By Sallieu S. Kanu Pujehun, Sierra Leone – January 30, 2026: All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer hopeful, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has reinforced her party’s grassroots ties during a visit to Pujehun District, a region long regarded as a stronghold of APC support. Traveling along the newly completed Bo–Pujehun Road, a project initiated under former President Ernest Bai Koroma, Aki-Sawyerr praised the development as a lasting legacy of progress. She emphasized...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, January 30, 2026: Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has convened a high-level stakeholder meeting at State House to advance the establishment of the Sierra Leone Commodity Board, following a recent Cabinet decision. The meeting focused on two major outcomes: the formal creation of a national Commodity Board and the Government’s decision to assume the role of sole exporter of selected commodities, beginning with cocoa. Stakeholders...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu *Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 31 January 2026* – His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to participate in the upcoming World Governments Summit scheduled from 3 to 5 February 2026. This year’s Summit, themed “Shaping Future Governments,” aims to explore a new era of governance by leveraging innovation and technology to address global challenges facing humanity. Since its inception, the...Read More
Bo City, Sierra Leone – January 29, 2026 – The Office of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has successfully concluded a one-day regional training workshop on strengthened food systems coordination and information dissemination in Bo City. The engagement, which followed an earlier workshop in Makeni, brought together food systems stakeholders...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – January 30, 2026 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has convened the first Inter-Pillar Coordination Group (IPCG) meeting of the year, bringing together the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMeT), the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC), and other partners to strengthen collaboration on disaster preparedness, risk reduction, and response. The IPCG serves as a vital platform for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), national...Read More
