By Sallieu S. Kanu In a nation where football stirs hearts more than any political rally, the race for the presidency of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has seized public attention—and leading the charge is a man whose name echoes far beyond the pitch: Babadi Kamara, widely recognized as “A Candidate Without Borders.” Kamara’s journey into football administration was not born in elite boardrooms but on the dusty pitches...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, July 18, 2025 — As part of its ambitious #DortiMusGo sanitation campaign, the Freetown City Council (FCC), with backing from the World Bank, concluded a two-day intensive training on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for approved waste service providers to prepare them for the implementation of the city’s revamped waste management system. The training, described by Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr as a pivotal step toward building...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, July 19, 2025 — Magistrate Samuel Koroma of Pademba Road Court No.4 has issued a bench warrant against Marwan Malador, Manager of Malador Company Limited, for failing to appear in court over allegations of fraud. Malador faces two serious charges: Conspiracy to Defraud, and Fraudulent Conversion, in violation of Section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to the indictment, on August...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown—In a strategic move to bolster justice delivery across Sierra Leone’s most remote regions, Chief Justice Komba Kamanda has secured six motorcycles from the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Wang Qing. During a formal handing-over ceremony, Ambassador Wang Qing congratulated Chief Justice Kamanda on his recent appointment as Chairman of the Judicial Council of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He expressed hope...Read More
Story by Agence France-Presse FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Activist Tommy Garnett’s decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone’s Tiwai island — a lush forest home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of primates — landed a spot on the UN cultural agency’s World Heritage list. The 66-year-old and the conservation group he founded are the reason Tiwai, which was nearly destroyed during Sierra Leone’s 1991-2002 civil war, still exists....Read More
