The Executive Director of Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), Mr. James B. Bio, is heading a high-level delegation at the invitation of the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission. On Wednesday, 1st July, the delegation paid a courtesy call on Dr. Julius F. Sandy, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…
By Karamoh Kabba The Sierra Leone YPLS Africa Cohort‑13 Delegates paid a courtesy visit to the residence of the DIB Movement Leader, Dr. Ibrahim Bangura, for a brief but meaningful Award Presentation Ceremony in recognition of his outstanding contribution to youth leadership and civic engagement. The delegation formally presented the award recently conferred on Dr….
Freetown Mayor Champions Role Of Cities In Delivering Solutions By John Baimba Sesay Senior Comms Manager, C40 Freetown Office This week, Freetown Mayor and C40 Cities Global Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, participated in London Climate Action Week 2026, championing the vital role of cities in delivering climate solutions. Key engagements included a closed-door roundtable with…
ECOWAS Seeks SLAJ’s Participation By: Alimatu Kargbo The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday 16th June 2026 engaged members of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and its affiliate bodies on the Vision 2050 agenda, while highlighting several interventions and development projects being implemented across Sierra Leone. The engagement, held at…
By: Idrissa Bangura Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Madam Kenyah Barlay, laid in Parliament the 2025 Annual Report of the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Centre. The laying of the report took place in the Well of Parliament. Submitting the report, Minister Kenyah Barley said that the National Early Warning Response Mechanism Centre…
By Alima Kargbo Stakeholders from the health sector, civil society organizations, youth groups, and development partners have renewed calls for the effective implementation of Sierra Leone’s Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act 2022 during the commemoration of World No Tobacco Day 2026. The Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum, held at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel in Freetown,…
Ambassador John Azunah Recounts Achievements Of ECOWAS The ECOWAS Country Representative in Sierra Leone, Ambassador John Azunah, has highlighted the remarkable achievements recorded by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over the past 51 years, describing the regional bloc as one of Africa’s most enduring and impactful institutions for integration, development, peace, and…
DG Yankuba Bio Receives Prestigious International Award The Director General of the Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA), DG Yankuba Askia Bio, has once again put Sierra Leone on the map by receiving a prestigious award from the Africa-UK Diaspora Trade and Investment Summit and Awards. This accolade recognizes his outstanding leadership and transformative…
that Africa wants partners of substance, based on equality, and that power and infrastructure must come first. At the 2026 Africa Forward Summit, convened by Kenyan President H.E. William Ruto and French President H.E. Emmanuel Macron, Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, delivered a direct message to a room of heads…
Done By Patrick Tarawally Sierra Leone is set to receive its first flight carrying West African migrants deported from the United States today, Wednesday, May 20, as confirmed by Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba. The flight will transport 25 nationals from Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, and Nigeria, marking a significant development in the country’s evolving immigration arrangement…
