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Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and Cédéao, Visiting Burkina Faso

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The President of Sierra Leone was visiting Burkina Faso on Tuesday. Julius Maada Bio, also President of the Conference of Heads of State of Cedeao, from which AES countries withdrew, was received in audience by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. On the menu of the two delegations' discussions: the security situation, regional unity issues and bilateral cooperation.Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

Ecowas-Aes Approach: Julius Maada Bio on Tour in Sahelian Capitals

On the occasion of the second anniversary of the creation of the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES), Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and current President of ECOWAS, undertook a diplomatic tour with the leaders of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, which will promote the rapprochement and calming of tensions to encourage enhanced cooperation between the two regional organizations.ECOWAS · Sierra Leone Read Article

Public consultation on proposed plans to divide Freetown and create two local councils

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2025: I am pleased to inform Freetonians that the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs will be holding a public consultation on the proposed plans to divide Freetown into two cities with two local councils. The public consultation will be held at the Freetown City Council Auditorium on Thursday 18th September at 10am and I encourage Freetonians to attend. Ahead of the p…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

How an Mpox outbreak revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone

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The impact of the US slashing foreign aid on the country’s Mpox response has likely been huge, activists on the ground tell Rachel SchraerHIV · Sierra Leone Read Article

Teachers in Sierra Leone end industrial action

Rose Aba Akafo (Fritong Post): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2025: The Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) has officially called off its strike, paving the way for schools across the country to resume normal operations yesterday Monday. The strike, which lasted a whole week, caused major disruption to the resumption of schooling nationwide, after six weeks holiday break. Teachers had downed tools over unpaid school fee subsidies and the su…Sierra Leone · Sierra Leone Read Article

LRA Commissioner General Outlines Strategic Priorities At WATAF Meetings In Sierra Leone - Global News Network Liberia

By Amos Harris FREETOWN, Sierra Leone—Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah is leading a delegation to the 7th High-Level Policy Dialogue and General Assembly of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He has outlined the authority’s strategic priorities for the event, which is aimed at strengthening Liberia’s tax administration through regional collaboration. Before the off…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

The 4th meeting of the AP ministerial steering committee approves the technical studies for the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan corridor project | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Sierra Leonean Minister of Works and Public Assets, Dr Denis M. Sandy, called for African solutions to African problems and the development of a somewhat moderate budget for the launch of the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan transport corridor motorway development project. Speaking at the opening of the 4th meeting of the Ministerial Steering Committee for this project in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Friday, 12th of September 2025, Dr Denis M. Sandy reit…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

Music Quiz Raises Big Sum for Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link

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Freetown City Council mobilises over 700 workers to enforce new Sanitation Laws

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2025: The Freetown City Council (FCC) with support from the World Bank, has trained over 700 community engagement workers to support the implementation of the city’s new Sanitation Bye-Laws. The two-day training, part of FCC’s “Dorti Mus Go” campaign, is aimed at strengthening community outreach, raising public awareness, and ensuring compliance with the regulations. The training covered ke…World Bank · Freetown Read Article

Need to rescue free expression in Sierra Leone from the grip of power and silence – Op ed

Mahmud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2025: In Sierra Leone, free speech is not a Western abstraction. It is a lived and dangerous aspiration, often bruised by the whims of the powerful and betrayed by the very institutions meant to protect it. At stake is not just the right to speak, but the right to know, to question, and to dissent in a society still battling the ghosts of authoritarianism, post-war trauma, and digital disin…Free Speech · Sierra Leone Read Article

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Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and Cédéao, Visiting Burkina Faso

Ecowas-Aes Approach: Julius Maada Bio on Tour in Sahelian Capitals

Public consultation on proposed plans to divide Freetown and create two local councils

How an Mpox outbreak revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone

Teachers in Sierra Leone end industrial action

LRA Commissioner General Outlines Strategic Priorities At WATAF Meetings In Sierra Leone - Global News Network Liberia

The 4th meeting of the AP ministerial steering committee approves the technical studies for the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan corridor project | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Music Quiz Raises Big Sum for Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link

Freetown City Council mobilises over 700 workers to enforce new Sanitation Laws

Need to rescue free expression in Sierra Leone from the grip of power and silence – Op ed

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Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and Cédéao, Visiting Burkina Faso

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How an Mpox outbreak revealed an epidemic of untreated HIV in Sierra Leone

Teachers in Sierra Leone end industrial action

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