By Sallieu S. Kanu Dr. Elsiddig Mohamed Rahma, the newly appointed Executive Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia, and Sudan, paid a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, on Monday, 9 February 2026, at his office on George Street in Freetown. Dr. Rahma, who is on a two-day working visit to Sierra Leone, said the purpose...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – February 9, 2026: The nation is in shock and mourning following the tragic killing of Mrs. Valentina Bisodun Catherine Kamanda (née Nicol), a respected matron and lecturer at the Faculty of Nursing, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone. The incident, which occurred on Sunday night at her residence in Goderich, Freetown, has sparked public outrage and intensified calls for justice...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – February 10, 2026: Sierra Leone has recorded significant progress in the fight against corruption, moving up five places in Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The country advanced from 114th position in 2024 to 109th out of 182 countries surveyed, according to the CPI report released on 10 February 2026. The nation also improved its score from 33 in 2024 to...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone – February 9, 2026: A high-level delegation from the ECOWAS Court of Justice, led by its President, Hon. Justice Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Goncalves, paid a courtesy call on the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, to discuss judicial cooperation and the execution of the Court’s judgments within member states. The visit, part of the Court’s 50th anniversary tour, aims to strengthen bilateral obligations...Read More
By Mackie M. Jalloh African Global Logistics (AGL) Sierra Leone has donated school materials worth Le 444,825 to 1,400 pupils across three communities—Moa Wharf, Sea Side, and Matheagba Village in Karene District—underscoring its commitment to education and community development. The donation ceremony, held on Thursday,February 5, 2025, at the Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL) Conference Hall, brought together community leaders, education stakeholders, and senior management of AGL and FTL. The items...Read More
