A delegation from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Monday, 12th October 2026, held a high-level engagement with the Rt. Hon. Speaker Segepoh Solomon Thomas and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Hon. Kekura C. Vandy, on the prospects for improved healthcare financing for Sierra

A ten-man delegation from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development of Malawi has visited the Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) in Freetown to learn from Sierra Leone’s experience in promoting access to information, transparency and accountable governance. The delegation is in Sierra Leone as part of an

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema. At the Kenema City Council (KCC) Hall in Kenema recently, members of the Kenema Community including school going pupils were in attendance for Pikin Tab programme. Giving the overview of the programme, Bernard Ndi the Director of Imagine Worldwide Programme told participants that Imagine Worldwide

  By Thaimu T Kamara Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has received 25,000 branded tablets, power banks and protective cases as preparations intensify for the country’s 2026 Population and Housing Census (PHC), scheduled for December. The latest consignment marks a major milestone in the institution’s preparations to conduct a fully

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   His Worship, Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Magistrate Court No.1 in Kenema has on October 5, 2026, Committed 3 Defendants to stand Trial at the High Court in Kenema for Murder, House Breaking and Larceny. The 3 Defendants were arrainged in Court on three different

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema   The High Court in Kenema Presided over by His Lordship, Hon. Justice Abdul Sheriff has on September 28, 2026, sentenced 7 Defendants to 210 years imprisonment on Conspiracy and Murder charged. Sidie Kandeh, Ibrahim Kamara, Alie Fomba, Musa Kallon, Umaru Rashid, Moses Junior Vandi 

By Josephine Sesay   The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs (MoGCA) has called for stronger collective action to end child marriage, protect children’s rights and promote girls’ empowerment during the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child celebration in Port Loko District. The celebration was held under the global

By Josephine Sesay  China and Sierra Leone have reaffirmed their longstanding friendship through a free medical outreach and donation of medicines and medical supplies to residents of Waterloo, highlighting the role of healthcare cooperation in strengthening bilateral relations. The initiative, organised by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone

St. Petersburg, Russia, 13 October 2026 Russia – Sierra Leone and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening educational cooperation, with both countries exploring expanded scholarship opportunities, language training and institutional partnerships during the Second Russian-African Raw Materials Dialogue in St. Petersburg. Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Mr

  By Thaimu T Kamara The Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mustapha Kabba has called for sustained collective action, stronger community participation and long-term investment in the health sector to consolidate Sierra Leone’s progress towards achieving the Triple Zero targets. Dr. Kabba made the call during a Special Townhall organised as