RIVERS UNDER ATTACK: SIERRA LEONE’S FIGHT TO STOP ILLEGAL DREDGE MINING (Feature Article)
By Jennifer B. S. Bangura Sierra Leone’s rivers are becoming…
RIVERS UNDER ATTACK: SIERRA LEONE’S FIGHT TO STOP ILLEGAL DREDGE MINING (Feature Article)
By Jennifer B. S. Bangura Sierra Leone’s rivers are becoming the new frontline in the country’s struggle against illegal mining. From the Sewa and Moa rivers in the southeast to the Pampana, Jong and Rokel systems further north, waterways that have sustained communities for generations are facing growing pressure from mechanized dredging and other unauthorized…
WoME Report Raises Concerns Over Management of Mining Community Funds
By Sorie Sesay Women on Mining and Extractives (WoME) has raised concerns over inadequate capacity, weak accountability and limited transparency in the management of mining-related community development funds in Sierra Leone. The concerns are contained in a research report launched on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone Hall on…
The Global Governance Initiative At One Year: A View From Freetown
By. Joseph Momoh Conteh- Peking University, Justice Sector Coordination Office Introduction A year ago, on 1 September 2025, President Xi Jinping used the largest summit in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s history, held in the port city of Tianjin, to propose what he called the Global Governance Initiative. The world it entered has since grown rougher…
Sierra Leone Golf Team Heads to Ghana with Confidence, Determination for African Championship
By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr The Sierra Leone Golf Association on September 1st,2029 informed group of media personalities that they are confident of a strong performance as the country prepares to participate in the upcoming R&A Zone 2 and Zone 3 African Championship in Accra, Ghana. The assurance was made during a media engagement at…
NRA Deploys 5,000 Electronic Cash Register Machines Across Sierra Leone
By: Sorie Sesay The National Revenue Authority, NRA, has started deploying Electronic Cash Register, ECR, machines to business owners across Sierra Leone. The newly appointed Commissioner-General of the NRA, Abu Martin Kanneh, says the ECR system is aimed at improving sales tracking, increasing compliance with Goods and Services Tax, GST, and making tax collection more…
ACC COMMISSIONER SOUNDS ALARM OVER WIDESPREAD EXAM MALPRACTICE IN SIERRA LEONE
By: Mercellina F. Koroma Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Francis Ben Kaifala, has warned that widespread examination malpractice is eroding the quality and credibility of Sierra Leone’s education system. Addressing the weekly press conference at the Miatta Conference Centre on Tuesday 26th August 2026, Kaifala said the ACC has uncovered deliberate and coordinated attempts to compromise…
Recommendation 38: Will Sierra Leone Hold Elections in 2028 or 2030?
By: James Kamara-Manneh The implementation of Recommendation 38 of the Tripartite Committee Report has raised important questions about the timing of Sierra Leone’s next general elections and the possible political implications of the country’s 2026 census. Recommendation 38 addresses the use of census data for electoral purposes and boundary delimitation. It proposes that only data…
Policy Coherence Key to Effective Governance and Development — Dr. Emmanuel Gaima
By Mercellina Fatu Koroma The Principal Executive Adviser to the President on Public Sector Reforms, Dr. Emmanuel Gaima, has called for stronger policy coherence across government institutions to improve governance and accelerate Sierra Leone’s development. Dr. Gaima made the call on August 21, 2026, at the close of a two-day National Symposium on the Harmonization…
ISHA JOHANSEN PAYS FINES TO SECURE RELEASE OF EIGHT INMATES ACROSS SIERRA LEONE
By: Reginald Brian Ojukutu Sawyerr Eight inmates have been released from various correctional centres across Sierra Leone after Humanitarian and Football Administrator Madam Isha Johansen paid their court-imposed fines, giving them an opportunity to regain their freedom and begin a new chapter in their lives. The beneficiaries were released on Friday, 21 August 2026, in…
Guinean Government Restricts Sierra Leonean Migrants from Using Airport
By: Osman Marah Guinean authorities have instructed officials at Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport to stop Sierra Leonean migrants from using the airport as a transit point for irregular migration and suspected human trafficking. In a letter dated 17 August 2026, Guinea’s General Directorate of National Police, through the Central Directorate of Border Police,…
