Sierra Leone to Host First-Ever One Nation Reggae Festival to Celebrate Caribbean Heritage

The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has announced the launch of the inaugural One Nation Reggae Festival, a new cultural event aimed at highlighting Sierra Leone’s Caribbean ancestral connections and promoting cultural fusion. The...

Freetown City Council and MMC Announce $200,000 Upgrade for Congo Market

A delegation from the Mayors’ Migration Council (MMC), accompanied by Freetown City Council officials, visited Congo Market yesterday to unveil plans for a $200,000 (Le4,670,000) market upgrade aimed at improving infrastructure, sanitation, and...

VP Juldeh Jalloh Launches 5th Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Calls for Stronger Trade Partnerships.

Sierra Leone has intensified its push for foreign investment as Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh inaugurated the 5th Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, 23rd October 2025, at the Bintumani Conference Hall in Aberdeen. Rather than...

Youth Business League to Host Financial Management Conference for University Students

The Youth Business League Sierra Leone (YBL-SL) is set to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs and financially savvy youth through a one-day Financial Management Conference designed specifically for university students across the country....

Patricia Sappor honoured for redefining customer experience in banking sector

…Immediate Past President of CIB Ghana urges firms to blend global sophistication with local relevance In recognition of her transformative impact on customer service and ethical leadership in Ghana’s banking industry, Mrs. Patricia Sappor, the...

Sierra Leone Hosts APRA 2025 to Accelerate Renewable Energy Investment

Sierra Leone reaffirmed its leadership in Africa’s energy transition by hosting the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) Investment Forum 2025 at the Bintumani International Conference Centre in Aberdeen. Convened under the...

Sierra Leone hails Chinese investment as 'pivotal' to mining growth

Foreign experts learn about a Chinese company during the 2025 China Mining Conference and Exhibition in Tianjin. [Photo by Yan Dongjie/chinadaily.com.cn] Hadji Dabo, director-general of the National Minerals Agency of Sierra Leone, outlined the...

The Greek Presence in Nigeria: Migration, Entrepreneurship, and Cultural Survival

ATHENS – “The Greek presence in Nigeria has its roots in the late 19th century, when the trading company Patterson and Zochonis (PZ) began operating in the region, starting from Sierra Leone and expanding to Lagos. The company staffed its stores...

UAE reaffirms commitment to partnership with Africa on clean energy transition, green industrialisation at APRA Investment Forum in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN (WAM) Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, represented the UAE at the opening session and the ministerial debate of the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) Investment...

Four Suspects Remanded in Freetown for Printing Fake Money and Possessing Illegal Firearms

Police in Freetown have arrested four individuals accused of counterfeiting Sierra Leonean currency and unlawfully possessing firearms during a major operation targeting financial crimes and illegal arms. The operation, conducted by officers from...

UAE reaffirms commitment to partnership with Africa at Investment Forum in Sierra Leone

Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, represented the UAE at the opening session and the ministerial debate of the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) Investment Forum, which was...

China, Sierra Leone strengthen economic ties with inauguration of fifth Chinese Chamber of Commerce

The inaugural ceremony of the fifth Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone was held on Oct. 23, 2025, in Freetown. The event marked a significant milestone in strengthening the friendship and cooperation between Sierra Leone and China, and...

‘We are more than blood diamonds and Ebola’: Sierra Leone seeks investment in a post-aid world

Ask most people in the UK what they associate with the small west African nation of Sierra Leone, and it’s likely it will be one of three things: blood diamonds, Ebola, or the country’s civil war, which killed an estimated 50,000 people between...

Freetown Friends October meeting reported

By Melessa Wiesehan | For The Tribune The Freetown Friends Extension Homemakers Club’s monthly meeting was held at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at the home of Dana Jester. Club members present at the meeting included Sheryl Ault, Sarah Blaker, Donna Garvey,...

New Chinese chamber of commerce inaugurated in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The fifth Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone was inaugurated in Freetown, the capital, on Thursday. The ceremony brought together representatives from the government of Sierra Leone, the Chinese Embassy,...

President Bio Receives Letters of Credence from New German Ambassador to Sierra Leone

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio today received the Letters of Credence from His Excellency Dr. Pascal Richter, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Sierra Leone, during an official ceremony held at...

Guinean Woman Arrested with 91 Parcels of Suspected Cocaine at Sierra Leone–Liberia Border

In a major success in the fight against transnational drug trafficking, Customs officers of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) stationed at the Jendema Border Crossing between Sierra Leone and Liberia have arrested a Guinean woman in possession...

University of Sierra Leone Announces Proposed 2024/2025 Congregation Fees

The University of Sierra Leone has announced the proposed congregation fees for the 2024/2025 academic year. The fees are as follows: Ph.D: Le 6,000 M.Phil: Le 4,000 MA/M.Ed./M.Sc.: Le 3,500 Undergraduate: Le 3,000 Diploma: Le 2,000 Compared to...

Sierra Leone’s deadly Kush crisis: A prison with open doors

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2025: In the decaying heart of Freetown — from the swampy shacks of Kroo Bay to the rusted outskirts of Kissy— a slow and deadly war is unfolding. It is not a war of politics or religion, but of...

AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Illegal drugs are a national problem

Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – A major international drug trafficker has found refuge in the country, diplomats from Sierra Leone suspected of collaborating with traffickers, and the spread of drugs among young people: has Sierra Leone possibly become...