By Osman Marah The opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has raised concerns over the accuracy and transparency of Sierra Leone’s ongoing national census, urging Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) to convene a promised technical meeting to clarify issues surrounding census mapping. In a letter to the Statistician General, APC National Secretary General Lansana Dumbuya said…
By: Osman Marah Minister of Finance Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura has called on the Senior Management Team of the Ministry of Finance to demonstrate bold and robust leadership in implementing economic and public financial management policies in 2026. He made the appeal during the Ministry’s Senior Management Retreat held from January 14 to 17, 2026,…
By Osman Marah The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court sitting at the Main Law Courts in Freetown has sentenced the Head of Operations at United Bank for Africa (UBA), Fredrick Caulker, to a total of forty (40) years’ imprisonment for corruption-related offences. Delivering judgment, Court of Appeal Judge, Honourable Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu, found…
By Aminata Kamara Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday reasserted its constitutional authority, warning individuals and institutions both public and private against disregarding legislative oversight, following the appearance of the Chief Executive Officer of Accord Logistics, Johny Kouza, at the Bar of Parliament. The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, said failure to…
By Osman Marah The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced plans to auction or dispose by private treaty three luxury properties linked to unexplained wealth cases involving officials at the National Revenue Authority (NRA), as part of efforts to recover billions of leones lost to corruption. ACC Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala disclosed that the properties were…
By Sorie Sesay The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Health, has officially launched the Sierra Leone National Health Information Hub, a major initiative aimed at improving evidence-based decision-making, transparency, and accountability in the country’s health sector. The launch ceremony took place on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 41B Riverside Drive, Brookfields Annex…
By: James Kamara-Manneh On January 18, 2026, Sierra Leone crossed a long-awaited moral threshold as President Dr. Julius Maada Bio delivered a solemn national address to commemorate the country’s first-ever National Day of Remembrance. This historic observance, recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission more than two decades ago, finally transforms memory into national duty….
By: Osman Marah In a historic ceremony on January 17, 2026, General Mamady Doumbouya was officially sworn in as president of the Republic of Guinea, marking what authorities describe as the culmination of a transition from military to civilian rule that began after a 2021 coup. The inauguration, held at the newly constructed General Lansana…
By: James Kamara-Manneh The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the National Tourist Board, the Monuments and Relics Commission, relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies, VSLTRAVEL, and private sector partners, has announced that Freetown will host the 2026 Budapest–Bamako Rally finish line events. The rally, one of…
By Aminata Kamara The All Peoples Congress(APC) has unveiled a detailed timetable for its 2026 internal elections and conventions, marking a key step in reorganizing the party ahead of the next general elections. In a statement dated January 15, 2026, the party’s National Secretariat said the schedule follows the re-publication of APC election rules by…
