The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) on Monday, June 8, officially commenced the CAF C Diploma Coaching Course at the Sierra Leone Football Academy in Freetown, marking the second such programme in just four months as part of its drive to strengthen coaching education and grassroots football development nationwide. The ongoing training, currently at the Module stage, is being conducted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) through the SLFA’s...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Parliament of Sierra Leone, on June 9, 2026, ratified two landmark international instruments — the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty — in a move hailed as a major step forward for justice sector reform and international cooperation. Presenting...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — June 9, 2026: Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), has reaffirmed clean cooking as a top national priority, declaring it central to President Julius Maada Bio’s energy agenda during a policy familiarisation workshop at the Sierra Palms Resort in Aberdeen. Speaking at the National Clean Cooking Strategy Policy Familiarisation Workshop organised...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, June 9, 2026: Kasho Joseph Holland-Cole, Chairman of the Western Area Rural District Council, has launched a scathing critique of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), accusing the government of failing to deliver on its promises and declaring that the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) is preparing to reclaim power in the 2028 elections. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Holland-Cole...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, June 9, 2026: Minister of Health Dr. Austin Demby has announced significant progress in Sierra Leone’s healthcare sector, including a 31 percent reduction in maternal mortality and an 11 percent decline in infant mortality during the first 100 days of the government’s 300 Days of Activism campaign. Dr. Demby disclosed that approximately 5,000 children previously unvaccinated have now received routine immunizations, representing a 55 percent...Read More
