Africell Launches Kidzonet Service Africell Sierra Leone on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, launched Kidzonet Service, a SIM-based child online protection service designed to help children access the internet safely while limiting exposure to harmful and age-inappropriate content. The service was unveiled at the Africell E-Learning Center on Wilkinson Road in Freetown. Kidzonet operates directly at…
By Hon. Chernor BahMinister of Information and Civic Education In every democracy, there are moments when citizens begin to feel distant from those who govern them—and moments when that distance is deliberately closed. For Sierra Leone, 2025 will be remembered as the year we consciously reclaimed the public square. It was a year defined not by…
DG Brima Baluwa Koroma Donates Food Items To SLPP Office in Bo In a heartfelt gesture of goodwill and unity, Brima Baluwa Koroma, the Director General of the National Petroleum Regulatory Authority, recently presented an array of food items as Christmas gifts to the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) office in Bo. This act of…
Investor Confidence Wanes By The Patriot In the picturesque landscapes of Sierra Leone, the Kasafoni land has recently become a crucible of conflict, raising questions about the nation’s approach to mining, land rights, and investor confidence. Encumbered or conflicting lands, like those in Kasafoni, are characterized by competing claims and legal uncertainties that can significantly…
Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE has strongly challenged the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC) over the suspension of the Freetown City Council (FCC) Finance Officer, describing the action as unlawful, procedurally flawed, and disruptive to year-end financial operations. In a letter dated 5 January 2026 and addressed to the Acting Commissioner of the LGSC, the…
