Local News

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces has deployed 45 instructors, including female personnel, to Ghana for a seven-week advanced professional training course. The group departed Sierra Leone on Friday, July 17, 2026. According to Brigadier General Kwame Francis Kanu, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff for Training, Doctrine and…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter Pademba Road Court No. 1 has remanded ten men to the Freetown Male Correctional Centre over allegations of stealing a detained shipping container from the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. The accused are Abu Bakarr Kabba Mansaray, Ibrahim Ahmed Kargbo, Ibrahim Bangura, Benito Conteh, Mohamed Amara Kamara, Alhassan Kamara, Jacob…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter The Family Support Unit of the Sierra Leone Police has engaged 35 Junior Police Officers and NCO Crime Officers from the Freetown East Region in a strategic meeting aimed at improving professionalism and the effective management of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases. The session was led by FSU Head,…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The Court of Appeal sitting in Sierra Leone’s North-Eastern Province has delivered a landmark judgment affirming that women have a legal right to a share of property acquired during marriage, where there is evidence of financial contribution or a shared intention of ownership. The ruling was made in the…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francess Alghali, has been confirmed by ECOWAS Heads of State to serve as Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security for a four-year term. The regional appointment places Alghali at the center of ECOWAS efforts on democratic governance, conflict prevention, and security…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The drive to improve land administration services in Sierra Leone has taken another step forward as the Sierra Leone Land Administration Project engages prospective contractors for the construction of new National Land Commission offices nationwide. SLLAP recently held a pre-bid meeting with intending bidders for the civil works contract…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has completed the second phase of a training programme to equip extension officers with tools to help rice farmers adapt to climate change in Kambia and Tonkolili districts. A total of 40 extension officers took part in the week-long exercise, organized under…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter Residents and traders in Kenema District are calling on government to urgently rehabilitate the Mano Junction–Bumpeh road, warning that its worsening condition is increasing the cost of living and slowing economic activity across several communities. The corridor links Mano Junction to Bumpeh, Tongo and other surrounding towns, and serves…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone has again been left off South Africa’s visa-exemption list, as the Department of Home Affairs announced 32 African countries whose citizens can enter without a visa in 2026. Under the updated policy, nationals from the listed countries may travel to South Africa for between 30 and 90…