By: Sorie Sesay The Tech Queens Network has officially been launched in Freetown, with the aim of empowering young girls and women to take advantage of technology, build their skills, and create more opportunities for themselves. The official launch took place on September 12, 2026, at the Great Commission Hall, 4 Willoughby Lane, Brookfields, Freetown….
By: James Kamara-Manneh President Julius Maada Bio has referred the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to the Supreme Court for a judicial opinion following constitutional concerns raised over its passage by Parliament. The decision was announced in a government release issued in Freetown on Monday, September 14, 2026. According to the release, President…
By: Precious Miracle Kargbo When Sierra Leone introduced electronic vouchers into its agricultural subsidy program, the move was seen as a step toward modernization. But for Ishmael Kamara IT Project Manager, cybersecurity professional, and now Senior IT Technician in Virginia the experience became a defining lesson in how digital financial systems succeed, fail, and evolve….
By: Sorie Sesay The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning has certified and licensed 18 land surveyors to practice professionally in Sierra Leone, as government moves to strengthen land administration and improve the protection of land rights. The certification ceremony was held on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Freetown. The…
By Sorie Sesay Women on Mining and Extractives (WoME) has raised concerns over inadequate capacity, weak accountability and limited transparency in the management of mining-related community development funds in Sierra Leone. The concerns are contained in a research report launched on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone Hall on…
By. Joseph Momoh Conteh- Peking University, Justice Sector Coordination Office Introduction A year ago, on 1 September 2025, President Xi Jinping used the largest summit in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s history, held in the port city of Tianjin, to propose what he called the Global Governance Initiative. The world it entered has since grown rougher…
By: Sorie Sesay The National Revenue Authority, NRA, has started deploying Electronic Cash Register, ECR, machines to business owners across Sierra Leone. The newly appointed Commissioner-General of the NRA, Abu Martin Kanneh, says the ECR system is aimed at improving sales tracking, increasing compliance with Goods and Services Tax, GST, and making tax collection more…
By: Mercellina F. Koroma Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala, has warned that widespread examination malpractice is eroding the quality and credibility of Sierra Leone’s education system. Addressing the weekly press conference at the Miatta Conference Centre on Tuesday 26th August 2026, Kaifala said the ACC has uncovered deliberate and coordinated attempts to compromise…
By: James Kamara-Manneh The implementation of Recommendation 38 of the Tripartite Committee Report has raised important questions about the timing of Sierra Leone’s next general elections and the possible political implications of the country’s 2026 census. Recommendation 38 addresses the use of census data for electoral purposes and boundary delimitation. It proposes that only data…
By Mercellina Fatu Koroma The Principal Executive Adviser to the President on Public Sector Reforms, Dr. Emmanuel Gaima, has called for stronger policy coherence across government institutions to improve governance and accelerate Sierra Leone’s development. Dr. Gaima made the call on August 21, 2026, at the close of a two-day National Symposium on the Harmonization…