Higher Education Ministry Urges UASA to Resume Salary Talks The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) has formally appealed to the Union of Academic Staff Associations of Public Tertiary Institutions (UASA) to suspend its industrial action and resume negotiations on salaries and service conditions. The appeal was issued on September 17, 2026, during an emergency stakeholder meeting convened by MTHE following UASA’s declaration of a strike across public tertiary in

APC Postpones District Elections Following Fatal Electoral Incident The All People’s Congress (APC) has officially postponed its upcoming District Elections from September 19 to September 26, 2026, following a violent electoral incident that left one security officer dead and multiple others injured. In a public notice released on Thursday, September 17, by its National Secretariat, the opposition party confirmed that the decision was taken in consultation with the Independen

Ra’ees Bangura-Williams and Azeem Kerr Abdulai have received their first senior international call-ups for Sierra Leone as the Leone Stars prepare for their opening matches in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying campaign. The two players are part of the 25-man squad named by head coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa for Sierra Leone’s Group E fixtures against Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea. (Sierraloaded⁠) Bangura-Williams, who joined Cambridge United on a season-l

Sierra Leone has launched a new strategic plan aimed at strengthening international cooperation and creating greater opportunities to support the country’s development priorities. The South-South and Triangular Cooperation Strategic Plan 2026–2030 was officially launched on Friday, September 18, 2026, by the Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Kenyeh Barlay. The launch was held under the theme, “From the Freetown Declaration to Delivery,” and brought together repre

Mohamed Kargbo, a 41-year-old businessman, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of larceny at Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown. Kargbo appeared before Magistrate John Manso Fornah on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, after he was accused of stealing US$300 from a complainant. The court heard that on September 7, 2026, at Model New Road Ataya Base in Freetown, Kargbo stole US$300, which the court records valued at Le7,200. The charge