Senior police officer detained over death of boy for gambling

July 2, 2024

By Mohamed Sahr Mercy Ships conducted a total of 1,728 surgeries during its latest mission to Sierra Leone, the charity ...

Christopher Peters, Officer-In-Charge of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), blame Sierra Leone and Guinea for influx of drugs into Liberia. Image, Front Page Africa.

Liberia blames Guinea, Sierra Leone for fueling its drug crisis

June 22, 2024

By Kemo Cham Drugs from Guinea, which passes through Sierra Leone’s porous borders, are fuelling Liberia’s drug crisis, the head ...

Koinadugu: Health workers defy obstacles to take lifesaving polio vaccines to hard-to-reach communities

June 19, 2024

By Kemo Cham In Kamayimbo Village, about 17 miles outside Kalaba, the headquarters of Koinadugu District, Nurse Yegbe Thoronka and ...

Officials turn on the power after the completion of a mini-grid in Borup community in Port Loko District.. Image, SEforAll.

Sierra Leone: First Universal Energy Facility-funded mini-grid commissioned

June 19, 2024

By Kemo Cham The small town of Borup in the Port Loko district has become the first in Sierra Leone ...

Staff and students of Koinadugu College, including its founder and Principal, Dr Alhaji Umar Njai, pose with community volunteers after a tree planting exercise within the college campus in Kabala, district headquarters of Koinadugu, on Saturday, June 16, 2024. Photo credit, Patricia Conteh, Koinadugu College.

Koinadugu College calls for more tree planting during annual tree planting exercise

June 17, 2024

By Patricia Conteh The Founder and Principal of Koinadugu College (KC), Dr Alhaji U. Njai, has urged residents within Koinadugu ...

A sample of Kush confiscated by the Sierra Leone Police. Image, Sierra Leone Police

Kush may contain potentially more harmful chemical than initially thought – Report

June 14, 2024

By Kemo Cham A study to identify the composition of Kush, the synthetic drug at the center of the ongoing ...

World Bank Team Reviews Progress of $40 Million Accountable Governance Project

June 10, 2024

Press Release A Mid-Term Review Mission for the Accountable Governance for Basic Service Delivery Project (AGBSDP), a World Bank funded ...

Officials speak to the press in a conference room of the EOC. Photo credit, Morrie Koroma, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone: Polio vaccination campaign round two targets 1.5 million children nationwide

June 6, 2024

By Morrie Koroma The National Poliovirus Vaccination Campaign's second round is set to commence, with key challenges from the first ...

The headquarters of the LDEA was in total chaos on Monday when DG Abraham Kromah faced-off with his Deputy for Operations, Hassan Fadiga. Image, Liberian Observer

Liberia: Anti-drug agency top brass suspended amid infighting

June 4, 2024