September 2025, Geneva- More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with mental health disorders, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Conditions like anxiety and depression are now the second leading cause of long-term disability, driving up health-care costs and costing the global economy an estimated US$ 1 trillion annually in lost productivity.
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Freetown, 3rd September 2025 -The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has reaffirmed its commitment to fighting corruption, citing significant progress in institutional reforms and compliance across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). Speaking at a press briefing, Patrick Sandi, Coordinator of Operations, emphasized that the Commission’s strengthened mandate bolstered by the 2019 amendment to the 2008 Anti-Corruption Act has enabled deeper enforcement and alignment with the government’s Medium-Term National Development Plan and the “Big Five Changers.”
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Sierra Leone’s flagship Free Quality School Education (FQSE) program has fulfilled all five core commitments since its launch in 2018, according to National Program Coordinator Augustine Moses Koroma. The announcement comes amid a dramatic rise in school enrollment from 37% to 85% marking a major milestone in the country’s education reform agenda.
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Freetown, 1st September 2025- At PZ, one of Freetown’s busiest intersections in the heart of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, drug peddler Alie Komeh sells daily. Not food, not wears, but aphrodisiacs, with his table in plain sight. From Dragon Spray to Night King tablets, sexual performance enhancers have become the secret weapon for many men seeking to impress in the bedroom. But behind the show lies a growing dependency and a dangerous health crisis.
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One of Sierra Leone’s most celebrated journalists, Mamajah Jalloh, popularly known as DJ Base believes he has raised public awareness by at least 60% over his more than two decades in the media industry.
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