Taiama Town, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District – In a powerful demonstration of leadership by example, His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Maada Bio on Friday joined young master farmer Sherilyn Cowan and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for the symbolic harvest of a flourishing 60-hectare maize plantation in...

By: The Nature Newspaper A landmark opportunity for Mama Salone as the country joins the United Kingdom in shaping global responses to climate change Sierra Leone is poised to take a significant step forward in global climate diplomacy following the reported appointment of the Honorable Jiwoh Abdulai, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, alongside the...

NPAA wins the Case Against Seventeen Defendants in the OKNP Trial

By: Koh Ewe As Indonesia battles its worst wildfire season in a decade, a toxic smog is choking millions of residents in the region. The air on the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra has turned an ominous amber, with air quality recorded at hazardous levels. The smog – or haze – has drifted beyond Indonesia’s...

By: Helen Burchell A new team of UK specialists is embarking on a 9,000-mile journey to Antarctica to protect a British science base threatened by climate change. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT), a Cambridge-based charity, is in its second year of a three-year mission to save Port Lockroy. Its goal is to restore the...

Simon caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity, as deadly storms wreak havoc from Hawaii to Mexico. At least two people have died in Mexico after Hurricane Simon and former tropical storm Rachel brought torrential rain and catastrophic flooding to Pacific coast communities .At a Monday news briefing, Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado confirmed that a 71-year-old man...

By: The Nature Newspaper On Wednesday 14th October 2026, The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) on Wednesday successfully pre-launched the first phase of the Sierra Leone Electronic Government Procurement (e-EGP / Salone e-GP) system, focusing on the Supplier Registration Process, at a well-attended ceremony held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The event brought...

International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, 12 October 2026 His Excellency, President Dr Julius Maada Bio has challenged world leaders to shift global priorities from financing the consequences of war to preventing conflicts before they erupt, proposing a Geneva Commitment to Prevention that would make early action a measurable priority of international cooperation....

By: John Sesay Sierra Leone has begun the final 50-day countdown to its 2026 Population and Housing Census, with government officials and development partners calling for nationwide participation in the country’s first fully digital enumeration exercise. The countdown was launched at the Miatta Civic Centre in Freetown, bringing together Statistics Sierra Leone, the Ministry of...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has suspended four officials and ordered the withdrawal of two diplomats from their overseas postings following an investigation into alleged misuse of official ministry documentation for visa purposes. In a press release dated 12 October 2026, the Ministry said the measures followed the submission of an Investigative...