By: Eleanor Thornber, Bloomberg Extreme weather is making food price spikes more persistent, with drought, heat and heavy rainfall disrupting supplies and fueling inflation. From seaweed to sirloin and tomatoes to corn, grocery items around the world are getting more expensive as climate change turns temporary weather-related price spikes into a more persistent driver of...

By: Dadson A. Musa “Disability is not inability,” they say and in Sierra Leone the plight of perons living with various forms of disability is a rallying call for equality. So, at this year’s day of the deaf people observed in Bo the call for their voices and rights to be heard got louder. The...

Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Komba Kamanda, has assured that the Judiciary is prepared to embrace technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), as a tool to enhance access to justice and legal information. Justice Kamanda made the statement at NaTCA Tower in Southridge, Freetown, while delivering the keynote address at an event held under...

Eighty smallholder farmers from communities across Port Loko, Kambia, Tonkolili and Bombali Districts have been certified as Farmer Field School Facilitators after completing training aimed at improving cashew production and strengthening Sierra Leone’s growing cashew value chain. The farmers, representing 80 communities, received their certificates during graduation ceremonies held in Port Loko and Bombali Districts....

Oct 2, 2026 the European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, says the current hold on EU budget support to Sierra Leone is due to technical reasons and not linked to allegations that the country is harbouring Dutch cocaine fugitive Jos Leijdekkers. Brunner spoke on Thursday in Luxembourg after a meeting of...

The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) has tightened monetary policy, raising its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 25 basis points to 17.25 percent as it battles rising prices and a slowing economy. The decision was taken by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its quarterly meeting on September 24, 2026, chaired by Governor Dr....

Cucumber is a refreshing vegetable that can be a useful part of a healthy diet for people living with high blood pressure. It contains a lot of water and provides important nutrients while being naturally low in calories. One major benefit of cucumber is its potassium content. Potassium helps the body balance sodium levels. Too...

By: Ishmael Sallieu Koroma The Government of Sierra Leone has pushed back against reports linking the postponement of the European Union’s 2026 budget-support disbursement to ongoing judicial cooperation discussions with the Netherlands, insisting that the delay arose from procedural and timing issues surrounding its financing agreement with the European Commission. In a statement issued on...

The International Monetary Fund is proposing changes to the design and implementation of its lending programmes, with a new review calling for more realistic economic assumptions, greater flexibility in responding to shocks and a sharper focus on reforms that are critical to restoring external stability. The 2026 Review of Program Design and Conditionality (ROC), the...