In Focus

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 January 2026: Sixth January nineteen ninety-nine is not merely a historical reference. It is a national scar. It is the day Sierra Leone lost control of itself, when the capital was reduced to fear, fire, and flight, when the illusion of statehood evaporated [Read More]

Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 January 2026: Every nation is shaped as much by what it remembers as by what it chooses to forget. Some grow by accumulation – layer upon layer of effort, error, correction, and endurance. Others, more tragically, grow by erasure. They mistake amnesia for [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 January 2026: Dear Freetonians, as we draw the curtains on 2025, I am deeply grateful for the unwavering support you have shown to the work of the Freetown City Council throughout the year. Like every year, 2025 came with both achievements and challenges, but together we [Read More]

FCC Communications: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 December 2025: On Wednesday 17 December, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, joined young people from across Africa at the Dream Model United Nations Conference 2025, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Freetown. The conference brought together forward-thinking youth, actively engaged in [Read More]

Jemimah Njuki and Ndey Oley Cole: Siera Leone Telegraph: 20 December 2025: The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign is an international campaign led by the United Nations to challenge violence against women and girls. From 25 November – 10 December, this year’s 16 Days campaign targets how [Read More]

John Pa Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2025: Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to get people to adapt to change, even on the most basic issues? I have seen firsthand the tremendous effort that goes into addressing the waste-management challenge in Freetown. One moment, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2025: Climate action isn’t just about protecting the environment, it’s also a pathway to jobs, says Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr. In Sierra Leone, young people make up 62.5% of the population, yet nearly 70% of youth are unemployed, many of them in Freetown. Through the [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 December 2025: Under the Transform Freetown – Transforming Lives roadmap, Freetown City Council (FCC) has prioritised public space cleaning through the clearance of illegal dumpsites, market cleaning, and daily street sweeping. With support from the World Bank, the initiative has created short-term employment for 4,425 residents [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 November 2025: When Togolese filmmaker Angela Aquereburu created Ahoé, she wanted to tell a story that felt true to home — layered, emotional, and unmistakably Togolese. “Ahoé was made with a lot of love for our country, the people, for the stories,” Aquereburu said. This personal [Read More]