By: Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, D.S. The European Union (EU) has joined forces with Sierra Leone’s Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) to launch a critical training program aimed at enhancing the country’s capacity to combat Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT). The initiative, supported by the EU-funded SecFin programme, was inaugurated during a…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, D.S The All People’s Congress (APC) convened a meeting with the United Nations Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) on June 16, 2025, to discuss the implementation of recommendations from the Tripartite Committee’s Report, aimed at ensuring free, fair, and transparent elections in Sierra Leone’s upcoming 2028 general elections. The NAM included representatives…
By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Timothy Kabba, has announced that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold a crucial mediation and security meeting this week to address the ongoing Yenga dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea. Minister Kabba confirmed that a constructive meeting…
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter, D.S. U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose a 5% tax on remittances sent abroad, a move that could significantly impact immigrant communities, particularly Sierra Leoneans who rely on funds from relatives overseas. The proposed legislation, drafted by House Republicans and released on Monday, targets payments made by foreign…
By: Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S Freetown, Sierra Leone – The National Election Watch (NEW) has officially signed a sub-grant agreement with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), facilitated by the European Union’s instruments for the Sierra Leone Democracy Strengthening Program. This significant partnership was formalized on June 11, 2025, with the aim…
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter Freetown, June 10, 2025 — A Moroccan delegation met with the National Commission for Children (NCC) in Freetown to explore strategies for strengthening child protection in Sierra Leone. The visit, organized by the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs in collaboration with the Children’s Directorate, was led by Professor Ghizlane Banjellovn….
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter, Daily Scope The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a significant contribution of $1.2 million from The OPEC Fund for International Development. This funding aims to support clean cooking solutions in WFP-supported schools across Sierra Leone. The initiative will enhance WFP’s climate-smart kitchens program in 440 schools located in…
By Elizabeth A. Kaine The Sierra Leone Government has adopted a diplomatic strategy in response to the recent travel ban and restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. In an interview with the BBC, Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, addressed the visa restrictions affecting Sierra Leone, acknowledging the high rate of…
By Kadijatu Bangura, Reporter D.S The U.S. Embassy in Freetown has issued a stern warning to Sierra Leonean citizens against traveling to the United States with the intent of giving birth to secure U.S. citizenship for their child. The embassy stated that such intentions would result in the denial of visa applications. In a recent…
By Joseph Momoh, Reporter, D.S Bunce Island, located in the Sierra Leone River, serves as a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Between the late 1600s and early 1800s, this historically significant island operated as a British slave-trading fort, where thousands of enslaved Africans were held before their forced transportation to America and the…
