reetown,29th April, 2026 – Air Sierra Leone has announced the temporary suspension of its London–Freetown and London–Banjul routes for the month of May following the sudden bankruptcy of its aircraft provider, Ascend Airways.
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The Strategic Communications Adviser at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education, Mohamed Jaward Nyallay, has revealed that Sierra Leone generates an estimated 130,000 tons of plastic waste annually, with more than half ending up in the environment.
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His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, Leader of the governing Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), joined party faithful, supporters, dignitaries and guests in Freetown to commemorate the party’s 75th anniversary, using the landmark occasion to call for unity, discipline, service and strategic preparedness ahead of the 2028 general elections.
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Sierra Leone’s public finances are under mounting strain as the latest fiscal operations report for March reveals a widening deficit and sluggish revenue performance. According to figures released by the Accountant General, the government collected SLE 3.3 billion in domestic revenue between January and March 2026, while expenditure commitments surged to SLE 7.17 billion, leaving a cash deficit of SLE 2.8 billion in the first quarter alone.
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Sierra Leone has been identified as a key logistics and redistribution hub for cocaine trafficking in West Africa, with shipments frequently traced to Europe, particularly Antwerp and Brussels, according to the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organized Crime (ENACT) 2025 Organized Crime Index.
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