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APC calls for laying of Tripartite Report in parliament

May 4, 2026

While announcing an end to its governance boycott, Sierra Leone’s main opposition party calls for the tabling of the Agreement for National Unity and the Tripartite Committee Report in parliament, stating that doing so would ensure compliance with their implementation. Additionally, the APC is advocating for the creation of a standing electoral committee, a move currently facing opposition from the ruling SLPP.

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.

Commonwealth leads mediation efforts to end political impasse in Sierra Leone

April 14, 2026

A high-level mission led by the Commonwealth, alongside the African Union, ECOWAS, and United Nations, is mediating talks in Sierra Leone to resolve tensions between the government and the All People’s Congress (APC). The intervention aims to end the opposition’s governance boycott, restore political dialogue, and advance electoral reforms under the Agreement for National Unity following the disputed 2023 elections.

“I Showed My Father My Wound”: How One Woman Turned Pain into a Movement Against FGM

As an 11-year-old girl, Rugiatu Nenneh Turay entered the Bondo society expecting songs and celebration. Instead, the pain she experienced changed her life forever. Today, the founder of the Amazonian Initiative Movement has spent more than two decades helping communities abandon female genital cutting, replacing Bondo bushes with schools and turning former practitioners into champions of girls' education.

Government drops treason charges against ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma

The government of Sierra Leone has formally withdrawn all treason charges against former President Ernest Bai Koroma under Section 45 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2024, clearing the way for his return to the country after completing his medical treatment in Nigeria.

Stats SL completes training of enumerators for mock census in July

Statistics Sierra Leone has completed the training of enumerators ahead of a two-week mock census in six districts. The simulation exercise is conducted in readiness of the national population and housing census scheduled to take place in December 2026.

Orange Foundation donates digital school kits to Rural Primary School in York village

Orange Foundation has donated digital learning kits to the Rural Education Community Primary School in York, expanding its digital school kit initiative which now benefits over 30,000 pupils across six districts in Sierra Leone.

CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breach

Nigeria's central bank has revoked the licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory violations, a move aimed at strengthening financial stability, protecting depositors, and restoring confidence in Africa's largest economy.

“I Showed My Father My Wound”: How One Woman Turned Pain into a Movement Against FGM

Government drops treason charges against ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma

Stats SL completes training of enumerators for mock census in July

Orange Foundation donates digital school kits to Rural Primary School in York village

CBN revokes licences of 46 microfinance banks over regulatory breach

Ghana: President Mahama releases GH¢300m for flood relief, mitigation

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