Dr. Kabba Identifies Persistent Gaps In Health System By Alimatu Kargbo Sierra Leone’s push to reduce maternal and child deaths is beginning to show measurable results across the country, with the Ministry of Health reporting significant reductions in maternal mortality in several districts, while acknowledging that major challenges remain. The progress was highlighted at a…
Foreign Affairs Ministry Refers Visa Documentation Misuse To ACC FREETOWN, October 12, 2026 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has suspended four officials as investigation proceeds into the alleged misuse of official ministry documents for visa purposes. The case is linked to a visa-processing exercise in September 2023 that was reported by…
Karena Residents Appeal For President Bio’s Intervention By Alusine Daybreak Residents of Karena District are appealing to President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), and other relevant government institutions to urgently intervene in the deplorable situation surrounding the collapse of Matheiu Bridge, a critical transport link connecting Makeni to Kamakwie and…
Speaker’s Absence Sparks Wild Speculations Questions have emerged about the whereabouts of Sierra Leone’s Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, after he did not attend a Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday in a significant constitutional dispute. The Speaker’s lawyer, Hon. Hindolo Gevao Esq., told the Court that his client was unable to attend…
Citizens Demand Answers On GWAN/GLAN SD-WAN Procurement Evaluation Questions are being raised over the transparency and consistency of the ongoing procurement process for the Government Wide Area Network/Global Local Area Network (GWAN/GLAN) SD-WAN infrastructure. Information reaching this newspaper suggests that the evaluation process may have been conducted in two separate stages by different groups of…
Communications Ministry Discusses Energy, Digital Sovereignty & Regional Trade NEW YORK, USA — Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Communications, Technology and Innovation has led a high-level cross-ministry and private-sector roundtable during the 2026 United Nations General Assembly week, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss energy security, digital sovereignty, connectivity and regional trade. The roundtable, led by…
Monday, 28th September 2026 Oxfordshire, UK www.slrsa.gov.sl The Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), James Bagie Bio, has successfully completed a five-day international programme on Global Challenges in Transport, hosted at St Peter’s College, University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. The programme, held from 21–25 September 2026, was organised by…
By Alice A. Kamara Strategic Communication Unit The Ministry of Information and Civic Education extended its ongoing national conversation to Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora through the Civic Day USA Edition, held on Thursday, 24 September 2026, at Daylight Studio in New York. Organised as a side event of the 81st Session of the United…
A property registration exercise at Approved School has taken a new turn after documents carrying the name and logo of the Ministry of Social Welfare were found alongside records showing money being collected from residents. The documents, an audio recording and a payment receipt obtained by Drone Newspaper raise questions about who authorized the exercise,…
By: Zacharia Jalloh, Ministry of Information and Civic Education His Excellency, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has taken Sierra Leone’s advocacy for women’s empowerment and gender equality to the global stage, calling on the United Nations to entrust a woman with the organisation’s highest office for the first time in its history. Addressing the General…
