The Government of Sierra Leone has unveiled plans to host a major regional investment summit aimed at repositioning the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) toward economic integration and sustainable growth, as part of the leadership agenda of President Julius Maada Bio. The initiative, described as a flagship programme under President Bio’s tenure as…
Kissy Road- Freetown www.slrsa.gov.sl 29th April, 2026 The Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority, James Bagie Bio, has been honoured with the Public Service Leadership Award at the 10th Annual African Ovation Awards 2026 held in Freetown. The prestigious recognition celebrates Mr. Bio’s outstanding leadership, unwavering dedication to public service, and transformative…
Labour Congress Endorses Gento Group’s Kent Seaport Project A powerful convergence of labour leaders, Government officials, Civil Society actors and private sector stakeholders marked the 2026 International Workers’ Day celebrations with a resounding endorsement of indigenous enterprise, as the Sierra Leone Labour Congress singled out the Gento Group of Companies for its pivotal role in…
Govt & Private Sector Foster Plastic Revolution At the weekly press conference organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on 28 April 2026 at the Miatta Conference Centre, key stakeholders from the private sector and government came together to address one of the country’s most pressing environmental challenges, plastic waste management. The event…
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF ECOWAS COMMISSION HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. OMAR ALIEU TOURAY Delivered by H.E. Ambassador John Azumah, ECOWAS Resident Representative to Sierra Leone AT SIERRA LEONE’s OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF ECOWAS LPG 20/20 INITIATIVE FREETOWN – SIERRA LEONE, 28 APRIL 2026 Good morning. 1. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great…
Supervisory Committee meeting to review progress on the rehabilitation of berths 3, 4, 5, and 6 at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. The Supervisory Committee meeting converged key stakeholders including the Authority’s Director General, Yankuba Askia Bio, Company Secretary, Martin Maada George, Esq., and Director of Finance, Andrew Tamba Kpulun, and the project contractor, Class…
The conference hall at New Brookfields Hotel buzzed with quiet anticipation as policymakers, business leaders, and regulators took their seats. Outside, the city of Freetown moved at its usual rhythm, but inside, something more deliberate was unfolding—an effort to reshape how business is done across West Africa. At the center of this effort stood the…
Gento Transforms Slavery Story To Economic Future As Sierra Leone marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, the nation is witnessing a monumental shift that resonates far beyond mere infrastructure. In the historic coastal community of Kent, once a somber waypoint in the transatlantic slave trade, a new beacon of economic hope and national pride is rising….
26th April 2026, Freetown — Hon. Alpha Ben Mansaray, Member of Parliament for Moyamba District, has issued a compelling open letter addressed to the Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), calling for immediate action to fulfill previous commitments aimed at decentralizing civil registration services across Sierra Leone. The letter draws attention to…
By Marilyn King The Krio Descendants Union (KDU) Dallas, Texas, in partnership with Feed My Starving Children in the United States, KDU Global, and KDU Sierra Leone, on Tuesday 21st April 2026, donated 40 cartons of Manna Pack rice to the Cheshire Home in Cline Town and Kombra Golden Kids School in Waterloo. Speaking during…
