Category: Features

Illegal gold mining has resurfaced at Lake Sonfon in Diang Chiefdom, Koinadugu District, despite government shutdown orders issued in June and December 2024. An investigative report reveals that mining operations are once again active, this time more discreet, highly organized, and allegedly backed by both local and foreign companies.

Freetown, 27th October 2025- As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, health experts are urging Sierra Leoneans to move beyond myths and embrace science, self-care, and early detection.

Freetown, 20th October 2025- In June 2024, workers at Koidu Holdings raised serious concerns about long-standing injustices ranging from poor salary exchange rates, excessive working hours, lack of proper toilet facilities, to unsafe drinking water. Despite multiple interventions by the Koidu United Mines Workers Union and the Sierra Leonean government to resolve the issues peacefully, no improvement was made. Instead, nearly 1,000 Sierra Leonean workers, many with over a decade or two of service were laid off without prior notice.

Kono District, Sierra Leone, 20th October 2025- Every morning in Kumao Village, Nimikor Chiefdom, men, women, and even children take the long walk to the mining pits. Some carry shovels others, pickaxes, and some go with nothing but empty pans and hope. For many, artisanal mining is the only way to put food on the table, but it comes at a deadly cost.