By Abu Bakarr Bangura On January 22, 2025, the streets of Bo and Kenema were alive with vibrant floats and enthusiastic crowds as the Bank of Sierra Leone hosted a float parade to popularize the National Switch SAPS (Salone Payment Switch) Instant Payment System. This event was part of the Bank’s ongoing campaign to educate...Read More

By George M.O. Williams Bo and Kenema, Sierra Leone – On January 24, 2025, the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) held a float parade to popularize the National Switch SAPS Instant Payment System in Bo and Kenema cities, simultaneously. This initiative is part of the Bank’s financial inclusion project, aimed at educating the public about...Read More

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha  Sierra Leone’s new flag carrier, Air Sierra Leone has commenced flight operations from Freetown to Lagos, Nigeria as part of its ways to expand operations across Africa. The airline has also announced technical partnership with Xejet, one of Nigeria’s domestic carriers which will provide aircraft for its operations. The airline which marked its...Read More

Story by The Conversation Africa Johannesburg Bankolay Theodore Turay Land disputes in Sierra Leone are a complex issue, dating back decades. Weak land tenure systems, rapid urbanisation and population growth, poverty, inequality, corruption and weak governance are some of the factors driving these widespread conflicts. They have an impact on livelihoods, hinder development and contribute to...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – On January 22, 2024, the leadership of the Sierra Leone Parliament, represented by the Deputy Clerk and the Director General of Parliament, gathered at Committee Room One to evaluate the impact of the 2024 Parliamentary Learning and Sharing (PLS) Series and to award the planners and facilitators of...Read More

Bilateral trade between India and Sierra Leone registers 13% growth By BL Kochi Bureau  Krishnadas, Chairman, Nehru Group of Institutions & Hon. Trade Commissioner – Mauritius; A. Madhavan, CEO, Malabar Innovation Entrepreneurship Zone & Former Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, C. Krishna Shankar, Trade Commissioner, India Africa Trade Council; Rashid Sesay, Ambassador...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura As blindness continues to rise in Sierra Leone, eye specialists and healthcare providers have highlighted the primary causes contributing to this growing issue. Dr. John Mattia, Medical Director of the UMC Hospital Eye Clinic in Kissy, Freetown, explained that the leading cause of blindness in Sierra Leone is cataracts. “Locally referred...Read More