Globally, women’s health during pregnancy and childbirth is better than ever before. This is owing to medical advances, and because more women have control over their reproductive choices and can access respectful, high-quality maternal care. Since 2000, the world has seen a remarkable 40 per cent drop in global maternal mortality. For the first time,...Read More

By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, April 8, 2025—Tension flared at the Pademba Road Court on Tuesday morning as two Nigerian inmates staged a daring escape attempt from the court’s holding cell. The prisoners, remanded at the Pademba Road Correctional Centre, reportedly made their move just before their scheduled court appearance. Eyewitnesses described the commotion as the...Read More

By George M.O. Williams Freetown, April 7, 2025—Sierra Leone has achieved a remarkable reduction in maternal mortality, with deaths decreasing from 443 to 354 per 100,000 live births between 2020 and 2023. This milestone was announced by Minister of Health Dr. Austin Demby during the commemoration of World Health Day 2025 at the Ministry’s Conference...Read More

At a vast landfill in Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown, smoke billows over decades of decomposing waste. Zainab sits there, squinting through the soot. It is her usual spot for buying kush, a cheap synthetic drug ravaging young people in the country. “This kush is so addictive,” she said. “If I don’t smoke, I feel...Read More

By Saniya Sakenova  ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu highlighted promising fruitful collaboration in trade, transport and logistics, healthcare, agriculture, and other key sectors during a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Timothy Musa Kabba, who arrived in Astana for his first official visit on April...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Energy Sector Lead, has expressed serious concerns about the declining performance of the Bumbuna Hydropower Dam due to climate change and human activities upstream. Speaking at the Ministry of Energy’s maiden press briefing on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Dr. Yumkella provided a comprehensive update on the state of...Read More

By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, April 5, 2025—The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA) dazzled Freetown’s cultural scene with its Vocal Variety Concert, a soul-stirring celebration of the human voice held at the academy’s auditorium. The event showcased an impressive spectrum of musical styles, ranging from classical arias to contemporary jazz. Aimed at...Read More