The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has accused Sierra Leone of violating certain provisions of its agreement to host and resettle third‑country nationals deported from the U.S., despite having received a $1.5 million grant to implement the programme.
The Government of Liberia has formally charged former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor with drug trafficking and money laundering following the seizure of a record US$317 million cocaine shipment in Paynesville.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill 2025, the fruit of a review process reaching back to the 1999 Lomé Peace Agreement and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, carries significant reforms, among them a strengthened and renamed National Electoral Commission with higher qualifications for commissioners, and a constitutional quota for the nomination of women as well as
Prominent law firm Nicol-Wilson & Co has formally petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, raising grave concerns over what it describes as an “unconstitutional constitutional amendment” passed during the controversial parliamentary sitting of August 10.
The Public Affairs Officer at the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Sierra Leone, Salieu Kamara, has assured the public that the withheld National Primary School Examination (NPSE) results will be released before September after school authorities have followed due processes.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has ushered in a new chapter following the formal handing-over ceremony between outgoing Minister Alhaji Timothy Kabba and his successor, Mohamed Rahman Swarray.
By Davida Spaine-Solomon Freetown, 18th August, 2026 — The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has convened a national stakeholders’ forum on Women’s Online and Digital Rights Issues in Sierra Leone, bringing together more than 25 women, including journalists and civil society activists, to identify challenges affecting women in digital spaces and develop practical recommendations to […]
Sierra Leone’s Parliament last Monday passed the Constitutional Amendment Bill, but the manner in which it was done has left the country grappling with questions of legality, legitimacy, and democratic credibility.
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The Citizens Advocacy Network (CAN) has formally notified the Sierra Leone Police of its intention to stage a peaceful protest and procession on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, in Freetown. The demonstration, according to CAN, is aimed at expressing public disapproval of what the organization describes as Parliament’s violation of constitutional provisions in the ongoing amendment of the 1991…