Sierra Leone: NCC Coordinator - Global Cybercrime Projected to Cost $10.5 Billion Annually By 2025

Mariama Yormah, the Coordinator of the National Cybercrime Centre, has highlighted that recent research suggests that cybercrime is expected to impose a significant financial… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Court Martial - Judge Advocate Orders Medical Treatment for Ailing Accused

During the Court Martial trial of twenty-seven serving military personnel, Judge Advocate Marke Negegba issued an order for Correctional Service Officers and relevant authorities… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Ponder My Thoughts - Toll Road & Other Agreements: Consult Our Grandchildren!

"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sickle Cell Society Meets With Clients, Sponsors

The Sierra Leone Sickle Cell Society over the weekend held its first quarter meeting with the attendance of its key clients, parents and strategic sponsors at the Society's Head… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Afrimoney Partners With Mikashboks Service

Afrimoney has yesterday 22nd February officially gone into a partnership deal with MiKasBoks at Africell's headquarters, Wilberforce, Freetown. The partnership enhances MiKashBoks… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Connaught Hospital Partners With Yashoda Hospital in India

In a bid to bolster sustainable healthcare in Sierra Leone, Connaught Hospital has entered into a partnership with Yashoda Hospital, a renowned medical institution in India. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Concerns Heighten As USL Grapples With Leadership Crisis

The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) has called on the Sierra Leone Government to uphold the fundamental right to education and adhere to Sierra… Read more »

West Africa: At Ecowas Mining Forumsierra Leone's Deputy Mines Minister Advocates for Uniformed Mining Laws in Sub-Regionby Ibrahim Keh-Turay

Mining agreements with multinational foreign investments have often been criticized for failing to bring about the much needed economic prosperity to mineral-rich African… Read more »

Sierra Leone: As RCB Pioneers Future of Cybersecuritysymposium Establishes Unique Standards<strong>by Alhaji Haruna Sani</Strong>

Rokel Commercial Bank, a financial institution in Sierra Leone, coordinated a groundbreaking Cybersecurity Symposium on Cybersecurity and Financial Inclusion hosted at the Freetown… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Social Workers Trained On Psychosocial Support

Social Work Sierra Leone has ended its two-day Workshop and Training exercises on Forgiveness, Gratitude and Appreciation(FGA)which is a tool used to help and emancipate people who… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Fuel and Electricity Hikes Trap Citizens

Sierra Leoneans are caught in the web of extreme suffering to the point of death due to an accelerated inflation of basic food commodities precipitated primarily by fuel pump price… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Children Demand Brighter, Just Future

Children from across Sierra Leone have asked government to give them every opportunity to reach their full potentials in life, which according to them, is only possible when they… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Security Guard Remanded

A Michel Security Agency guard, Samuel Kabia age 18, was last week Friday remanded to the Male Correctional Centre by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of the Pademba Road Court No.3 for… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Social Welfare Ministry Launches Quick Action On Substance Abuse

In order to tackle substance abuse in the country among youth, the Minister of Social Welfare, Melrose Karminty has launched the Inter-agency Government Quick Action on Substance… Read more »

Sierra Leone: 16 Convicts Sentenced for Various Crimes

Justice Alusine Sesay presiding over the conclusion of proceedings related to 43 criminal cases before the Siaka Steven Street High Court has sentenced 16 convicts for various… Read more »

Sierra Leone: GIZ Trains Trainers On International Mining Standards

The German International Cooperation, GiZ, has on 21st September 2023 ended a three-day training of trainers on International Social and Environmental Standards at the Atlantic… Read more »

Sierra Leone: AWWO Donates Learning Materials to Pupils

In order to support the Free Quality Education, Always Work With Others (AWWO) Green Movement, has on Friday 22nd September, launched the first phase of donation of school learning… Read more »

Sierra Leone: MML Is Headline Sponsor for S/Leone Diaspora Investment Summit

The planning committee of the Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference is thrilled to announce Marampa Mines Limited (MML) as the Headline Sponsor of the highly anticipated… Read more »

Sierra Leone: 30 Peace Ambassadors Trained

In honor of International Peace Day, the West Africa News Network, in collaboration with three other organizations, embarked on a two-day training program for peace Ambassadors in… Read more »

Sierra Leone: PIB Chairman Engages With Sports Writers Association

The newly appointed Chairman of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Premier League Board, Victor Lewis on Tuesday, September 19 met with the National Executive of the… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Save the Children Organises Adolescents Summit to Address Challenges

In order to address challenges faced by adolescents across the country, Save the Children Sierra Leone has organised children's summit on Reducing Early Forced Marriage (project… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Four Accused Awaits Judgment for Alleged Murder

Justice Monfred Sesay presiding over the High Court of Sierra Leone has withdrawn the conspiracy and murder matter against four accused persons, Mohamed Johnson, Aiah Kamba, Kalilu… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Chairman - Ngc's Alliance With SLPP Is Shaky

The Acting Chairman of the National Grand Coalition (NGC), Jesmed Suma, has in an interview with the African Young Voices (AYV) television questioned their alliance with the ruling… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Fake Njala Lecturer Remanded

Abdulai Turay made another appearance before Magistrate Mark Ngeba of Court No:1 and he was remanded to the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road for alleged fraud. Read more »

Sierra Leone: DCI Donates School Supplies to 100 School Girls in Karena

Defence for Children International - Sierra Leone (DCI-SL) has donated school learning materials to 100 in-school adolescent girls in two chiefdoms and five communities in Karena… Read more »