As the curtains drew down on the 69th ECOWAS Summit on Sunday, July 19th, at Lungi, across the Freetown estuary, President Bio and Sierra Leone have added another defining chapter to their diplomatic history. The successful hosting of the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government was more than a routine gathering of regional …

On 1st July, 2026 the Minister of Internal Affairs (apparently acting on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone) ordered the temporary suspension of the payment of the USD25 Airport Security Fee at Freetown International Airport. The temporary suspension is expected to last for six months, according to a leaked internal memo from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The contract …

At the third Presidential Townhall meeting held in the Northern headquarter town of Makeni yesterday, President Julius Maada Bio disclosed that Sierra Leone will host the ECOWAS Summit at Lungi, Kaffu Bullom Chiefdom, Port Loko district on 19th July, 2026. This is the first time Sierra Leone is hosting the ECOWAS Summit since its establishment on 28th May, 1975. The …

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Third Review of Sierra Leone’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Programme, unlocking an immediate disbursement of approximately US$31.72 million to support the Government’s ongoing economic reform agenda. The latest disbursement brings total IMF support under the ECF arrangement to approximately US$158.6 million, underscoring the Fund’s continued confidence in Sierra …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧 After a week of adverse publicity over proposed fiscal concessions and incentives for one of the leading oil marketing companies in Sierra Leone, Aminata & Sons (SL) Limited, the Global Times newspaper has discovered that the story about tax waiver for the company is just an absurdly false and deceptive act. The company is merely seeking a …

The Chief Exclusive Officer of Aminata and Sons (SL) Limited, Mohammed Turay, has clarified that his company was not seeking a tax waiver but tax payment deferral for three years. According to Mr. Turay, this will enable his company to undertake the expansion of their storage facility and expand their operations. He added that their proposals have been approved by …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), William Fayia Sellu, is set to commission three major projects this month as part of ongoing efforts to modernise and strengthen the Sierra Leone Police (SLP). The projects include the newly established Masingbi Police Division, a state-of-the-art Forensic Laboratory at the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) Headquarters in Rogbangba Junction, and the inaugural Blood …

𝐁𝐲: 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐫 The Sierra Leone Bar Association presidential candidate, Martina Baindu Egbenda Esq., has continued her nationwide consultative engagement with members of the legal profession, holding a strategic meeting with Benchers and legal practitioners in Makeni, the judicial hub of the Northern Province. Welcoming Madam Egbenda and her team, Billy Kamara Esq., Coordinator for Lawyers in the Bombali and …

𝐁𝐲: 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 Media Consultant & Development Communicator                             In recent days, some faceless bloggers and unscrupulous media practitioners have circulated reckless publications linking the Director General of Sierra Leone Ports & Harbours Authority, Mr. Yankuba Askia Bio, to drug involvement. As a media professional, I believe …

Parliament has given the go-ahead to the Deputy Leader of Government Business who doubles as the outspoken SLPP Member of Parliament for Bo District, Hon. Bashiru Silikie, to move a motion to investigate how Musa Koroma alias “Musa Dollar” is conducting business in the country. One of Musa Koroma’s companies, Logistics Solutions and Services, is unlawfully charging importers US$1000 if …