David Jabati, editor of  the Exclusive, a Freetown-based independent newspaper was on March 13, 2008 violently assaulted by angry supporters of the ...

The Special Court for Sierra Leone on 25 February convicted three former leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), marking the first time a...

Targeting under-fives, pregnant women and young mothers nationwide The Government of Japan provided US$ 2.9 million for “the Prevention and Control...

Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director of Society for Democratic Initiatives (SDI), a Sierra Leone media advocacy organisation, received death...

The Sierra Leone government is considering a health care plan that would combine a national insurance scheme with totally free care for the neediest...

In the midst of hope and excitement, the stunning Amina Kamara was crowned the first ever Miss West Africa on the Saturday 8th of November 2008 at...

Awareness Times, a Freetown based newspaper, was on Thursday November 6, 2008 fined 5 million Leones, approximately ($1,700) by the Independent Media...

West African governments considering lifting health care fees for all will soon have a guide to manage the financial impact of the move. The guide,...

Officials in Sierra Leone are drafting a new law that will tighten controls on non-profit organisations working in the country, joining other...

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on September 24, 2008 lifted the news blackout it imposed on the activities of the country’s...