By Ibrahim S. Bangura Lungi, Sierra Leone — In a significant stride towards improving public health and sanitation, four chiefdoms in Sierra Leone—Loko Masama in Port Loko District, Kargboro in Falaba District, Serabu in Moyamba District, and Wara Wara Yagala in Koinadugu District—were officially declared open defecation-free (ODF) on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. World Toilet...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — The trial of Issa Sesay, a teacher accused of defrauding Union Trust Bank (UTB) of over NLe 2,770,000, continued on Thursday, November 21, 2024, before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2. The first prosecution witness, Augustine A. Manga, Head of Compliance at UTB, provided critical...Read More

In what has been described as a masterstroke, Minister of Information and Civic Education Honourable Chernor Bah has selected two former Information Ministers to co-chair the upcoming Civic Festival slated for December 11 and 12, 2024. Minister Bah, reputed for breaching the divide in the country and rising above party considerations, carefully selected Dr. Julius...Read More

Sierra Leone has launched an energy-transition roadmap that requires mining companies to connect to the national grid by 2040, reports Bloomberg. The transition to grid power is expected to reassure renewable-energy investors about the demand in Sierra Leone, justifying the $10.9bn power expansion plan. This move is part of a broader strategy to increase the...Read More

 By Michael Olugbode in Abuja The ECOWAS Court of Justice has delivered its decision in the case of Hassan Kargbo and seven others against the State of Sierra Leone. The applicants brought an action before the ECOWAS Court of Justice against the State of Sierra Leone for serious violations of their fundamental rights during the...Read More

Following months of misinformation about and misuse of the Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School playground, a successful community meeting was held on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was accompanied by Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk, a cross section of FCC Councillors, the Chief Administrator, Head of Education Department, the Legal Office, the City Engineer...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — The court-martial trial of high-ranking military officers accused of orchestrating the November 26, 2023, failed coup against the government of Sierra Leone continued on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Prosecution Witness No. 11, Corporal David Saidu, tendered statements from the first accused, Major Patrick Ordende Sesay, and other senior...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, Sierra Leone — Back-to-back Sierra Leone Premier League champions, Bo Rangers, have publicly called on the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) to release their long-overdue prize money. Despite being crowned champions of the 2023/24 season on June 30, the club has yet to receive the financial rewards associated with their...Read More