For Maseray Kamara working at one mine nicknamed “Rocky Graveyard” (Sarahboma) in Massanga Village, Tonkolili district, ...

By Hassan Arouni In the 1980s, West African politics was never dull. Drama was part of the daily menu. Sierra Leone had its crafty old fox, President Siaka “Pa Shaki” Stevens, a man whose wit was as ...

By Nasratu Kargbo As our boat approached the island, I peeked out to glimpse where we were heading. I was stunned by the beauty before my eyes: tall dancing palm trees, little grains of white sand, ...

By Dr. Isaac Massaquoi The other day a media colleague sent me an article titled, “The Future of news and the promise of community-centered journalism”, written by Damian Radcliffe and published on ...

By Tanu Jalloh In the last year, Sierra Leone’s economy experienced mixed fortunes, reflecting a global context of economic uncertainty exacerbated by lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

By Politico Staff Writer Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has formally commissioned the construction of 25 Water Kiosks in Freetown under a project implemented in partnership with the United ...

By Kemo Cham In Gbom Samba, out of 97 people tested for malaria in just one day, 96 of them were found to be positive for the parasitic disease. The villagers were tested as part of an initiative by a ...

By Umaru Fofana There are hardly any dull moments in Sierra Leonean politics. But recent developments perch on a pedestal close to unprecedented proportions. After the elections of June 2023, the ...

By Prince J Musa in Kenema The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs through the Decentralization Secretariat and support from UNDP has on the 12th December, 2023 conducted a day’s ...

By Saio Marrah A Prosecution Witness at a Magistrate Court in Freetown has testified that the first accused, Mohamed Arafat S. Munda, in an ongoing alleged bank fraud at the Rokel Commercial Bank, did ...

Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah As a way to ensure road safety compliance, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), has teamed up with the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), putting in place a number of measures ...

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara & Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah Senior Specialist at the Kissy Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Abdul Jalloh says 63% of cases recorded at the facility are related to Kush addiction. He ...