By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone – A collaborative effort to combat malnutrition, improve health services, and enhance access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in vulnerable districts has been launched under the Emergency Nutrition, Health, and WASH Response Project. The initiative, jointly led by the Government of Japan, UNICEF, and the Government of Sierra Leone, will run from March 2025 to February 2026 and focus on improving the...Read More
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay Freetown, Sierra Leone – Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has released the official timeline for the 2026 Housing and Population Census, outlining critical activities leading up to the nationwide enumeration scheduled for December 2026. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Stats SL highlighted ongoing preparations, including cartographic mapping set to begin in July 2025 and the completion of Master Trainer training. The recruitment of cartographers is...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency has released its latest climate projections, warning of significant variations in rainfall across the country between May and September 2025. Deputy Director-General and Head of Operations, Gabriel Kpaka, presented the findings based on meteorological data spanning 1994 to 2024. According to the forecast, districts such as Koinadugu, Falaba, Kerene, Bombali, and Tonkolili will experience below-average rainfall from...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kambia, Sierra Leone – In the rural heartland of Kambia District, the soulful echoes of traditional instruments like the balangi, kora, and drums are fading, raising concerns about the survival of Sierra Leone’s indigenous music traditions. Once central to cultural ceremonies and storytelling, traditional music is now struggling against the dominance of digital beats and Western influences. Sixty-four-year-old kora player Alhaji Musa of Rokupr remembers a...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has announced the postponement of the 2026 Decennial Population and Housing Census to December 2026 following recommendations from an independent assessment mission led by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the U.S. Census Bureau, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The assessment mission, conducted in January 2025, evaluated Sierra Leone’s preparedness for the census...Read More
