ACC and Sierra Leone Police Hold Joint Training to Tackle Corruption in the Police Force

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has teamed up with the Sierra Leone Police to hold a workshop and training session focused on tackling corruption within the police force. The event brought together leaders from both organizations to build a stronger …

Sierra Leone Earns Promotion Despite Losing to Rwanda in ICC Women’s T20 Division 2 Final

Sierra Leone’s senior women’s cricket team earned promotion to Division 1 of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifiers despite losing to Rwanda in the final of the Division 2 tournament held on Saturday, July 26, 2025. In the final match, Sierra …

Air Sierra Leone cancels London to Freetown flight due to Gatwick night-time restrictions

Air Sierra Leone has cancelled its scheduled flight from London Gatwick to Freetown this evening after the aircraft for the flight was delayed arriving into London, pushing the service past Gatwick Airport’s permitted night-time hours. Gatwick Airport …

Audit Service Sierra Leone Receives $40,000 Saudi Grant for Cybersecurity Training

The Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) has received a $40,000 grant from the General Court of Audit (GCA) of Saudi Arabia. The funding is aimed at helping the agency improve its cybersecurity systems and strengthen its ICT operations. The support comes at a …

Africell Sierra Leone Launches Easy SIM Update with National Identification Number (NIN)

Africell Sierra Leone is making it simpler than ever for customers to update their SIM cards with their National Identification Number (NIN). With just a few quick steps, subscribers can now complete the process themselves from the comfort of their phones. …

When a Dutch Drug Kingpin Needed a New Base, Sierra Leone Welcomed Him With Open Arms

It was just after 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, 2023, when Hussein Fawaz joined the growing line outside Scarlet, an exclusive nightclub at a seaside resort in Freetown. The evening air was warm and humid, and the crowd at the entrance was growing thick. Fawaz …

Is Sierra Leone’s Environmental Protection Agency a mockery of sustainability?

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2025: Sierra Leone established the Environment Protection Act (EPA) in 2008, and among many others, it is meant to safeguard the environment and manage the nation’s natural resources. Embedded in this Act …

Sierra Leone’s President Bio Recalls Wartime Service in Liberia, Urges Deeper Regional Unity and Vigilance to Protect ...

President Bio urged West African nations to recommit to regional cooperation not only in times of crisis, but in education, trade, and development. Monrovia – Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has called for renewed regional unity, deeper …

‘The matter is in his hands alone’: president of Sierra Leone urged to ban FGM as court rules it tantamount to torture

As Kadijatu Balaima Allieu walked to a neighbour’s house in her village in Sierra Leone, she had no idea that what was about to happen would alter the course of her life for ever. It was a beautiful September morning in 2016 and Allieu, 28 at the time, had …

Sierra Leone, Fierceness Meet Again in Spa's Whitney