Freetown, 19th June, 2026 – The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has announced that its deferred Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Friday, July 31, and Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Freetown International Conference Centre, Aberdeen. Proceedings will begin at 10:00 a.m. on both days.
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Freetown, 18th June, 2026 – The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) has completed the resolution of Union Trust Bank Limited (UTB), transferring its viable business to Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) after years of capital shortfalls and mounting losses left the institution insolvent.
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The decision, announced Thursday, also included the completion of the IMF’s third review of Sierra Leone’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF). This unlocks an immediate disbursement of $31.7 million, providing the government with fresh fiscal space to address pressing economic and environmental challenges.
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Freetown, 18th June 2026 – In preparation for the 2028 general elections, the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with six civil society organizations (CSOs), strengthening collaboration to build public trust in the electoral process.
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Freetown, 18th June, 2026- The High Court of Sierra Leone has handed down one of the country’s toughest narcotics sentences, as Justice Andrew S.C. Johnson convicted 37‑year‑old South African citizen, Asandra Denise, on five counts of drug trafficking offences and imposed a total of 130 years’ imprisonment.
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