By: Sorie Sesay The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has handed over medical equipment worth approximately £32,000 to support the restoration and equipping of the Special Care Baby Unit at the Makeni Regional Hospital. The handover ceremony took place on September 29, 2026, in Freetown, with support from the Government of the United Kingdom through…
By Marion P. George The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has announced that Sierra Leone is set to welcome information commissioners, policymakers, media professionals, governance experts, and civil society leaders from across the globe for the first ever international conference of information commissioners, and the international day for universal Access to information. Speaking at…
By Patrick Sallia Kailahun District Council’s own-source revenue has more than doubled since 2022, with collections in 2026 already surpassing the total raised throughout 2025, according to Council authorities. The increase has been attributed in part to a revenue-sharing agreement between the Council and Paramount Chiefs, signed in April 2026, aimed at improving local revenue…
By: Osman Marah President Julius Maada Bio has called for stronger international cooperation, greater African representation in global decision-making and a more equitable international system, as he addressed the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Speaking before world leaders and delegates, President Bio said Sierra…
By: Sorie Sesay APC Flagbearer aspirant Sheikh Alhaji Mohamed Omodu Kamara, popularly known as Jagaban, as of the 18th May 2026, has awarded Hajj scholarships to 20 Muslims across Sierra Leone to enable them to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Speaking during the ceremony, the National Spokesman for the Jagaban Movement, Saidu Gibrill Buzzom Kamara,…
The Sierra Leone delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to democracy, regional integration, climate action and sustainable development during the First Ordinary Session of the regional parliament in Abuja. Presenting Sierra Leone’s country report on behalf of the delegation, Saa Emerson Lamina told the plenary that the country had made notable…
By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr President Julius Maada Bio has on the 5th May, 2026 held a productive meeting at State House with the Acting National Chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC), Ambassador Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh, alongside other senior representatives of the party’s various organs. The engagement forms part of ongoing efforts to…
By: James Kamara-Manneh The opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has, in a press release dated 29th April 2026, announced that its elected officials will return to Parliament and local councils, ending months of boycott in line with a communiqué issued by international partners following a joint assessment mission in Sierra Leone. In a press statement,…
By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr As part of activities marking Sierra Leone’s 65th Independence Anniversary, President Julius Maada Bio, on 27th April 2026, joined religious leaders, government officials, and distinguished guests at State House for an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service aimed at seeking God’s blessings, peace, and continued prosperity for the nation. The solemn but inspiring…
Sierra Leone has, for the first time, hosted a meeting of the ECOWAS Judicial Council, with the country’s Chief Justice, Komba Kamanda, presiding over proceedings and earning commendations from regional judicial leaders. The high-level meeting, which began on April 20 in Freetown, has brought together Chief Justices, senior judges, and commissioners from the ECOWAS Commission….