Makeni, August 9, 2025 — A devastating fire has engulfed parts of the Benevolent Islamic Secondary School in Makeni, destroying six classrooms, the principal’s office, and the examinations office. The incident occurred on Thursday, August 7, 2025, prompting an urgent visit by the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, and his delegation. Accompanied by Deputy Minister-1 Emily Kadiatu Gogra, Minister Sackey toured the damaged site to assess...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Accra, Ghana, 8th August 2025 – His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has paid a condolence visit to his friend and brother, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight citizens. During the condolence...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Bo District, Sierra Leone — August 2025: At 78 years old, Bockarie Ansumana, widely known as Dr. Kposowai, remains one of Sierra Leone’s most revered cultural icons. Yet, despite decades of service to the nation through music and traditional performance, he now lives in quiet neglect. Speaking from his modest home at 12 Aamara Street, Shellmingo, in Bo District, Dr. Kposowai shared a heartfelt plea: “I...Read More
UNDP Sierra Leone/Donald Melvin Mansaray August 4, 2025: Sierra Leone has taken an important step towards ensuring young people are at the heart of peacebuilding and national development. The Ministry of Youth Affairs, with support from UNDP Sierra Leone and partners, has concluded the country’s first National Workshop on the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda in Freetown. The two-day workshop brought together young people, government representatives, civil society, development...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, 7 August 2025: The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet), has issued a public advisory warning of heavy rainfall expected across Sierra Leone between 5th and 9th August 2025. The alert follows a regional flooding outlook jointly released by the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of...Read More
