[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Armed Forces of Liberia is continuing its patrol along the Liberian borders with Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone as part of its statutory mandate in protecting the territorial limit of the country.

[Sierra Leone Government] Saint Paul's Cathedral Catholic Church Kenema, Saturday 9 January 2020 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has paid a tribute to the former Sierra Leone Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Peter Joseph Francis, w...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The United States has strengthened a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by imposing tougher penalties and making prosecutions easier - a step campaigners hope will bolster global efforts to eradicate the practice.

[Sierra Leone Government] Accra -- His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has joined other colleague heads of state in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Dankwa Addo Akufo...

[DW] Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation in Africa. Despite decades of campaigns, the traditional practice has hardly declined. This doesn't deter Rugiatu Turay from fighting cutting.

[Nation] The Sierra Leone government has lifted a year-long restriction on foreign currency transactions.

[CPJ] Abuja -- Sierra Leone authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalist Mahmud Tim Kargbo and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

[East African] Three top officials managing Sierra Leone's response to the Covid-19 pandemic have been detained by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged graft.

[Sierra Leone Government] His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio has turned the sod to construct the country's first-ever Foreign Service Academy at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Freetown.

[Sierra Leone Government] His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the first fish processing plant at the Sierra Fishing Company, east of Freetown, saying it will provide an established in-shore facility to add value to the huge ...

[Foroyaa] Sierra Leone authorities should immediately drop all charges against journalist Mahmud Tim Kargbo and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

[Sierra Leone Government] His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the media just outside the Presidential Palace in the capital, Libreville, and urged the continent to prioritise the African market and boost trade with itself.

[Sierra Leone Government] Her Excellency the First Lady, Madam Fatima Maada Bio has presented their second-year report on the "Hands Off Our Girls" campaign to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House.

[Leadership] Yetunde Bolanle Oni has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone. Her appointment became effective November 2020. Yetunde joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2005 and brings a wealth of experience fr...

[Sierra Leone Government] The New Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission for the Eastern Region, Marian Sia Nyuma-Moijueh, has subscribed to the oath of office before His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio as required by law.

[Sierra Leone Government] The new executive of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Sierra Leone has called at State House to pay a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to introduce their new executive.

[DW] The West African nation's fight against corruption started bearing fruit when political will supported by international partners began mixing with digital technology. Can Sierra Leone be a model for the rest of Africa?

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Health worker Sherry Bangura survived Ebola in Sierra Leone in 2014. Now he's on the frontlines fighting COVID-19 - and wants other survivors to do the same

[WHO] Freetown -- The Ministry of Health and Sanitation wishes to inform the general public that preliminary results from the investigations of children manifesting weakness of the limbs, referred to as 'Acute Flaccid Paralysis' (AFP) have led to the...

[Sierra Leone Government] Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday 14 December 2020 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has joined about 10 African heads of state and more than 300 dignitaries at the Presidential Palace for the swearing-in ceremony on...