By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations Sierra Leone’s Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has on Friday 16th August, 2024 commissioned a solar mini grid facility at Kalangba town, Lokomasama Chiefdom, Portloko District. About two hundred and fifty households, and businesses would benefit from reliable and affordable electricity supply from the solar...Read More

By Alusine Sesay   The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone has spoken about the forthcoming summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which will be held in Beijing early September. Ambassador Wang Qing told an event titled “Face to Face with China” held at the Chinese Embassy in Freetown that, during the upcoming FOCAC...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leoneans, including government officials, civil society organizations, among others, have recently paid tribute to late Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, who passed on after a few days’ illness in Freetown. The deceased, who was from the Susu ethnic group from Rogbere village, Gbinleh Dixon Chiefdom in Kambia District northern Sierra Leone,...Read More

A high-level government delegation from Sierra Leone, co-led by Major General (Rtd.) David Taluva, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Fredrick Ampiah, UNDP Resident Representative, is in Ghana for a learning exchange on police reforms. Hosted by the Ghanaian government, the visit is facilitated by UNDP Sierra Leone as part of its Inclusive Democratic Governance Portfolio,...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Sierra Leone Film Council (SLFC), an umbrella regulatory and interest group of film makers in Sierra Leone, has on Monday August 12th, 2024, unified fragmented and less functional film structures in Sierra Leone into a single union with a single goal. The unification is branded: ‘Rebirth of the Salone Film...Read More

Op-Ed by His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council  17 August 2024 For the month of August 2024, Sierra Leone assumes the presidency of the United...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Dr. Sandra Lako, Mercy Ships Country Director for Sierra Leone and Minister of Health Dr Austin Demby, both in the press release welcoming the ship The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy was welcomed back to Freetown recently in a partnership between international charity Mercy Ships and the Government of Sierra...Read More

Jiwoh Abdulai, Minister of Environment and Climate Change planting a tree at the Western Area Peninsula National Park. Ministry of Environment The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has commenced a  tree-planting initiative in the Western Area Peninsula National Park  under the  Sustainable and Integrated Landscape Management of the Western Area Peninsula project funded by the Global Environment Facility. ...Read More

On Friday, August 16, 2024, the Sierra Leone Broadcasters’ Association (SiLBA) took a significant step towards enhancing its engagement and partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Freetown. The visit was marked by the presentation of SiLBA’s executive members, demonstrating the association’s commitment to fostering a vibrant and sustainable media environment in Sierra Leone. Established as...Read More