Western Area Communities Plunge into Darkness as Major Technical Faults Hit Electricity Supply

Numerous communities across Sierra Leone’s Western Area have been plunged into darkness following multiple major technical faults on the national distribution network, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) announced late on Saturday, November 8, 2025. According to EDSA, the widespread power failure is not due to generation shortages, but directly linked to extensive sectional damages within the distribution…

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Sierra Leone’s Ecotourism Dream Goes Up In Smoke As Forests Face Rapid Destruction

For decades, Sierra Leone has been quietly branded Africa’s “best-kept secret,” a country whose pristine white-sand beaches, lush rainforests and wildlife sanctuaries attracted ecotourists from across the world. But that dream is now under serious threat as illegal land grabbing, uncontrolled logging and foreign-backed extraction tear through protected areas and destroy the very natural assets the country depends on….

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