Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan
The United Nations has once again urged warring parties in Sudan to protect civilians as the fighting continues to take a heavy toll on the population.
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Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa
Cholera is spreading rapidly across West and Central Africa, with active outbreaks now in six countries and millions of children at growing risk, UN children’s agency UNICEF has said.
Timothy Kabba is out : Mohamed Rado Swaray is now Foreign Minister as President Bio reshuffles his cabinet
President Maada Bio reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, removing two of his key ministers and transferring one of them to State House as his presidential advisers. TIMOTHY KABBA Mr. Sheku Fantamadi […]
Opposition APC distances itself from the controversial constitutional amendments by SLPP-controlled Parliament
The opposition All People’s Congress ( APC) has distanced itself from the controversial constitutional amendments undertaken last Monday by the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party – controlled Parliament.
Speaker of Parliament lectured on law by citizens: A court of law can overrule a speaker’s decision
Citizens of Sierra Leone have embarrassed the Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament , Mr. Solomon Segepor Thomas, on social media. This morning, on the Facebook website of Parliament, it […]
Ayra Starr on her secret relationship and teasing Stevie Wonder
The musician shares the personal stories behind her third album, and the time she teased a legend.
Chawinga sisters fire Malawi into Wafcon final
Malawi’s fairy tale run at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations goes on as sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga share three goals in a 3-1 semi-final win over Algeria.
Keeper Bihina stars as Cameroon upset Morocco to make Wafcon final
Cameroon’s Michaely Bihina saves an extra-time penalty and three more spot kicks in a shootout to send her side though to the 2026 Wafcon final at the expense of host nation Morocco.
Mauritius must mobilise development financing at scale to achieve high-income ambition – says AfDB Report
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2026: Mauritius must mobilise development financing at scale to deepen structural transformation, drive sustainable and inclusive growth, and realise its vision of becoming a high-income economy, according to the African Development Bank’s 2026 Country Focus Report (CFR) and the Bank-commissioned…
Sierra Leone’s 2028 election may have already begun – Op ed
Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2026: Only amateurs wait until election day to rig an election. By then, ballots are being watched, observers are present, citizens are alert, and political positions have hardened. The more sophisticated contest begins much earlier—when the rules…