Sierra Leone’s Development Partners and Government Pledge Stronger Collaboration for Service Delivery

High-level officials from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) and leaders of international NGOs gathered at the Ministry’s Conference Hall in Tower Hill to discuss ways to deepen partnerships and improve...

Sierra Leone Welcomes 700 Babies Daily: Vice President Juldeh Calls for Urgent Strategic Planning

Every day, around 700 babies are born in Sierra Leone, highlighting an urgent need for strategic planning to support the nation’s youngest citizens. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh emphasizes that preparing for this demographic shift is...

GOAL Sierra Leone Inducts Community Stakeholders to Protect Coastal Communities

In a significant stride towards safeguarding Sierra Leone’s coastal communities, GOAL Sierra Leone, with backing from Community Foundation Ireland through the Sunflower Blue Economy Food and Livelihood Program, has officially inducted key...

Ecobank Sierra Leone Leads the Charge in National Instant Payment System Rollout

Ecobank Sierra Leone Limited is making significant strides in advancing financial inclusion and supporting national development through its active role in launching the National Switch and Instant Payment system. Since the system’s debut, Ecobank...

Freetown City Council mobilises over 700 workers to enforce new Sanitation Laws

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) with support from the World Bank, has trained over 700 community engagement workers to support the implementation of the city’s new Sanitation Bye-Laws....

Sierra Leone to Host 16 West African Countries on Tax Administration

The National Revenue Authority, under the leadership of its Commissioner General, Mrs. Jeneba J. Bangura, is set to host the 7th High-Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) and the 21st General Assembly (GA) of the West African Tax Administration Forum...

Why the wait for effective newborn malaria treatment?

A nurse shares educational materials with mother to protect her baby and family from malaria at Petifu Junction Health Centre in Sierra Leone on 9 August 2021. A new antimalarial drug for newborns highlights a gap in paediatric medicine. Eight...

WATAF Delegation Meets with Finance Minister as Freetown Gears Up for Regional Tax Conference

A delegation from the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) paid a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, as the country prepares to host the annual regional tax conference in Freetown from...

Inside the cocaine boom fuelling Europe’s most lucrative drug market

Cocaine has never been more abundant, more profitable, or more widely consumed. Record production in South America is fuelling a surge in shipments to Europe, now the most lucrative market for the drug. RFI maps the new power structures driving...

Tourism value chain holds vast economic potential – Ojo-Lanre

Business THE Director-General of Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, has emphasised the contributions of tourism value chains to Nigeria’s economy. Ojo-Lanre said this on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st Akwaaba African...

Chinese culture learning program launched in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG) officially launched its Chinese culture learning program on Saturday in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The initiative, dubbed "Silk Road in Harmony: Cultural...

Information Minister Praises Stakeholders’ Input on Sierra Leone’s First-Ever Data Protection Law

Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, has hailed stakeholders for their inputs during the consultations for the data protection legislation in Freetown. Bah, praised the participants for their contributions at the closing of...

Hollie Noveletsky, a Greenland Republican, to run for Congress in NH

GREENLAND − Hollie Noveletsky, a longtime New Hampshire business leader, nurse practitioner, Army reserves veteran, and champion for American manufacturing, announced today her campaign for the United States Congress. A Republican with a proven...

Sierra Leone Public Sector Reform: Draft Report Presented to Chief Minister

The Director of the Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU), Mr. Sulaiman Phoray-Musa, has officially presented the draft of the Independent Management and Functional Review (IMFR) report to the Chief Minister and other key stakeholders at State House....

AfDB Director Gifts Book to Sierra Leonean Government Officials

Dr. Abdul B. Kamara, Director General of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Country Office in Nigeria, has presented copies of his book, “The Unknown Destination”, to Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed...

Sierra Leone Reaffirms Commitment to SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063 at Regional Workshop

Sierra Leone has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa’s Agenda 2063 during a high-level regional workshop on “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice.”...

Tuggar warns against old economic mistakes, calls for fresh foreign policy direction

Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called for a recalibration of the country’s foreign policy to align with the realities of a rapidly evolving global order. Delivering a lecture at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs...

Sierra Leone Faces Critical Challenges in HIV Response, With Over 22,000 Not on Treatment

Sierra Leone has approximately 81,000 individuals living with HIV, according to data from the National AIDS Secretariat. Alarmingly, more than 22,000 of these individuals are not receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy, raising serious...

DADA MORERO, NASIPHI MOYA AND YVONNE AKI-SAWYERR: Cities’ message to world leaders — unlock direct climate finance for Africa’s urban future

Yet, despite our leadership cities remain on the front lines of the climate crisis. Our cities have been battered by heatwaves, floods and water supply challenges as rapid urbanisation collides with a changing climate. African cities are among the...

Ministry of Information Launches Nationwide Consultations on Sierra Leone’s First Data Protection Law

The Ministry of Information and Civic Education has launched nationwide consultations on the draft Right to Access Information and Data Protection Regulatory Commission Bill. During the launch, Minister of Information Chernor Bah described the...