New York / Freetown September 2026 Her Worship Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair of C40 Cities, played a prominent role at the 2026 Urban 20 (U20) Mayors Summit held in New York City from 19–21 September. The summit, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Los Angeles Mayor Karen...

Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, has presented a detailed explanation of Sierra Leone’s mining fiscal regime, showing how a model bauxite operation could generate approximately US$3.63 billion for the Government and host communities over 25 years. The presentation, titled: “From Ore to Treasury: Sierra Leone’s Mining Fiscal Regime Explained in Plain...

Freetown, 23 September 2026 the Sierra Leone Immigration Department (SLID) has issued a public notice calling on citizens and members of the public to report any instances of staff misconduct, fraud, bribery, extortion, unethical behavior or other unprofessional acts linked to immigration services. The notice, Reference No. SLIS/PRU/PN/001/2026 and dated 22 September 2026, was released...

First Lady Dr. Fatima Maada Bio has held talks with Her Excellency Emine Erdoğan, First Lady of the Republic of Türkiye, to review progress on the 150-bed pediatric hospital being built in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone. The meeting took place on Monday at the Türkevi (Turkish House) in New York on the margins of the...

Africell Sierra Leone and Street Child have launched the 13th Edition of the Sierra Leone Street Child Marathon, with this year’s event scheduled to take place in Makeni on Sunday 25 October 2026. The launch took place on Tuesday 22 September 2026 at Africell’s headquarters in Wilberforce, Freetown, bringing together representatives from Street Child, Africell,...

The United States Embassy in Sierra Leone has commemorated U.S. Constitution Day with a discussion bringing together members of the Sierra Leone Bar Association to reflect on the relevance of constitutional principles and strong institutions. The discussion focused on the United States Constitution and its ability to remain relevant across generations while preserving fundamental principles...

Sierra Leone has reaffirmed its commitment to the global 30×30 conservation agenda. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, represented Sierra Leone at a high‑level 30×30 Leaders Event held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The high‑level engagement drew renewed attention to the global aim of protecting 30 percent...

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By: Michelle Gross From a deadly 1995 attack to deeply ingrained social norms, the story of Japan’s scarce rubbish bins is more complicated than it first appears. Spend a day sightseeing in Tokyo and you may find yourself carrying an empty coffee cup, your 7-11 egg sando wrapper and a growing sense of confusion. Japan...

By: Sunil Acharya It has been three weeks since the collapse of a glacier and rock mass from the Langtang Lirung mountain triggered devastating floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli valleys. Officials have confirmed the loss of more than 1,380 precious lives, while around 5,100 remain missing. The disaster shattered thousands of homes and wiped-out...