Author: Truth Media

Sierra Leone’s ambitious education reform agenda continues to attract international confidence, following a high‑level bilateral meeting between Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, and the Education Development Trust (EDT) during the Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX 2026) in Lilongwe.

Sierra Leone’s political landscape was jolted this week by a powerful appeal from Dr. Ibrahim Bangura (DIB), a prominent All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer aspirant and respected peacebuilding expert. In a widely circulated video message, Dr. Bangura urged President Julius Maada Bio and former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma to embrace reconciliation as a pathway to national healing.

Sierra Leone has reaffirmed its commitment to safer roads worldwide as the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), James Bagie Bio, joined 162 UN Member States in adopting a landmark resolution to cut global road traffic deaths and injuries by half by 2030.

Liberia’s month‑long investigation into the US$19 million cocaine bust at Roberts International Airport has taken a dramatic turn, with security forces arresting a Colombian and a Spanish national in Duazon. These are the first foreign suspects detained since the July seizure of 237.6 kilograms of cocaine, valued at more than US$19 million.

Sierra Leone’s economic partnership with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) received renewed momentum this week as Dr Abdul B. Kamara, Acting Vice President for Country and Regional Operations, engaged Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura in high-level talks following the ECOWAS Mid-Year Summit.