Freetown, 16th October 2025- Freetown’s beaches, once pristine symbols of Sierra Leone’s natural beauty and tourism potential, have in recent years become littered landscapes, sparking renewed public concern over sanitation and accountability.
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Freetown, 13th October 2025- Sierra Leone and Liberia have taken a decisive step toward formalizing their partnership on climate action, in a moment that signals growing momentum for regional environmental diplomacy. The Environmental Protection Agencies of both countries concluded a three-day technical exchange in Freetown on Wednesday, October 8, culminating in a joint commitment to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the upcoming 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
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Freetown, 16th October 2025 – On Friday, last week, a wave of creative energy swept through a room full of university students as Unipod Sierra Leone and Nallo Jr Arts Academy, soon to be rebranded as SkillsBridge, hosted a dynamic workshop themed “From Data to Action: Turn Your Art into Business.” Backed by UNDP Sierra Leone and Timbuktu Africa, the event brought together student creatives from across institutions, all eager to sharpen their skills and rethink their craft as viable enterprise
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Freetown 13th October 2025- Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a mounting fiscal crisis, with the number of countries in or approaching debt distress surging from eight in 2014 to twenty-three in 2025 nearly half the region. This sharp rise reflects a decade of crisis-era borrowing, sluggish revenue growth, and increasing dependence on costly non-concessional loans.
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Freetown, 15th October 2025 — The Government of Sierra Leone has signed a landmark lease agreement with Release by Scatec, a global renewable energy provider, to deploy a 40-megawatt fast-track solar power plant in Kamakwie, Karene District. The deal, facilitated through the Electricity Generation and Transmission Company (EGTC), marks a major step toward stabilizing the national grid and expanding access to clean energy in the country’s northwest region.
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