Ambassador Sesay convenes African diplomats to discuss renewable energy investment in Africa
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Dean of the African Group of Ambassadors in the UAE, Rashid Sesay has convened a meeting for Ambassadors from Member States of the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) to discuss the recently concluded …
Amidst Drug Saga… Musa Tarawally Speaks Tough Against Authorities
A video making the rounds on social media has captured Alhaji Musa Tarawally, a flagbearer aspirant of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), strongly criticizing key government officials over what he described as their failure to combat the country’s growing drug crisis. In the …
EPA To Enforce Regulations To Combat Lead Poisoning
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Sierra Leone has announced plans to commence enforcement of the newly developed Lead in Paints Regulations in March 2026 to curb the dangers of lead poisoning in the country. The announcement was made during a national workshop organized by the …
Judiciary Intensifies Efforts to Fast Track Drug Related Cases
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has announced new measures to tackle the growing number of drug and drug related offences across the country. According to a public notice issued by the Deputy Master and Registrar of the High Court, Mrs. Hulaimatu F. Christian-Moses, the Honourable …
Sierra Leone Hosts Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement Conference
Sierra Leone is hosting for the first time, the regional African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Conference since it was established by African heads of States in 2018. The African regional conference aimed to create a single continental market, will run from Tuesday October 14th …
Woman Fled Amid Pressure To Lead Bondo Initiation Society
A 34-year-old woman, Kadiatu Kamara, is reportedly on the run after family and community members allegedly attempted to force her to inherit the role of initiator of young girls into the Bondo Society, a practice widely associated with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Relatives insist that …
SLLCA Signs Local Implementation Agreement With Sierra Mineral Holdings
The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency has on Wednesday 8th October, 2025, signed a Local Content Plan Implementation Agreement with Sierra Mineral Holdings Limited at the Agency’s Conference Hall in Freetown. Speaking at the event, Director General of the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA), …
Justice Fynn Dissent Over Halloway Tribunal Referral, Cites Breach of Natural Justice
Justice Reginald Sydney Fynn, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, has written to President Julius Maada Bio expressing his strong opposition to the Judicial and Legal Service Commission’s (JLSC) decision to refer Supreme Court Judge Allan B. Halloway for a tribunal to investigate his …
With Thousands of Jobs In The Pipeline… Jagaban Deserves To Be Embraced
By: Lansana Fofanah Mohamed Omodu Kamara, popularly known as Jagaban, has returned home after a successful business trip in the People’s Republic of China His latest initiative signals a revolutionary step in Sierra Leone’s transportation sector, with plans to introduce Jagaban motorcycles, buses, solar-powered streetlights, …
Shameful!! At SLRSA…No Driver’s License for One Year
The delay in producing driver’s license over a year by the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), continues to cause serious embarrassment for drivers. While the Road Safety Corps division of the authority is on the spree to arrest drivers without a valid license, the …
