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For Every Generation, Vaccines Work — Securing Africa’s Health Future

April 30, 2026

First Lady Fatima Bio and fellow continental leaders are calling for renewed commitment to immunization as Africa Vaccination Week highlights vaccines’ life-saving impact across generations. While progress continues, millions of children remain unvaccinated due to gaps in access, trust, and financing, prompting urgent calls for stronger health systems, community engagement, and sustained investment to ensure equitable vaccine coverage across Africa.

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South Sudan: Airline suspended after 14 die in plane crash near Juba

April 30, 2026

Authorities in South Sudan say they are investigating a deadly plane crash near Juba that killed all 14 people on board. Initial reports by the SSCAA indicate extreme weather caused the accident. The airline has been suspended.

Women Pioneering Change: The Lawyer Expanding Access to Justice

April 25, 2026

In many communities, access to justice still depends on geography, income, and influence. For poor families, women, and rural citizens, legal help often remains distant, expensive, or inaccessible. But across Sierra Leone, a growing number of women lawyers are changing that. This profile follows one such legal advocate whose work has focused on helping vulnerable...

Voices from the Provinces: The Women Keeping Rural Markets Alive

April 25, 2026

Before sunrise, they are already on the move. In towns and villages far from the capital, women carry produce, arrange stalls, negotiate prices, and keep local trade moving long before most communities fully wake. Across Sierra Leone’s provinces, rural markets are powered by women. They are traders, transport coordinators, lenders, food suppliers, and informal economists....

Missing Medicines: What’s Happening Inside Public Hospitals?

April 25, 2026

Patients across Sierra Leone continue to report a familiar frustration at public hospitals: they arrive with prescriptions but leave without medicine. In many facilities, essential drugs are either unavailable, delayed, or informally redirected to private pharmacies. This investigation looks at the growing gap between medicine procurement and medicine access in public hospitals. While annual allocations...

The Price of Rice: Why Food Costs Keep Rising in Sierra Leone

April 25, 2026

Rice remains the most consumed staple in Sierra Leone, but for many households it has become increasingly difficult to afford. Across markets in Freetown, Bo, Kenema, and Makeni, traders and consumers are reporting steady increases in the price of imported and local rice. For many families, the issue is no longer about preference, but survival....

APC, SLPP pick up fight again over electoral reform

April 23, 2026

Political tensions are escalating between the APC and the ruling SLPP over proposed electoral reforms, despite a mediated agreement setting a December 2026 deadline. Disputes over electoral restructuring, the census, and use of a proportional representation system highlight fragile political consensus and raise concerns about the country’s democratic stability ahead of the 2028 elections.

Orange unveils plan to drive digital inclusion across Africa and Middle East

April 23, 2026

Orange unveils a five-year strategy to expand digital inclusion, boost 4G/5G networks, grow mobile money services, invest in infrastructure, and empower youth across Africa and the Middle East.

Urbanization and Its Impact on Social Structures

April 22, 2026

Urbanization is transforming societies around the world. As more people move to cities in search of better opportunities, traditional social structures are evolving in significant ways. One of the most noticeable changes is the shift in family dynamics. Extended families living together are becoming less common, replaced by nuclear households. This change has implications for...

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Sierra Leone confronts its ‘English’ crisis affecting every child

April 22, 2026

Sierra Leone is facing a deepening English language crisis after poor West African Senior School Certificate Examination results exposed widespread literacy gaps affecting students nationwide. From weak early-grade reading skills to regional inequalities, thousands are being locked out of higher education and job opportunities, prompting urgent reforms by the education ministry to improve literacy, teacher training, and access to learning resources.

Orange Foundation, UBA partner to reduce maternal deaths in York village

A partnership between Orange Foundation and UBA Foundation has transformed the maternity ward at York community health centre, providing modern delivery equipment and oxygen support to improve maternal healthcare services and encourage more women to seek skilled birth attendance.

Afrimoney, Ecobank launch prepaid visa card to boost financial inclusion in Sierra Leone

Afrimoney and Ecobank Sierra Leone have launched a co-branded prepaid Visa card designed to connect mobile money users to the global financial system. The development is intended to accelerate financial inclusion, expand digital payments, and support Sierra Leone's transition toward a cash-light economy.

Sierra Leone begins immigration crackdown June 1

A government task force will begin nationwide inspections on June 1 targeting foreign nationals living and working in Sierra Leone without valid residence and work permits. The move comes as authorities intensify enforcement of immigration laws following the end of a 90-day grace period.

EU Ambassador calls for swift extradition of Dutch cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers

The European Union Ambassador to Sierra Leone has called for the urgent extradition of convicted Dutch drug trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, warning that the high-profile case is damaging Sierra Leone’s international reputation and raising concerns over the country’s commitment to combating transnational organised crime.

West Africa’s economy rebounds to $833 billion in 2026 after losing 35% of GDP in two years

While the region began to recover after 2024, the total GDP of $833 billion in 2026 remains slightly below the $860 billion 2020 level, resulting in a net decline of approximately 3.16% over the full seven-year period.

Orange Foundation, UBA partner to reduce maternal deaths in York village

Afrimoney, Ecobank launch prepaid visa card to boost financial inclusion in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone begins immigration crackdown June 1

EU Ambassador calls for swift extradition of Dutch cocaine trafficker Jos Leijdekkers

West Africa’s economy rebounds to $833 billion in 2026 after losing 35% of GDP in two years

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Women Pioneering Change: The Lawyer Expanding Access to Justice

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Missing Medicines: What’s Happening Inside Public Hospitals?

The Price of Rice: Why Food Costs Keep Rising in Sierra Leone

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