Green Partnerships: France’s SD Agenda in Sierra Leone… French Diplomat Returns to Freetown

BY: Esme Stallard Fish species that undertake mammoth migrations through rivers, lakes and ponds are facing a combined threat from dams, pollution and overfishing preventing them from reaching their breeding grounds. The golden mahseer and goonch catfish are some of the thirty flagship fish species which have now been prioritised for global conservation by the...

By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr Sierra Leone faces significant challenges in industrializing its plastic recycling sector, largely due to persistent electricity deficits, inadequate infrastructure, and policy gaps, according to environmental journalist Harald Williams. Speaking at a recent environmental forum in Freetown, Williams painted a vivid picture of the hurdles that prevent local recycling from reaching...

The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary Community Outreach Department has ended two-days Environmental Days for pupils who are undertaking the bespoke Tacugama Kids Environmental Education (TKEEP) programme on 18th and 22nd March 2026. One Environmental Day was hosted at the Regent Community Centre for pupils of the Rural Education Committee Primary School at Regent, Church of Christ,...

The renowned humanitarian organization, Sunday Foundation (SF), with its Headquarters in Holland, has opened the Sunday Foundation School of Health Sciences (SFCHS) in Makeni with free tuition and uniforms for students, a feat that has been acclaimed by not only the students but the entire country as it will ultimately contribute to the development of...

By Abass Mahmoud Sillah Jr. A high-level Experts Preparatory Meeting ahead of the 20th Session of ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Telecommunications, ICT, and Digitalisation has opened with a strong call for enhanced regional cooperation and innovation to drive West Africa’s digital future. Delivering the opening remarks, Ambassador John Azumah, ECOWAS Resident Representative in Sierra...

French cooperation in Sierra Leone is designed to support sustainable development, clean environment and fight against climate change. Overseeing that assignment is Jean Lamy. Lamy is a French senior career diplomat, who was posted in Sierra Leone in the late 1980s and who came back to Sierra Leone at the end of 2025 as Chargé...

By: The Nature Newspaper “Your Climate Legacy Lives on in Every Shoreline Protected and Every Future You Helped Safeguard” Shout Climate Change Africa (SCCA), publisher of The Nature Newspaper, has paid a special farewell tribute to the outgoing World Bank Country Manager, Amb. Dr. Abdu Muwonge, recognizing his outstanding leadership, commitment and contribution to climate action,...