February 15, 2025—The President of the Sierra Leone Gymnastics Federation (SLGF), Anna Williams, has expressed optimism about the future of gymnastics in the country. She noted that their gymnasts are overcoming challenges and demonstrating that with practice and perseverance, anything is possible. With a significant shipment of gymnastics and circus equipment from China and Japan,...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker February 13, 2025—The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has officially presented FIFA badges to ten referees and assistant referees approved by FIFA to officiate international matches in 2025. The presentation ceremony took place on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at the SLFA Secretariat in Kingtom, Freetown. The group consists of six male...Read More

By George M.O Williams Freetown, February 14, 2025 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Ministry of Health, the National AIDS Secretariat, UNAIDS, and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) have launched the National Strategy for Condom Programming, a comprehensive initiative aimed at increasing access to and utilization of condoms, particularly among young people and...Read More

Duncan Hall Axa XL headquarters in Bermuda (File photograph) Bermudian-based Axa XL is providing a grant of $1.2 million to Save the Children for a five-year initiative to mitigate the impact of climate change across coastal ecosystems in Sierra Leone. The company said the Sierra Leone Coastal Resilience Project, one of the largest ever to...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu February 3, 2025—In a concerted effort to prevent encroachment and protect Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary and the surrounding forest reserve, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has partnered with various stakeholders. The collaboration includes the Ministry of Lands, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National...Read More