The US AIDS program is helping the country reach the UNAIDS global goal: 95% of people living with HIV to know their status; 95% of those who know their status to be on treatment; 95% of those on treatment to have achieved viral suppression by 2030

The Dream Model United Nations Conference 2025 was hosted in Freetown, bringing together forward-thinking youth, actively engaged in diplomacy, leadership, global problem-solving and underlining the city's pioneer role for youths in Africa

Africa No Filter awards celebrated African films that challenge stereotypes and reshape how global audiences understand the continent; this year the public was invited to nominate films and 300 submissions came from across the continent and its diaspora

1.000 kilogrammes of cocaine valued over $20million have been found by Nigeria Customs Service in a 20-foot container shipped from Sierra Leone to the Port and Terminal Multiservices in Lagos, Nigeria; the trove was publicly displayed