In Focus

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2026: Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE yesterday Monday 23 February received Dr. Nikolaus Marschik, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and a delegation on a courtesy visit in Freetown. The engagement provided an opportunity for Freetown to share [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph; 16 January 2026: The Masakhane African Languages Hub (the Hub) has announced a major Request for Proposals (RFP) to address the severe underrepresentation of African languages in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Hub invites African researchers, linguists, startups, technologists and community organizations to build high-quality, inclusive and community-driven [Read More]

Alieu Kay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 January 2026: The much-discussed 2024 Annual Audit Report has been released, and public reaction suggests deep concern, as the report appears to record the highest level of misappropriation of public funds in the country’s history. (Photo above: Minister of Health and Sanitation – Dr [Read More]

Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 January 2026: Sixth January nineteen ninety-nine is not merely a historical reference.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]