Freetown, Sierra Leone – A high-level parliamentary delegation, led by Hon. Sallieu Osman Sesay, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Food Security, alongside Minister Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, visited the Torma Bum irrigation project in Bonthe District to evaluate progress and address key challenges. The project, implemented under the Regional Rice Value Chain Project (RRVCP) and funded by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), is...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Kailahun District, Sierra Leone – A high-powered delegation of government officials and regional stakeholders visited Koindu Town in Kissi Teng Chiefdom on May 3, 2025, to engage with local authorities and residents over the long-standing border dispute concerning Yenga, a contested territory between Sierra Leone and Guinea. The visit followed rising tensions between the youth of Koindu and the Guinean Armed Forces after Sierra Leonean citizens...Read More

By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – A coalition of civil society groups is calling for the immediate resignation or suspension of Dr. Denis Moinina Sandy, Minister of Works and Public Assets, following serious allegations of fraudulent conduct uncovered in a judicial investigation. The demands stem from an April 2, 2025, report by a special committee led by Justices Glenna Thompson, Alhadi J.A., and Manfred Sesay J.A. The report...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Makeni, Sierra Leone – Decades after Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war, amputees who once symbolized the nation’s suffering now find themselves struggling for survival, abandoned by the very society that once championed their plight. Among them is Sento Kamara, a survivor of war atrocities. At just nine years old, she lost her left arm in a midnight attack—an act of brutality that would define her life....Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Kambia District, Sierra Leone – ABC Development has reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality with a community awareness session focused on women’s rights and leadership inclusion. The event, held in Magbema and Munuthallah chiefdoms, gathered 30 participants—including 20 female group members and 10 male community stakeholders—under a project funded by the Irish Civil Society Partnership through Trócaire. The session provided a crucial platform for dialogue on...Read More