After 10 years of planning and construction work, the new double lane Magbele Bridge along the Masiaka-Rogebere highway, funded by the European Union, was commissioned on Saturday, May 14,  2022. Good news: The new modern Magbele Bridge is ready! Big inauguration ceremony at the bank of the Rokel River near the village of Magbele! 10...Read More

Felix Omonya, IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation Justin Wagner, IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation As part of broader cancer control efforts, including the development of its National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP), the Government of Sierra Leone is planning the establishment of the country’s first cancer treatment hospital – a radiotherapy facility. To support the country’s efforts, and help...Read More

National Identification Number (NIN) will become a precondition for Processing Sierra Leone Passport, work permit, resident permit, and other immigration services effective June 1, 2022, the government announced on Monday. The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), the Immigration Department of Sierra Leone and the Ministry of labour and Social Security, said in a joint communiqué...Read More

Sierra Leone will start African Cup Nations 2023 qualifying campaign against Nigeria on June 9 in Abuja, Nigeria, as coach John Keister names his team ahead of the doubleheader. The Leone will open camp in the neighbouring Guinean before travelling to Nigeria. Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja will host Nigeria’s 2023 AFCON opening qualifier against...Read More

Orange Sierra Leone, the country’s  leading telecoms operator  has handed over a modern preschool to Lokomasama community in Port Loko District on behalf of government. The new school named the ‘Kombra Nursery School’ is the fourth to be handed over to government, and plans for additional facilities to the school are underway. The fifth pre-school...Read More

A man in Sierra Leone’s Capital, Freetown has been in hiding since 2021 for fear of being killed after locals learned that he was bisexual. Amadu Sankoh has been bisexual since he was in high school, but he kept it secret because being part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Sierra Leone is associated with risk, a closed relative of Sankoh told this medium on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. He said that Sankoh went into hiding for fear of persecution....Read More