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 »

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 »

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 »

Sierra Leone: Marampa Mines Pays 38 Billion Old Leones CDF to Mining Communities

Marampa Mines Limited (MML) has made a historic donation of Old Le 38,000,000,000 as Community Development Fund (CDF) to the Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Judge Extends C4c's Interim Injunction

Justice Simeon Alieu has extended the interim injunction he earlier granted restraining the Transitional Interim National Officers Elections Committee (TINEOC) and servants or… Read more »

Sierra Leone: PPRC Receives Office Equipment From Development Partners

In order to support the work of the commission, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU) and Irish Aid on Tuesday, 2nd May, donated some office equipment to… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sierra Leone: Children Make Passionate Appeal for Passing of Child Rights Bill

Kofi Roberts, attending Sierra Leone Grammar School in SSS 1 (Science 2), has appealed to President Julius Maada Bio, saying: "because of the delay in enacting the revised Child… Read more »

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 »