Osman Yaah, an alumnus of the UNDP’s Accelerator Lab, has won the esteemed 2024 President Bio Innovation Award for his revolutionary Auto Smart Irrigation and Energy Solutions. This innovative agriculture solution has earned him the Presidential Star Prize of US$30,000, which will be used to scale up his project and make it accessible to more Sierra Leonean farmers. Osman Yaah’s Auto Smart Irrigation and Energy solution was selected from a...Read More
The National Sports Authority (NSA) on Thursday, June 27, 2025, brought together eighty sports administrators from 59 sporting bodies to commence institutionalization process of the Sierra Leone Anti-doping Authority and Position of Trust (POT) at the City Hall View in Freetown. The one-day engagement set clear guidelines on the policies and code of conduct that relate to the POT regulation and the Anti-doping Authority as provided for under section 22...Read More
The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Princess Dugba has called on women in the country to engage in sustainable Fish Farming activities that would serve as alternative source of livelihoods. Speaking at a ceremony where Agriculture Equipment and other inputs were symbolically presented to Women in Agriculture with support from UN WOMEN at Ma-Nyande Village, Tinkoko, Bo District, Mrs. Dugba spoke about the enormous potentials women stand to benefit...Read More
By Victoria Schneider Findings from a second round of investigations into allegations of human rights abuses on plantations owned by Belgian company Socfin have been published. Supply chain consultancy Earthworm Foundation found evidence of sexual violence and land conflict, following similar findings from other plantations in West and Central Africa published in December 2023. Around one plantation, in Sierra Leone, a mapping exercise may signal action to remedy some problems, but...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Headline inflation in Sierra Leone decreased from 40.69 percent in March 2024 to 38,06 percent in April 2024 and further to 35.84 percent in May 2024, according to the policy statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL). The Committee which met on June 24, 2024, was chaired by the Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ibrahim L. Stevens. The MPC...Read More
