Author: Truth Media

“I am worried about the future of journalism, especially as most legacy media are striving to establish a digital presence,” Dixon said. “The way the police are misusing the Cybersecurity and Crime Act 2021 is nothing short of a reincarnation of Part 5 of the 1965 Public Order Act, which criminalised free speech. Today it is Thomas Dixon, but tomorrow it could be another journalist.”

ASTANA, Aug. 28, 2025 — Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties across diplomacy, trade, and humanitarian cooperation, following high-level talks between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba.

 Sierra Leone’s mineral sector has generated a turnover of nearly $4 billion in export earnings over the past six years. Yet, less than 5% of that windfall has been reinvested into the country’s critical development sectors of education, healthcare, infrastructure. The rest? Lost in a legacy of weak contracts, opaque deals and decades of mismanagement dating back to the 1980s.

14 media outlets across Sierra Leone, spanning radio, television, and print media have been awarded grants under the National Fund for Public Interest Media (NaFPIM). The funding aims to strengthen investigative journalism, amplify human-interest stories, and build newsroom capacity nationwide.

Alexandria, Egypt – August 26, 2025 The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) has taken a major step toward strengthening its maritime sector through a newly signed Protocol of Cooperation with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Egypt.