Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-fuelled budget cuts set to drive up both need for, and cost of life-saving therapeutic food treatment, the latter by up to 16 percent The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before war in Ukraine threatened to plunge the world deeper into...Read More

Sierra Leone Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 opened the Transformative Leadership for Gender Equality through Education Conference at the Bintumani Conference Center in Freetown. The Vice President, in his keynote address, explained about achievements made by the Government of Sierra Leone on gender parity in schools through transformative...Read More

The United Nations (UN) is conducting an independent evaluation of its response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone. As part of a large range of consultations and interviews being done across selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies across Sierra Leone, Ted Freeman, the independent consultant hired by the UN Secretary General’s Office, on Wednesday,  May 18 2022,...Read More

A new anti-trafficking think tank based in Sierra Leone will advise and assist on current efforts to reduce child trafficking in the country and help create a sustainable national plan to combat human trafficking long term. The think tank is founded by the African Programming & Research Initiative to End Slavery (APRIES) at the University...Read More

Old Edwardians moved out of the relegation zone on Monday after two first-half goals from Michael Kargbo and Mohamed Kamara gave them a 2-0 win over struggling Central Parade. The May Park Boys, 17th before this match, moved up to 15th, a point above the relegation zone. Old Edwardians have won four of their last...Read More

The Chairman of Port Loko District Council, Mr. Ibrahim Santigie Bangura   has applauded the European Union for providing funds for the development of communities in the port Loko District and the country. The Port Loko District Council is one of the beneficiaries of the European Union funded project: “Strengthening Local Governance, Decentralization and Sustainable Urban...Read More

Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1 has upheld the application made by Lawyer Charles Francis Margai, lead defense counsel for Kemoh Sesay, and ordered for the matter to be treated as Preliminary Investigation. Delivering his ruling shortly after the matter was mentioned yesterday, he said upon hearing the application of the defense...Read More