Africa Sierra Leone 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
Africa Sierra Leone 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
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone National Health Emergency Agency launched by President Bio to effectively tackle epidemics, describing the event as a “landmark step following the passing into law of the Public Health Act 2022 by the Parliament of Sierra Leone”
Africa Sierra Leone 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
Africa Sierra Leone 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
Africa Sierra Leone 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
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy discussed the Peace Formula and the 'Wheat from Ukraine' initiative
Africa Sierra Leone 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
Africa Sierra Leone A team of mediators from ECOWAS and the African Union has concluded the post-election talks between the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party, the National Electoral Commission and the main opposition party All People's Congress in Freetown
Africa Sierra Leone The 24th Chinese medical team in the country provided medical care services to some schoolchildren in Jui, a town in the western area of Sierra Leone
Africa Sierra Leone Golley Agricultural Development Sierra Leone Limited, founded by former ambassador to South Korea Omrie Golley, will introduce drip irrigation in an attempt to defy seasonality with minimum water use
Africa Sierra Leone A 43-year-old man, concerned that he will have to live indefinitely with a facial tumor, was the first to undergo surgery aboard the Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, at the port of Freetown
Africa Sierra Leone Turkey's Karpowership - a barge-mounted, fully integrated floating power plant - has cut power supply to capital Freetown because of an outstanding debt of about $40 million, the West African country's energy minister told Reuters