U.S Ambassador to Sierra Leone resigns in shocking diplomatic drama

Screenshot The United States Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Sierra Leone, His Excellency David Bryan Hunt , stunned the nation yesterday when he announced that he has resigned from his position. He said that he submitted his resignation to...

GRA Joins Regional Tax Leaders in Sierra Leone for WATAF High-Level Dialogue

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has joined regional peers in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the 7th West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) High-Level Policy Dialogue and the 21st General Assembly—an annual gathering of tax...

How Mpox revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone – as Trump’s aid cuts begin to bite

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US Signs Historic Military Support Agreement with Sierra Leone to Strengthen Defence Cooperation and Regional Security

The United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM) has signed a military support agreement with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). The agreement, known as the Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA), was signed on Monday, 8th...

MoGCA and UNFPA Finish Training to Stop FGM in Sierra Leone

The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs (MoGCA), in partnership with UNFPA, has concluded a three-day training workshop for health professionals, social workers, and law enforcement officers on strategies, implementation, and action plans to...

Sierra Leone’s Development Partners and Government Pledge Stronger Collaboration for Service Delivery

High-level officials from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) and leaders of international NGOs gathered at the Ministry’s Conference Hall in Tower Hill to discuss ways to deepen partnerships and improve...

Sierra Leone Welcomes 700 Babies Daily: Vice President Juldeh Calls for Urgent Strategic Planning

Every day, around 700 babies are born in Sierra Leone, highlighting an urgent need for strategic planning to support the nation’s youngest citizens. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh emphasizes that preparing for this demographic shift is...

Music quiz raises big sum for Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link

The money will be used to help provide better sanitation facilities at schools and create a new health centre in Sierra Leone. The quiz, organised by the Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link, saw 24 teams battling it out at St Paul's CE Academy...

Need to rescue free expression in Sierra Leone from the grip of power and silence – Op ed

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2025: In Sierra Leone, free speech is not a Western abstraction. It is a lived and dangerous aspiration, often bruised by the whims of the powerful and betrayed by the very institutions meant...

Foreign awards : local betrayals : How the SLPP blindfolds the people with meaningless international awards

Screenshot Foreign Awards, Local Betrayal: SLPP’s Strategy to Blindfold Its People By Michael Sesay In recent years, Sierra Leoneans have witnessed a strange political theatre: while ordinary citizens cry under the weight of economic hardship,...

WHO says Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 31

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 31 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this month. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Thursday in Geneva that there are 48...

Field Marshal Lord Guthrie, known as 'Tony's General' for his closeness to Blair, dies aged 86

By BY MARK NICOL DEFENCE EDITOR Published: 12:45 EDT, 18 September 2025 | Updated: 12:45 EDT, 18 September 2025 The former head of the UK’s armed forces dubbed ‘Tony’s General’ for his closeness to the then Prime Minister has died aged 86. Field...

Sierra Leone Faces Critical Challenges in HIV Response, With Over 22,000 Not on Treatment

Sierra Leone has approximately 81,000 individuals living with HIV, according to data from the National AIDS Secretariat. Alarmingly, more than 22,000 of these individuals are not receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy, raising serious...

A Giant Branch of the Ebony Tree Has Fallen

It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of one of our most esteemed sons, the Honourable Donald H. Oliver, C.M., O.N.S., Q.C. A trailblazer, a champion of public service, a passionate civil rights advocate, a...

Horse racing notes: Bob Baffert’s Nothing Like You can end slump at Los Alamitos

LOS ALAMITOS LEADERS (Through Sunday) Jockeys / Wins Edgar Payeras / 4 Antonio Fresu / 3 Kazushi Kimura / 3 Ricardo Ramirez / 2 Ricardo Gonzalez / 2 (10 tied) / 1 Trainers / Wins Doug O’Neill / 3 Richard Baltas / 2 Jesus Uranga / 2 (19 tied) / 1...

St. Edward’s Old Boys Class of 1992-1993 Donates Critical Medical Supplies to Fight Mpox in Sierra Leone

In a powerful show of patriotism and community spirit, the Old Boys of St. Edward’s Secondary School, Class of 1992-1993, have stepped up to support Sierra Leone’s fight against Mpox with a major medical supplies donation. On Friday, September 12,...

Pharmacy Board and Sierra Leone Police Sign Landmark MoU to Tackle Drug Peddling and Medicine-Related Crimes

The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL) and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding to combat drug peddling and medicine-related violations nationwide. The landmark agreement was formalized on...

WHO Donates Infection Prevention and Control Materials to Sierra Leone’s Health Authorities

The World Health Organization (WHO) handed over a new batch of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) materials to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA). The handover ceremony took place at the...

China launches on-site first aid training initiative in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first Sierra Leone-China On-Site First Aid Training Center was officially launched on Wednesday at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Freetown, the capital of the West African country. The training...

Op-Ed: Sierra Leone’s Problem Is Leadership, Not Mindset

When President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah came with his post-war reconstruction agenda, people believed peace had finally returned and development would follow. When President Ernest Bai Koroma introduced his “Agenda for Change” and later “Agenda for...