Sengeh Unveils $500M West African Rice Investment Facility Sierra Leone, alongside five other West African nations, is set to benefit from a new $500 million Rice Investment Facility designed to boost local rice production and reinforce regional agricultural value chains. Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh announced the initiative after representing President Julius Maada Bio at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, during the Rice Financing Roundtable. Soft-

Businessman Ibrahim Kamara has been remanded at the Male Correctional Facility in Freetown following his first appearance before Justice Adrian Fisher of the High Court. Kamara is facing a charge of unlawful possession of drugs, contrary to Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act 2008, Act No. 10 of 2008. The charge stems from an incident on October 9, 2025, at Koidu Holdings Limited in Koidu Town, Kono District, where Kamara was allegedly found in possession of 103 wr

Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President Babadi Kamara has charged the National Under-17 team, the Sierra Stars, to show courage, discipline, unity and determination as they prepare for the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations WAFU-A Zone Qualifiers in Senegal. Kamara gave the charge during an engagement with the players and technical staff at the SLFA Academy on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, urging the young players to believe in themselves, remain focused and represent Si

The National Revenue Authority (NRA) has sealed Mineret Company Limited over outstanding tax liabilities amounting to US$1 million, as the Authority intensifies enforcement to ensure businesses meet their statutory tax obligations. The enforcement action was carried out on September 1, 2026, by the NRA’s Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) Department as part of ongoing efforts to improve taxpayer compliance and strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation. According to the NRA, the action demo

Sierra Leone’s Miss World 2026 representative, Mariyam Lorba Konneh, has been selected among the Top 6 contestants from Africa in the Beauty with a Purpose Project Competition at the 75th Anniversary Edition of the Miss World Festival in Vietnam. Mariyam’s project, “The Fight Against Drugs, Addiction, Poverty,” focuses on addressing the underlying challenges associated with drug abuse and addiction, which contribute to deaths, extreme poverty and the loss of a generation. Thr