By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Premier League Board (SLPLB) has officially announced the opening and closing dates for the second phase of the transfer window. According to the announcement: “The second phase of the transfer window will officially open on Saturday, 29th March 2025, and close on Thursday, 17th April 2025, in accordance...Read More

In a bid to address water scarcity in Sierra Leone’s underserved rural areas, the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has signed a $3.4 million contract with SAHAB AL UFUQ/EMT GROUP. The joint venture will spearhead the drilling of 100 wells across multiple rural communities, with the initiative funded by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD)....Read More

ID authorities of the West African nations of Nigeria and Sierra Leone have warned of the existence of entities illegally printing and distributing national ID cards to their citizens. Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) of Sierra Leone raised the alarm this week in different statements posted on...Read More

By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Education Officer –HEP/MoH Freetown, Sierra Leone: In a significant step toward combating the MPOX outbreak, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, received the first dose of the MPOX vaccine during the official launch of the vaccination campaign. The event, held at the CCSL compound in Freetown, marked...Read More

Story by Egypt State Information Service Cairo Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Julius Maada Bio, reiterated on Thursday, March 27, 2025 the need to rectify Africa’s global standing and reaffirmed the continent’s right to a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During their meeting in Cairo, the two...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu State House, Freetown – March 27, 2025: Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh chaired a high-level meeting to advance the Integrated Customs Single Window (ICUS) project. The initiative, designed to simplify trade procedures, brought together government institutions and private sector stakeholders to discuss its financial and operational framework.  The Integrated Customs...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu   Freetown, March 29, 2025: A building collapsed at Cemetery Junction on Congress Road, leaving one person dead and four others injured. The incident occurred at approximately 6:15 PM at No. 4 Congress Road. It involved a one-storey structure housing a daycare center on the upper floor and a residential dwelling...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown —Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay, has provided crucial insights into the ongoing treason trial of former President Ernest Bai Koroma, currently receiving medical treatment in Nigeria. In a recent statement, Sesay addressed the growing public interest surrounding Koroma’s legal status and clarified the implications of...Read More