Author: Truth Media

Freetown, 27th April 2026— As Sierra Leone marked its 65th Independence Anniversary, Ambassador Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh, Acting National Chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC), has, in a statement from the party, delivered a message that blended patriotism with urgency, calling for unity, accountability, and decisive action against the growing scourge of drugs among the nation’s youth.

Recent arguments suggesting that the Electoral Commission should not be subject to parliamentary oversight, based on the 1991 Constitution, raise important questions about how we understand democracy—not just as it was designed, but as it must evolve.

Black Johnson Village, Western Area Rural District, 23rd April, 2026- Sierra Leone has launched construction of its first industrial fishing port, a project valued at US$55 million, funded through a grant from the Government of China.

Freetown, 22nd April, 2026- Ahead of the signing of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has joined African civil society groups in demanding binding equity provisions to guarantee enforceable benefit-sharing during pandemics.