November 23

• Sierra Leone: In Kenema - NEC Tally Centre Machines Faulty

  Information gathered from the regional tally centre of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in the eastern district town of Kenema indicated that the V-SAT which was installed... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Ex-Zambia President Warns Koroma, Bio - 'Accept Results & Avoid Chaos'

  Former Zambia president Rupiah Banda has urged Sierra Leone's two main presidential challengers - Ernest Bai Koroma and Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio - to accept the outcome of... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Alleged Voter Fraud in Kono

  Recounting of quarantined ballot papers by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) was reported to have started yesterday in the eastern district town of Kono where over one... Read more »

November 22

• Sierra Leone: COMPLANT Magbass Sugar Company Commences 2012/2013 Production

  As the People's Republic of China continues its unflinching support to the people of Sierra Leone, one of its core investors in the country, the COMPLANT Magbass Sugar Company... Read more »

November 19

• Sierra Leone: What PPRC Told Political Parties Before Saturday Polls

  The Political Parties Registration Commission on friday 16th November 2012 met with representatives of political parties ahead of the 17th November 2012 elections. The meeting was... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: NEC Speaks On Polling Day [press release]

  Polling started at 7:00 Am in 95% of polling stations nation-wide. 5% of polling stations did not open on time due to technical problems. However, all 9,493 polling stations are... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: SLPP's Holding Statement On the Conduct of Sierra Leone's 2012 Elections [press release]

  The attention of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) is drawn to an unfortunate statement by the chair of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Md. Christiana Thorpe On... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: SLTA's Stern Warning to Players, Others

  The executive board of the Sierra Leone Tennis Association (SLTA) has issued a strong warning to players and individuals within the Association who are engaged in illegal... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Sesay Sends Hightstown to Quarter-Finals

  Sierra Leone youngster Mohamed Sesay's four goals helped Hightstown roll past Somerville 5-0 in the opening round of the NJSIAA Group III Central tournament at Mercer County... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Dawn of a New Era [opinion]

  In every nook and cranny of the country, Sierra Leoneans have tremendously exhibited an unquenchable zest and enthusiasm in casting their votes. They thronged out en masse. Many... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Pregnant Women, Aged, Others Voted Easily

  Pregnant women, lactating mothers, the aged and other disabled persons across the country were on Saturday November 17 allowed to vote first as a result of their conditions. Read more »

• Sierra Leone: In Spite of Logistical Problems

  The National Elections Watch (NEW) yesterday commended the National Electoral Commission (NEC) for the institution's neutrality demonstrated in the conduct of the electioneering... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: APC Set to Grab All Seats in Western Area

  If provisional results currently being released by the Independent Radio Network (IRN) are anything to go by, then the ruling All People's Congress (APC) is on the verge of winning... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: 'Results Reflect Will of the People'

  After casting his vote amidst a jubilant and chaotic atmosphere at Femi Turner Drive, Goderich in the west-end of Freetown, incumbent president Ernest Bai Koroma told a curious... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Ban Ki-Moon Commends Citizens for Peaceful Polls

  Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, yesterday congratulated the people of Sierra Leone for what he referred to as "Peaceful and Largely Orderly Elections" held On... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Provisional Results Show Koroma in Lead

  Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) presidential front-runner, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio's last campaign rally call that "State House is not a classroom for repeaters" may have... Read more »

November 14

• Sierra Leone: NOC Presents Four-Year Report to Member Associations

  The executive committee of the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC-SL) has over the weekend presented an updated report of their activities for the past four years to... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Stakeholders Engage On National Transformation

  The Sierra Leone Conference on Development and Transformation Secretariat over the weekend engaged stakeholders on the need for a total national transformation with regards the... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Elected Member At the UN Human Rights Council

  Sierra Leone has been elected as one of the 18 member countries of the UN Human Rights Council HRC for a period of three years which will commence on January 1st 2013. Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Poor Sanitation Rocks Old Wharf Community

  Residents of Old Wharf community in Wellington, east of the city, have strongly complained about the poor sanitation facility in their locality, a situation they have been... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: More Police for Potential Hot-Spots

  Inspector General of the Sierra Leone police yesterday disclosed that more personnel would be deployed in potential hot-spots to ensure no violence during the elections on Saturday... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: EU Reinforces Its Presence in Salone With 50 New Observers

  After the successful deployment of 28 long term observers across the country on October 14 2012, the European Union Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone yesterday deployed... Read more »

November 5

• Sierra Leone: President Goodluck Jonathan's Visit to Sierra Leone - a Post Mortem [opinion]

  President Goodluck Jonathan has come and gone. His visit, though brief, was incredibly significant and a far-cry from his predecessor former President Olusegun Obasanjo's visit... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: President Ernest Bai Koroma [opinion]

  My first meeting with Ernest Bai Koroma was in 1981 when I was a student at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Nigeria on a vacation in Freetown. He was then in the National... Read more »

• Sierra Leone: Ritual Murders Threaten to Recall War [opinion]

  A woman has been killed at Six-Mile Village, 26 miles from the capital Freetown, her breasts and private parts cut off, and her heart plucked out, apparently for ritual purposes... Read more »