The Ministry of Information and Civic Education held its weekly press briefing on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, covering major updates on governance, regional diplomacy, electoral reforms, and peacebuilding. Senior government officials, parliamentarians, and peace actors joined the session to engage citizens on current national priorities. Deputy Minister Bocakarie Abdel-Aziz

RAIC boss, Dr. Seaga Shaw, sandwiched by CSO Actors The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has taken steps to reactivate the coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Access to Information, following a strategic meeting held on Tuesday 19th August, 2025, at the office of the Chairman and Information

By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara   The Minister of Youth Affairs, Ibrahim Sannoh, has launched a renewed push to position Sierra Leone’s creative sector on the world stage, convening a high-level roundtable with some of the country’s biggest entertainers. The meeting brought together prominent figures including Entertainment Ambassador Kao Denero,

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ Wellington Stake in the Africa West Area recently took on a massive community project, cleaning and beautifying the Bai Bureh road highway from Rokupa junction to Philip street in the eastern part of Freetown. The event, which took place on Sunday

By Josephine Sesay   In a joint operation between the Government of Sierra Leone and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 136 Sierra Leonean migrants stranded in Mauritania have safely returned home, marking another step in the country’s efforts to safeguard its citizens abroad and provide dignified reintegration support. The

  Rokel Commercial Bank Customers in Waterloo and environs would no longer have to take the sometimes-arduous trip into the Freetown Municipality to carry out their banking transactions. The Bank, on 19th August 2025 opened a fully functional branch to serve customers with new and exciting products and services in

By Emma Black   The Ministry of Health has taken prompt and resolute action to reaffirm the government’s dedication to immunization funding. During a press conference led by the Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, the Ministry assured the public of the government’s unwavering commitment to meeting its co-financing obligations

By Emma Black Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. William Fayia Sellu conducted a working visit to the Freetown East Region on Wednesday to enhance leadership engagement and evaluate ongoing police operations. He was accompanied by Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Dr. John Martin Senesie, Director of Operations. 20 August 2025