Freetown, June 4, 2026: The Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has concluded a final validation workshop on the country’s Axle Load Management Strategy, bringing together government officials, mayors, district chairmen, development partners, and road sector experts to review and endorse key recommendations aimed at protecting Sierra Leone’s road network. Delivering remarks, Engineer Vandy Frence, Deputy Director‑General of SLRA, thanked the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its support and commended Engineer...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Addis Ababa, June 3, 2026: Sierra Leone has called for deeper continental cooperation, increased humanitarian support, and the full implementation of African Union (AU) legal frameworks to tackle the growing challenges facing refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Africa. The appeal was delivered during the 1350th session of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), convened under Sierra Leone’s rotational chairmanship for June at the...Read More
Dakar, Senegal – June 5, 2026 – The Government of Sierra Leone has signed a major Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SO.AFRI.LOGE, a Malian housing development company, to construct 22,000 social housing units for civil servants under a mortgage financing scheme. The agreement was signed at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Dakar by the Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs (MoPAPA) and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Freetown — Sierra Leonean businessman and computer engineer, Peter Lahai, has strongly denied allegations that he defrauded two Sierra Leonean women residing in the United States of US$31,900. Through his lawyer, Lahai described the accusations as “false, malicious, and calculated to injure my client’s reputation, cause distress to his family, and undermine his professional standing.” He further rejected claims that he impersonated any official or individual. According...Read More
Freetown, June 3, 2026 — The Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources, chaired by Deputy Majority Leader II Hon. Saa Emerson Lamina, on Wednesday held a day-long engagement with Marampa Mines and the Maforki Chiefdom Community Development Committee (CDC) at Committee Room One, Parliament Building. Hon. Lamina emphasized Parliament’s oversight role in ensuring mining benefits host communities, citing Sections 97 and 107 of the Constitution and the Mines and...Read More
