Freetown, April 7, 2026 — The Government of Sierra Leone has confirmed that, effective April 1, 2026, biometric residence and work permit cards are now the only legally recognized documents for non-nationals living and working in the country.
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Responding to recent remarks by SLPP leadership, Bah stressed that in a democracy, power is not “handed over” by any president but determined solely by the people. “Power belongs to the people of Sierra Leone, plain and simple,” he declared, warning that any suggestion otherwise was troubling and risked undermining the nation’s democratic fabric.
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Freetown, 7th April 2026 – The Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has unveiled a five-year Strategic Development Plan (SDP) that promises to strengthen the delivery of safe, reliable, and sustainable water supply across provincial areas.
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Freetown, 7th April 2026- The Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Incident Report 2025 by Rainbo Initiative paints a grim picture: 3,055 cases nationwide. Of these, 2,723 were sexual assaults, 330 physical assaults, 514 pregnancies linked to abuse, and 2,179 sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Survivors were overwhelmingly women and girls, 99% of cases (3,030).
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Freetown, 7th April 2026- The Freetown City Council (FCC), backed by Sierra Leone’s security forces, intensified its campaign for a cleaner capital on Saturday with a sweeping citywide operation and a public sensitization parade.
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