Sierra Leone

In a recent ruling by the disciplinary committee of the Sierra Leone Women's Premier League, the Sierra Leone Police football team was fined for using obscene language and making threatening comments

The launch of the 7th round of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, UNICEF's international household survey programme, by the Sierra Leone Steering Committee marks a major step forward in the country's commitment to advanced data collection and analysis

Police are investigating the deaths of three girls aged 12, 13 and 17 who were subjected to female genital mutilation in the country's north-western province; despite calls from activists and human rights advocates, it is still legal in Sierra Leone

In a recent interview Joseph Rahall, executive director of Green Scenery, shared his concerns about the rising heat in the country, with various impacts of heatwaves like increases in disease, threats to agriculture and disruptions in fishing industry

Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has been granted permission by a Freetown high court to travel abroad on medical grounds, while being charged with treason and other offences for the failed November coup

Dr Edward Nahim, Sierra Leone's leading mental health professional and veteran psychiatrist, has passed away; he worked as a consultant psychiatrist for over 40 years at the Sierra Leone Psychiatric Hospital in Freetown

In a resolute stance to strengthen democratic values in Sierra Leone, ECOWAS President Umar Touray emphasised the regional bloc's unwavering commitment to uphold democracy within the nation

Eugenia Kargbo, 35, has been appointed as Freetown's city heating manager and is one of seven women appointed worldwide to help cities adapt to extreme heat, the first on the African continent

The night curfew imposed after the attack by unknown gunmen on the armoury of a military barracks, which took place in the capital Freetown, has now been lifted

The Lungi Bridge could have a significant positive impact on the economy, allowing a direct link between the capital Freetown and the airport; located in Lungi, on the other bank of the Tagrin Bay estuary, makes transfers difficult

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy discussed the Peace Formula and the 'Wheat from Ukraine' initiative

Sierra Leoneans from around the world travelled to New York to lodge a complaint with the UN Secretary-General against the human rights violations and extrajudicial and politically motivated crimes committed by President Bio since he came to power in 2018