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How Corruption Steals Africa’s Future By Mackie M. Jalloh Across Africa, corruption has become a silent pandemic — invisible yet devastating, eroding the foundations of democracy, crippling economies, and strangling the promise of a generation. In Sierra Leone, as in many parts of the continent, the cost of corruption is measured not merely in stolen […]

By Mackie M. Jalloh The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has renewed calls for stronger protections for journalists and accountability for crimes committed against members of the press, as the country joined the global commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on November 3rd, 2025. In a powerful statement

By Mackie M. Jalloh In a bold step toward strengthening financial inclusion across Sierra Leone, AfriMoney, in partnership with Cell-lo Africa, has officially launched ABOP Loan, a groundbreaking micro-loan service that enables subscribers to borrow money directly through their AfriMoney wallets. The product, unveiled at Africell’s headquarters, symbolizes a new phase in digital financial empowerment—bringing

By Mackie M. Jalloh At a time when global energy markets are shifting and Africa continues to grapple with fuel dependency, the Director-General of Sierra Leone’s National Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Baluwa Koroma, has made a compelling case for continental collaboration. Speaking as Guest Speaker at the 19th Africa Downstream Energy Week 2025 in Lagos,

By Mariama Bundu The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) have undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, positioning itself as one of Sierra Leone’s most dynamic and people-centered public institutions. Under the visionary leadership of Director-General Mohamed Fuad Daboh, NASSIT has moved beyond its traditional role as a pension administrator to become a

By Mackie M. Jalloh President Julius Maada Bio has stepped into the heart of Sierra Leone’s drug crisis with a renewed call for compassion, accountability, and national action, following a deeply emotional visit to the Government’s Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Hastings. His visit exposed both the human cost and the systemic failures surrounding the “kush”

By Mackie M. Jalloh New York, USA – In a bold demonstration of Sierra Leone’s growing presence on the world stage, Africell Sierra Leone has become the first company from the country to secure advertising space at the iconic Times Square in New York City. The move, unveiled during the 80th Session of the United

By Musa Koroma FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The case of Ibrahim Jalloh, a man once caught in the storm of Sierra Leone’s political unrest, has grown into one of the most frightening and unresolved manhunts in the country’s recent history. Nearly three years after the August 10, 2022 protests, his whereabouts remain unknown, while the

By Idrissa Sesay Seven years after he first went into hiding, the name Muhammed Maju Alim Kamara continues to ignite tension in the Lungi community. What began in 2018 as whispers and unverified claims of his involvement in a same-sex relationship has now snowballed into a full-blown community standoff. To this day, his exact whereabouts

By Abdulai Kamara In August 2025, tragedy struck a small village on the outskirts of Makeni when three young girls lost their lives after undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as part of their Bondo society initiation. The victims—12-year-old Adamsay Sesay, 13-year-old Salamatu Jalloh, and 17-year-old Kadiatu Bangura—were buried quietly by grieving families, but their deaths