The country has been selected as a beneficiary of the Mission 300 initiative, a $50 billion programme that aims to electrify 300 million Africans by 2030 promoted by the African Development Bank, the World Bank Group and other global partners

After a second case of mpox was confirmed, the Minister of Health announced the decision to declare a state of health emergency

The Cricket Sierra Leone is preparing to host the first training course for 20 ICC-certified Level 1 cricket coaches/tutors this January 2025 with two cricket experts from the International Cricket Council

Despite suboptimal weather conditions in several areas, aggregate 2024 cereal production is forecast at 1,6 million tonnes, about 14% average of previous five years; the prospects reflect the impact of government support under the Feed Salone Strategy

An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, found clinging to a pair of tyre tubes