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MBSSE, EU and WFP Launch €2 Million Initiative to Strengthen Sierra Leone’s National School Feeding Programme

The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),...

SLEITI, Audit Service Deepen Partnership to Strengthen Accountability in Extractive Sector

The Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI), in collaboration with Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL), has held a stakeholder round-table discussion aimed at...

Tourism

Eight Peninsula Communities Sign Declaration to Protect Beaches, Boost Sustainable Tourism

Leaders from eight coastal communities along Sierra Leone’s Western Area Peninsula have signed a declaration committing themselves to the collective protection and...

Kenema — New Art Proposal Aims to Celebrate Culture and Inspire Civic Support

By Amin Kef (Ranger)A new cultural initiative is gaining attention in the eastern city of Kenema, where local artists and community members...

Entertainment

Africell Backs Drizilik’s ‘Audacity’ as Sierra Leonean Music Targets Wider Audiences

Africell Sierra Leone has entered into a major partnership with Sierra Leonean music star Drizilik to support the rollout of his new album, Audacity,...

Africell’s Docuseries Shortlisted for Prestigious Indielab Innovation Awards

Africell's original docuseries, One Week in…with Pelumi Nubi, has been shortlisted in the ‘Branded Entertainment’ category at the Indielab Innovation Awards 2025, receiving international...

Countdown to Housemates Salone Season 4 Finale Intensifies: Fans Urged to Vote Before Deadline

The excitement is reaching fever pitch as the countdown to the grand finale of Housemates Salone Season 4, themed: “Clean Game,” enters its final...

Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Inspects Magburaka Ahead of World Food Day, Feed Salone Anniversary

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, accompanied by Deputy Minister II, Ing. Bryan Smart-Kanu, senior Ministry officials and representatives of...

80 Cashew Farmers Trained to Extend Agricultural Knowledge to 300 Others

Eighty smallholder farmers from communities across Port Loko, Kambia, Tonkolili and Bombali Districts have been certified as Farmer Field School Facilitators after completing training...

Business

ROCKCEM Positions RC BRAND 42.5 R Cement as a Reliable Choice for Sierra Leone’s Construction Industry

ROCKCEM (SL) Ltd is strengthening Sierra Leone’s construction industry through an estimated US$60 million investment in cement processing, modern infrastructure, warehousing and nationwide distribution,...

NRA Prepares Jendema Border for ASYCUDA World Go-Live

The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has commenced engagements with sector heads and key stakeholders at the Jendema Border Crossing Point as preparations continue for...

SLCAA Steps Up Drone Safety Oversight with Inspection at FG Gold Mine

The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) has conducted an inspection and demonstration of a new drone operated by FG Gold at its Baomahun...

Politics

Ahead of 2028 Elections, Sorie Fofana Warns SLPP Against Internal Division

 Veteran journalist, Publisher of the Global Times Newspaper and Chairman of the Board of Authority of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Sorie Fofana,...

CDP Chairman Victor King Accuses SLPP’s Jimmy Batilo Songa of Interfering in Party Affairs

Victor King, National Chairman of the Citizens Democratic Party (CDP), has stated that Honourable Musa Tarawally ceased to be a member of the party...