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By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter First Lady Fatima Bio has spoken publicly about fleeing an arranged marriage as a teenager during Sierra Leone’s civil war, crediting the experience with shaping her advocacy against child marriage. In an interview with the BBC, Bio said her father had arranged for her to marry a man in…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone’s National Revenue Authority officially opened a new border crossing post at Jendema on Monday, marking a step toward faster trade flows and tighter border management along the Liberia frontier. The facility, commissioned in Sorogbema Chiefdom, brings upgraded customs infrastructure to a key entry point in the Mano…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone secured a seat on the steering committee of the World Health Organization’s top decision-making forum as Health Minister Dr. Austin Demby joined global counterparts for the opening of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Monday, 18 May 2026. Demby attended alongside Lansana Gberie, Sierra Leone’s…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter A Turkish business delegation held talks in Freetown on Monday, 18 May 2026, to assess investment prospects in Sierra Leone’s agriculture and infrastructure sectors. The delegation, led by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Turkey, Francess Virgina Anderson, met with officials at the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Centre [NEWRMC]….

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and UNICEF Sierra Leone have reaffirmed plans to expand efforts to improve literacy, numeracy and safety in classrooms nationwide. Minister Conrad Sackey met with UNICEF Country Representative Rudolf Schwenk last week to review ongoing programs and discuss ways to accelerate progress…

By Daily Scope Staff Reporter Freetown City Council is preparing to launch plastics recycling operations at the Kingtom dumpsite by the end of June, in partnership with environmental group Sierra Forever Green. Ahead of the rollout, plastic bottle collection is already underway across the city. Last week, Sierra Forever Green began paying Kroo Bay youth…

By Kadijatu Bangura, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone’s government has opened its first regional immigration service center in the Northern Region, a move officials say will cut travel costs, reduce delays, and bring state services closer to millions of citizens outside Freetown. The center was launched as part of the administration’s decentralization agenda and will…

By Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone has ramped up health screening at its airports, seaports, and border crossings after health authorities confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The National Public Health Agency issued the alert Sunday, May 17, 2026, announcing the activation of emergency protocols and heightened surveillance…

By Saidu Jalloh, Daily Scope Reporter Sierra Leone is grappling with a measles outbreak that has affected eight districts since the start of the year, health authorities confirmed this week, urging immediate action to curb further spread. According to a public health advisory from FOCUS1000, 41 laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded nationwide between January and April…

By: Joseph Momoh, Daily Scope The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone has updated civil society groups on steps taken to implement electoral reforms and strengthen democratic accountability. At a meeting this week, ECSL met with CSOs working on governance, accountability, women’s empowerment, persons with disabilities, and youth development. The discussions centered on the Commission’s role…