The Sierra Leone Land Alliance (SLLA), a consortium of civil society organizations, has called on President Julius Maada Bio  to relieve the Minister of  Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Abu Bakarr Karim of his duties  following  land grabbing  allegation at River Number 2 River in the Western Area Rural District.  The Director of SLLA, John...Read More

New Sierra Leone captain Steven Caulker has thanked outgoing skipper Umaru Bangura and hopes he can learn from his predecessor as he takes on the role. Former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Caulker only made his competitive debut for the Leone Stars at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. “I want to thank Umaru...Read More

The French Embassy in Guinea and Sierra Leone together with CAPAGO International, have in a press release on Monday April 4, 2022, said that they will start to issue Schengen visa on April 19, 2022, in Freetown. It was said in the release that the Schengen visa application centre would open bi-monthly, every first and...Read More

Prosecution witness number one, Joseph Bockarie Noah has said during cross-examination by Defense lawyer Ady Macaulay that Dr. Samura Kamara was not part of procurement committee and did not present the contract document to cabinet for the rehabilitation of the Sierra Leone chancellery building in New York. He said that the document was presented by...Read More

Disaster management experts, led by Professor Lee Miles, have launched an Evaluating Disaster Action research project in Sierra Leone to explore how local communities become more resilient in their everyday lives to combat disasters.  Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) have been working in the region for almost a decade, supporting disaster management and recovery...Read More

An Irishman and a local joined forces to build a surfing community at the beach in Bureh. About 90 minutes’ drive from Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown is Bureh, one of the West African country’s most beautiful beaches. This area, beside a fishing village with a population of a few hundred people, has become a...Read More

Strasbourg, France: – During the opening of the 41st Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of European Union/African, Caribbean and Pacific Member States (EU/ACP), Members of Parliament have been urged to continue to work for the good and betterment of the peoples in their respective countries. Secretary General of the Organization of the African, Caribbean...Read More