By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail Friday, 16 May 2025: The All People’s Congress (APC) has reaffirmed its support for a transparent, development-oriented national census, while voicing concerns over the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP)’s alleged politicisation of the process. At a press conference in Freetown, senior APC officials, including National Deputy Chairman Amb. Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh and Census Technical Committee Chairman Comrade Leonard Balogun Koroma, condemned the postponement of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown Magistrate Court No.1 has remanded two men accused of conspiring to overthrow the government of Sierra Leone. Joseph Dumbuya, 50, and Ahmed Turay, 59, appeared before Principal Magistrate Shar Kekura on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The accused were charged with two counts: treason, contrary to Section 3(1)(a) of the Treason and State Offenses Act of 1963, and murder, contrary to Section 1 of the Offenses Against...Read More
The President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Thomas Daddy Brima, Vice President Harold Nat-Johnson, and Acting General Secretary Mohamed Benson Bawoh are currently in Asunción, Paraguay, attending the 75th FIFA Congress. The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the world’s football governing organization and brings together representatives from all 211 member associations. This year’s edition marks a significant milestone in FIFA’s history as it celebrates its...Read More
By sallieu S.Kanu The African Development Bank (AfDB) has successfully concluded its 2020-2024 Country Strategy for Sierra Leone, achieving significant infrastructure and economic advancements despite challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on these accomplishments, the Bank has launched its 2025-2030 strategy, aimed at accelerating sustainable growth and job creation through private sector and agro-industrial development. By April 2025, the AfDB’s Sierra Leone portfolio consisted of 12 operations valued at $265.85 million....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) has become a global model for digital identity management, attracting international scholars for research into its pioneering work. Under the leadership of Director General Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi, the institution has achieved near-universal registration of both citizens and non-citizen residents since its first Biometric Registration System launch in 2017. The institution’s success has drawn the attention of Dr. Laura Lambert and...Read More
