By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone – March 2026: Justice Bawoh of the High Court in Freetown has ordered the release of 24-year-old Kadija Kamara, who had spent 11 months in custody after being convicted of office breaking and larceny. Kamara was charged under Section 27(2) of the Larceny Act of 1916 for breaking into the office of Alfisher Investment Company on April 21, 2025, with intent to steal. The items...Read More
Sierra Leone – March 6, 2026: The Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC), with support from the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has successfully concluded a three-day Public–Private Partnership (PPP) training workshop aimed at strengthening Sierra Leone’s institutional capacity to deliver large-scale water infrastructure projects. The workshop, held from March 2–4 at the Swiss Hotel in Freetown, brought together senior representatives from key public institutions...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone — March 5, 2026: Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Amb. Tamba Lamina, has summoned an emergency meeting to address the escalating financial and operational crisis at the Freetown City Council (FCC), following the suspension of the council’s access to funds that has disrupted sanitation services across the capital. The meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters, was prompted by mounting public concern over...Read More
By Oumar Farouk Sesay In Sierra Leone, national troubles rarely make the headlines. They arrive as errands. A mother plans her morning around whether the tap will run. A student studies by phone torchlight, rationing battery life and hope. A trader budgets for the “extra” fees—never receipted, always collected. A keke driver approaches the checkpoint already prepared for “booking.” A sick man counts not only symptoms but also connections—who to...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone – March 8, 2026: The All Peoples Congress (APC) has officially announced the opening of applications for Constituency Executive positions across the country. The announcement, issued by the party’s National Secretariat, follows Section 16 of the APC Party Elections Rules and Regulations, as gazetted by the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC), and is in line with the APC Constitution (2022). According to the notice,...Read More
