In a historic ruling delivered on June 25, 2026, from Banjul and Abuja, the ECOWAS Court of Justice found Sierra Leone culpable for neglecting its duty to shield a minor from child marriage and its grave repercussions. The complaint, initiated in February 2024 by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and AdvocAid Limited, involved a…
At least 164 people have been killed and over 900 injured as two earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening. Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, in a phone call with state-owned TV on Thursday, said the earthquakes have killed at least 164 people and injured 971. Mrs Rodríguez said that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake first hit the country, followed by a…
Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Committee on Sports has formally requested the Ministry of Sports (MOS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) to account for the protracted delays affecting the National Stadium refurbishment, a project currently managed by Chinese construction partners. Convened at Tower Hill in Freetown, the sitting was designed to clarify the project’s current progress and to determine how…
France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case in the country during the current outbreak, as a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive. The ministry in a statement said the patient has been placed in isolation and health authorities are tracing contacts adding that the risk to the wider European…
At the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Annual Meetings in Baku, Sierra Leone inked a $10 million capital deal to boost its stake in Shelter Afrique Development Bank, reinforcing its commitment to regional housing and infrastructure finance. Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, heading Sierra Leone’s delegation at the 2026 gathering, finalized the agreement with BADEA President Abdullah KH Almusaibeeh…
The military government of Niger has formally submitted its application to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the tribunal confirmed on Tuesday. This official filing comes nine months after Niger, along with fellow Sahel nations Mali and Burkina Faso, first publicized their intention to leave. All three countries are governed by military juntas that took power through coups between…
