) In Sierra Leone, debates about the cost of living often dominate political conversations. Walk through the streets of Freetown or Makeni, and you will hear heated exchanges about how prices of rice, oil, and fuel have skyrocketed under the current administration compared to the days of the All People’s Congress (APC). To many, this feels like undeniable truth: a bag...Read More
The commitment will allow Planting Naturals to grow its operations and boost incomes and livelihoods for its growing network of farmers in the West-Africa country. AgDevCo aims to build successful African agribusinesses through long-term investment and support to deliver positive impact at scale | Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash AgDevCo, a specialist investor in African agriculture with $340m (€292m) in assets under management, has invested $7m in a sustainable...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone — Police prosecutor DPC 13849 Saffia Amara on Friday, September 5, 2025, led crucial evidence in the ongoing drug possession trial of Umar Mansaray, a businessman facing four counts related to prohibited substances and drug manufacturing materials. Testifying before Magistrate Augustine Brima Samura at Pademba Road Court No. 8, an investigator attached to the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU), Inspector Aminata Korio, identified the...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leone: Seven years after the launch of President Julius Maada Bio’s flagship Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative, Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has delivered a scathing critique of the program’s implementation, citing unfulfilled promises, infrastructural neglect, and misplaced government priorities. Speaking in a recent interview with Liberty TV, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr acknowledged the noble intentions behind the FQE initiative but argued that its execution has fallen short...Read More
