Former NUC boss,Okebukola launches new method to boost STEM Education

A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, has launched another method for delivering quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The new approach was...

Chief Minister Sengeh Calls for Collaboration with Sierra Leoneans Abroad

Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, called for Collaborative Problem-Solving with Diaspora Community while speaking during the United States edition of the Civic Day Series on the 30th September 2025. He expressed the government’s...

UNFPA Takes a Stand to End Harmful Practices in Sierra Leone

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sierra Leone on Friday, October 3, 2025, convened a roundtable dialogue aimed at accelerating progress toward eliminating harmful practices in the country. The meeting brought together survivors,...

High-Level Meeting Held to Strengthen Tobacco Control in Sierra Leone

Tobacco use in Sierra Leone is linked to more than 3,300 deaths annually, costs the healthcare system approximately SLL 108 billion, and results in total economic losses of around SLL 404 billion, according to recent estimates. The impact is most...

Tinubu rehabilitated me after Sierra Leone rebels chopped off my hands: CCD Director

The Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), David Anyaele, has revealed how President Bola Tinubu rehabilitated him after Sierra Leone rebels amputated his hands in 1999. Mr Anyaele spoke on Friday during the Nkata...

Government of Sierra Leone Engages ECOWAS on Strengthening Technical And Higher Education

The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) has held a high-level meeting with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to explore ways of bridging gaps in Sierra Leone’s education sector while advancing regional...

Sierra Leone Pushes Digital Transformation with $200 Million Investment

Sierra Leone’s digital transformation drive has gained momentum, with over $200 million invested by the government and development partners, according to Salima M. Bah, Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation. Minister Bah made this...

War and drugs : The double jeopardy of Sierra Leone’s Youth

Screenshot War and Drugs: The Double Jeopardy of Sierra Leone’s Youth. When Sierra Leone weaned itself from the boorish, barbarous and inhuman decade– long war of the 90s, many hoped that it will be the end of savagery in our society. One cannot...

Sierra Leone Launches National AI Readiness Assessment with World Bank Support

The Ministry of Communication, Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the World Bank, has begun one of the world’s first national artificial intelligence readiness assessments as part of the Sierra Leone Digital Transformation Project. The...

The impossible tide of Globalization in Sierra Leone

The Impossible Tide of Globalisation in Sierra Leone. “Couldn’t place a call. Make sure your device has internet connection and try again”. (WhatsApp call). “The number you’re calling is either switched off or outside coverage area” (Direct phone...

AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Food, drinking water, medical care, and psychosocial support for a group of 220 juvenile prisoners

Friday, 3 October 2025 SDB Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – Supporting the most vulnerable juvenile prisoners on their path to social rehabilitation and reducing the risk of recidivism after serving their sentences – this is the goal of the...

ChildFund Sierra Leone and KOICA Hand Over Newly Constructed Classroom Blocks to Government Rokel Secondary School and FAWE

ChildFund Sierra Leone, in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially handed over newly constructed school facilities at Government Rokel Secondary School and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)...

UNDP Trains 100 Women Entrepreneurs Through EWASME Project in Sierra Leone

UNDP Trains 100 Women Entrepreneurs Through EWASME Project in Sierra LeoneThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Empowering Women-Led and Women-Owned Small and Micro Enterprises (EWASME) project, has successfully trained 100...

The impossible tide of globalisation in Sierra Leone Op ed

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 October 2025: “Couldn’t place a call. Make sure your device has internet connection and try again”. (WhatsApp call). “The number you’re calling is either switched off or outside coverage area” (Direct...

KES, Freetown Collective to headline ‘Maple and Mas’

Kes and Free­town Col­lec­tive will head­line Maple & Mas, an event be­ing host­ed by the Em­bassy of Cana­da in Trinidad and To­ba­go. Cana­di­an High Com­mis­sion­er Michael Ryan Callan said the cel­e­bra­tion will take place at Green Mead­ows...

Air Sierra Leone Addresses Flight Cancellation and Passenger Disturbances at London Airport

Air Sierra Leone has issued a press release addressing the cancellation of its flight on Monday, September 29, 2025, from London Gatwick and the subsequent events involving passengers at the airport. The airline acknowledged that there had been...

Maryland Women Honor Conservation International for Empowerment and Sustainable Development 

By Christian Appleton Harper, Maryland County – September 29, 2025 — The Harper City Hall was filled with expressions of gratitude and jubilation as a coalition of women’s groups—specifically the Maryland Fish Women Association and the Rural Women...

ILO, OXFAM partner FG on gender equality in workplace

By Joan Nwagwu The International Labour Organisation (ILO), Oxfam and civil society groups have partnered with the Federal Government to promote gender equality in Nigerian workplaces. Mrs Olaolu Olaitan, Director, Inspectorate Department,...

Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Concludes Men’s Engagement on Contraceptives in Pujehun District

Marie Stopes Sierra Leone on Friday, 19th September 2025, held a one-day engagement with men in Pujehun District to raise awareness about contraceptive use and emphasize the vital role men play in family planning. The event brought together...

Sierra Leone Police Extends Sexual Reproductive Health Awareness Campaign in Schools

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), through its Family Support Unit (FSU), has continued its sensitisation campaign on sexual reproductive health at schools across Bonthe District. One of the latest sessions took place at the Islamic Call Society...