May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: President Bio Launches National Payment Switch
President Julius Maada Bio, yesterday Wednesday May 3, officially launched the National Payment Switch. The switch is a gateway system to payment solutions in Sierra Leone. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Njala University Inslacs Holds a Week Celebration
The Institute of Languages and Cultural Studies has on Thursday, 27th April 2023 concluded its four-day celebration dubbed INSLACS week at the Great Hall of Towama Location, Bo… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Fish Habour Project At Black Johnson - Community People Share Concerns With HRCSl
In May 2021, some residents of the Black Johnson Community in the western area rural were in contention with the government's bid for a proposed Fish Habour to be constructed with… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Political Parties Commit to Working With PPRC
Representatives from different political parties have on Wednesday, May 3rd, made their commitments to continue working with the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) in… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Afrimoney Launches 'Tross' Edsa Service
One of Sierra Leone's leading telecommunication companies, Africell, has on Friday, 28th April, signed a partnership with the Electricity Distribution Supply Agency (EDSA) at… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Apex Bank Manager Remanded for Embezzlement
Foday Michael Stephen Adikalia Sesay on Monday, 2nd May, 2023, made his first appearance before the Principal Magistrate of the Freetown Magistrate Court No 1, Mark Ngeba, as he… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: Africell Awards Nle.50, 000 to Winner of 'Ramadan Hut Show'
One of Sierra Leone's leading telecommunication companies, Africell, has on May 3rd, awarded the sum of Fifty Thousand Leones (50,000) to the winner of the Ramadan Hut Show. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ponder My Thoughts - IOD (Sl): Onboarding Boards for Good Corporate Governance in Sl
I was recently priviledged to chair the launching of the newly formed Institute of Directors (Sierra Leone)-IOD (SL) at the New Brookfields Hotel on April 13th, 2023. The theme for… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Govt Rated High on Reduction in Corruption Prevalence Levels
The 2022 Afro-Barometer Report has disclosed that Sierra Leone records huge reduction in corruption prevalence levels in key institutions. Read more »
May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: 2023 Presidential Election - UDM, PDP Sail Through Nomination
Presidential candidates for the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party and the People's Democratic Party have successfully gone through the nomination process at the Electoral… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: Rapist Gets 15-Year Imprisonment
Justice Mohamed Bawoh has sentenced 33-year- old Amadu Bangura to fifteen- year imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a twenty-year adult. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Government, Partners Discuss Ways to End Human Trafficking
Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the African… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Former Councilor On Remand for Alleged Incitement of August 10 Protests
Seiku Gibrila Tuary, allias Ice Tee, former Councilor of Ward 408, Constituency 116, made another appearance before Magistrate Mark Ngeba of the Pademba Road Magistrates' Court… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone to Reduce Malaria Infection By 75 Percent in 2025 - Program Manager Nmcp
Programme Manager for the National Malaria Control Programme, Dr. Dennis H. Marke, has confirmed during the launch of the World Malaria Day that, Sierra Leone will reduce malaria… Read more »
Sierra Leone: BSL to Launch National Payment Switch
Bank of Sierra Leone is set to launch the National Payment Switch which will ease money transactions and move the country closer to achieving the objective of building a cashless… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Leema Dodges Investigative Committee Hearings On Accusations of Extra Judicial Killings
Lahai Lawrence Leema, Deputy Internal Affairs Minister refused to face the Special Investigative Committee (SIC) set up by President Bio to look into the August 8, 9,10 anti-… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Man Gets 10-Year Jail Term for Rape
37-year-old Yusuf Mohamed Conteh was sentenced by Justice Justices Mohamed Bawoh to ten-year imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a 14- year-old child in… Read more »
Sierra Leone: SLPP, NGC Align for 2023 Elections
Leaders of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), President Julius Maada Bio and the National Grand Coalition (NGC) Party leader, Hon. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella have on Sunday… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Alleged Murder of First Lady's Bodyguard - Accused Acquitted and Discharged
Mohamed Samura, Mohamed Lamin Dumbuya and Hardy Momodu Evetyn Jabbie, who were alleged to have murdered the bodyguard of First Lady Fatima Bio, Samuel Abu Bakarr Kargbo alias… Read more »
West Africa: President Bio Addresses Major ECOWAS Human Trafficking Conference
President Julius Maada Bio has addressed the first regional conference of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to chart ways for deeper cooperation to end human… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Africa: Leone Rock Metal Group Seeking Growth Opportunities in West Africa
Mr. Collin Ding, the President of Leone Rock Metal Group who was leading a high-level delegation to Conakry together with the Director-General of African Affairs of the Ministry of… Read more »
Sierra Leone: SLPP Washington Metro Chapter Donates U.S.$40 000 Towards Elections
The ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party North America (SLPPNA), Washington DC Metro Chapter, on Sunday, April 9, presented a check of 40, 000.00 United States Dollars to the Regional… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Speaker Calls On Political Parties to Give Space to More Women
The Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament, Hon.Abass C. Bundu has urged the Parliamentary Party leaders to tell their political parties leadership to give more space to women… Read more »
Sierra Leone: President Bio Heaps Praises On Prof. Alpha Wurie for 60 Percent Drop in Maternal Mortality
President Julius Maada Bio while cataloguing his achievements in the past five years at the annual Speech Day and Prize Giving ceremony of his alma mater, The Bo School, on Friday,… Read more »
Sierra Leone: We Need to Reimagine and Transform Our Educational Systems - Deputy UN Secretary-General
Deputy UN Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed has stressed there is a need to reimagine and transform educational systems globally, if they are to be fit for purpose. Read more »