Sierra Leonean Film Industry Mourns the Loss of Veteran Actor and Producer Emile Manley

The Sierra Leonean film industry is grieving the loss of one of its veteran actor and producer, Emile Arlvin Manley, who passed away on Wednesday, 9th July 2025. According to reports, Emile fell ill while in his car and, despite efforts to rush...

Dr. Kadi Sesay to Be Laid to Rest in Freetown After Final Journey from New York

The late Dr. Kadi Sesay, one of Sierra Leone’s most revered scholars, public servants, and gender rights champions, former Vice Presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, and former Minister of Trade and Industry, will be laid to...

All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali

How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...

Monumental Win for Women and Girls: ECOWAS Court Rules Sierra Leone Violated Rights by Failing to Criminalize FGM

In a groundbreaking ruling, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has found the Government of Sierra Leone in violation of women’s and girls’ rights for failing to explicitly criminalise Female Genital Mutilation...

Fatou Baldeh Hails ECOWAS Court Ruling Against Sierra Leone Over FGM Ban Failure

- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling against Sierra Leone, declaring the government’s failure to explicitly criminalise Female Genital Mutilation...

Sierra Leone hosts Russian fishing fleet under new agreement

(MENAFN) Sierra Leone has agreed to grant Russian fishing companies an annual catch quota of 40,000 tons and is offering investment incentives to strengthen cooperation in the fishing sector, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries...

Sierra Leone is dying of thirst while Maada Bio is busy enjoying donor money

Screenshot SIERRA LEONE IS DYING OF THIRST, AND BIO IS BUSY CELEBRATING DONOR MONEY! So President Bio stands at Bintumani in his fine suit, proudly launching a $180 million World Bank water project, talking about “equity, dignity & human capital.”...

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Launches National Water Security And WASH Access Project, Calls For Collective Action On Clean Water And Sanitation

(MENAFN- APO Group) His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially launched the Water Security and WASH Access Project, a landmark $180 million, World Bank-funded initiative under the theme“Securing Water, Enabling Dignity, and...

'Accidental activist': Florence Stratton's life has informed her pursuit of positive change in Regina

“It’s an opportunity to have one’s say in a public forum,” she continues. “I guess I have hope that they will make a difference, that someone is listening, even if the decision isn’t changed, that the media will perhaps report it and the word will...

Aminata’s path: How partnerships are making schools safer for girls in Sierra Leone (World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Education Specialist)

Sierra Leone Conference Drives Action on Women’s and Children’s Welfare

International and local leaders converged at the 7th Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025, emphasizing women’s empowerment and child protection as fundamental to resilient communities. Held at the Bintumani International Conference Centre...

Gender Data Shines Light on Marginalised African Women

Nigerian civic-tech organisation TechHerNG launched Kuram, a digital platform, in 2023. The platform helps survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence by offering support and a safe space to report incidents. More than a support...

Sierra Leone Joins Global Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Girls

Sierra Leone has officially joined the global Spotlight Initiative a partnership between the United Nations and the European Union aimed at ending all forms of violence against women and girls. The launch event brought together a wide group of...

ECOWAS Court Rules Sierra Leone Violated Rights by Failing to Criminalize FGM

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling against the Government of Sierra Leone, finding it in violation of women’s and girls’ rights due to its failure to explicitly criminalize...

Building Resilient Food Systems In Sierra Leone: Sustainable Agriculture, Community Empowerment, And Strategic Partnerships For Long-Term Food Security

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ACCRA, Ghana, July 8, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL), through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) working with its development partners, the Food and Agriculture...

“Empower women, protect children, strengthen families” – Sierra Leone First Lady urges at SFC 2025

The 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025 unfolded in Freetown, bringing together The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, government officials, faith leaders, and civil society actors to promote women’s...

Africell Supports Sierra Leone’s U16 Basketball Team for Afrobasket Qualifiers in Guinea

Africell Sierra Leone has bolstered the national Under-16 basketball team by sponsoring them ahead of the FIBA AfroBasket Zone 2 Qualifiers in Conakry, Guinea. The official sponsorship signing took place on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the company’s...

Veronic Aisha Malack: The Gambian Trailblazer Redefining Women’s Football

- Advertisement - By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh In the sun-drenched streets of Abuko, The Gambia, a young Veronic Aisha Malack chased a football with a defiance that would define her life. Surrounded by brothers and sisters, she kicked up dust on...

From Dialogue to Action- 7th Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) champions women, children as agents of transformationFrom Dialogue to Action- 7th Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) champions women, children as agents of transformation

The 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025 unfolded in Freetown as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and collaborators joined government leaders, faith communities, and civil society to champion women’s...

Medipol Global International Health Services Expresses Interest for Partnership With Sierra Leone

Medipol Global International Health Services, Türkiye’s largest Private Health Investment and University Hospital, has paid a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Her Excellency Dr. Francess Virginia Anderson, and expressed...