Convener of the 2026 Local Conference of Youth Sierra Leone (LCOY), Hassan Hindolo Senesie, has called for stronger youth leadership, inclusive participation and practical, community-driven solutions to address climate change, stressing that young people must move beyond advocacy to become active drivers of environmental transformation. Senesie made the call during the two-day conference, held on...

By: Abdulai M. Braima Sierra Leone’s First Lady and President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), Her Excellency Dr Fatima Maada Bio, has inaugurated a Sierra Leonean-owned food processing facility in South East London, celebrating the enterprise as an example of women’s entrepreneurship, diaspora investment and Sierra Leone’s agricultural potential. The...

As Dauda Laingay Bangura Leads Enforcement Drive on Monday 12 October 2026 NPAA announced a win in its mission to protect and manage Sierra Leone’s protected areas. This came after a landmark court decision in the case of IGP v. Mohamed Charlie. The case was heard by Magistrate Solomon Christian Kekura. He gave Mohamed Charlie...

By: The Nature newspaper Rokel River, one of Sierra Leone’s most important water bodies, is drying rapidly, and this alarming development should trouble every citizen, community leader, and government institution. What we are witnessing is not just a seasonal reduction in water level; it is a dangerous warning sign of environmental neglect, pollution, and climate stress....

“Corruption could cost you your job”- NMA warns mining officers

By: David Silverberg On 23 August, Cooper Freeman had no idea clouds above his head were being filled with a silver compound in order to cause rainfall. Neither did thousands of other residents in Homer, Alaska, who later discovered San Francisco start-up Rainmaker conducted an experiment in that region using cloud-seeding technology. The company claims...

By: Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Australia’s highest court has ruled against the expansion of a major coal mine, finding that planning authorities had failed to ensure that emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases would be “minimised to the greatest extent practicable”. Environmental campaigners called Wednesday’s court decision the first ruling on climate change. They said...

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr William Fayia Sellu, has welcomed a proposal for closer collaboration between the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and the newly established Association of Private Security Companies in Sierra Leone (APSC-SL). The IGP made the commitment during a courtesy meeting with the executive of APSC-SL, who formally introduced the association and...

By midmorning the heat had already settled over the stalls, and the air smelled of wet soil and crushed leaves. Amara wiped her hands on her apron and set three crates at the front of her table: pale green cucumbers beaded with water, tomatoes still warm from the vine, and a heap of carrots the...

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has commended the Judiciary, under the leadership of Honourable Chief Justice Komba Kamanda, following approval for the live broadcast of the forthcoming Supreme Court hearing on constitutional matters scheduled for Wednesday, 7 October 2026. SLAJ welcomed the decision on Monday, 5 October 2026, describing it as an important...