Sierra Leone has recorded a 27‑percentage point increase in digital news consumption since 2014/2015, placing the country among Africa’s stronger performers in the shift toward online media, according to a new Afrobarometer report. The country also recorded a 10 percentage point increase in the use of other internet news sources during the same period.
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The Minister of Social Welfare, Melrose Karminty, has clarified that cabinet has not concluded on any new religious policy. Her message follows earlier speculation about changing the dynamics of religious institutions in the country.
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Former Malawian President Dr. Joyce Banda has called on African leaders to embrace wisdom-driven and people-centred leadership while taking stronger action to protect African women and girls from exploitation and abuse. Dr. Joyce Banda made this call on Wednesday, 13th May 2026, on day two of the 2nd Julius Mada Bio Leadership Colloquium in Freetown at Bintumani Conference Centre, Aberdeen.
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Sierra Leone’s fiscal accounts for 2025 highlight a government still grappling with structural imbalances, as recurrent obligations continue to dominate expenditure while capital investment remains persistently underfunded.
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President Julius Maada Bio has said that “no nation rises above the quality of its leadership,” stating that, “when leadership fails, nations suffer, families become poorer, opportunities disappear, and people lose trust in governance.”
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