Author: Truth Media

Freetown, 13th April 2026- A high-stake joint risk assessment has uncovered “catastrophic” levels of degradation across Freetown’s critical wetlands. From Aberdeen Creek, Cassava Farm in Juba, and Mambo along the Peninsula Highway, the city’s primary defenses against the Atlantic Ocean are being systematically dismantled. The destruction is devastating marine’s life, leaving local communities dangerously exposed to rising tides.

Freetown, 13th April, 2026-  Sierra Leone is edging closer to a major milestone in its healthcare transformation, as a 100-bed specialist hospital in Moyamba nears completion signaling a strategic shift toward expanding advanced medical services beyond primary care.

Freetown, 13th April 2026 — Why do thousands of Sierra Leonean children end up on the streets? Is it personal choice, broken homes, poverty, or systemic failure? The answer, as the lived experiences of children reveal, is a painful mix of all these factors, compounded by weak family structures and limited government support.

A few days ago, Sierra Leone joined the world in marking World Health Day 2026 under the theme “Together for Health: Stand with Science.” For a country long burdened by maternal and child mortality, the message resonates deeply.

Freetown, 13th April, 2026-  The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Segepoh Solomon Thomas, has once again appealed to opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) from the All People’s Congress (APC) to end their boycott and return to the Well of Parliament, stressing that their absence undermines the legislative process and weakens democratic governance.