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Misleading! Freetown International Airport not best in Africa

Claim: A viral Facebook post by Born 2 Blog claims that the new Freetown International Airport is currently the best in Africa. Verdict: Misleading. According to the latest Skytrax Airport Awards, Cape Town International Airport in South Africa is the best airport in Africa. Full Text A post shared widely on Facebook by Born 2 …Facebook · Freetown Read Article

Sierra Leone Parliamentarians inspect Freetown reforestation efforts

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 October 2025: Last Thursday, members of Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Local Government and Community Affairs and the Director of Surveys from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, conducted a joint site visit at Tower Hill and Ojuku in the east end of Freetown, where two of the over 70 reforestation sites within the 13 catchment areas in Freetown are located. They were accompanied …Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

The Arrest of a Turkish Drug Dealer in Possession of a Sierra Leonean Diplomatic Passport Embarrasss Freetown

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Reiterating the suspicion of the existence of a network of diplomatic passports hijacked for criminal purposes in Sierra Leone, the case is all the more troubling since at the beginning of the year, one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Europe was filmed in Freetown in the presence of several senior officials of the administration.Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

My Reflections on the WATAF Policy Dialogue In Sierra Leone

I summarize the 7th WATAF Policy Dialogue in Freetown, Sierra Leone, focusing on domestic revenue mobilization, fair taxation, and the call for stronger tax systems in West Africa.Freetown, Western Area · Freetown See the Story

UAE-Sierra Leone Partnership Launches Cataract Outreach to Curb Avoidable Blindness

In a concerted effort to reduce avoidable blindness in West Africa, the Choithram International Foundation and Noor Dubai Foundation, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, have partnered with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to launch a comprehensive 3-year cataract outreach program. The initiative, supported by Choithram Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Freetown and guided by the clinical expertise of Choithram Net…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

False! The renovation of Siaka Stevens’ Stadium is not completed

Claim: A Facebook post by Born 2 Blog claims that Chinese contractors have completed the renovation of the Shaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown, and that Sierra Leone can now begin to host its football games in the country. Verdict: False!. According to Dr Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, the Executive Director of Sierra Leone’s National Sports Authority …Facebook · Freetown Read Article

Strengthening Tobacco Industry Monitoring in Sierra Leone: ATCA Leads Strategic Training and Advocacy Mission - African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA)

From October 1st to 2nd, 2025, the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Africa and Health for All Coalition, ATCA’s member organization in Sierra Leone, conducted a landmark training in Freetown to bolster national efforts in tobacco industry monitoring and response. The two-day workshop convened 30 dynamic participants from civil society organizations, government institutions, law enforcemen…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

Europe's Most Wanted Drug Lord 'Secures Protection in Sierra Leone By Having A Child With The President's Daughter' - Global Upfront Newspapers

Europe’s most wanted cocaine kingpin has secured protection in West Africa by fathering a child with the daughter of Sierra Leone’s President, according to opposition figures. Dutch trafficker Jos Leijdekkers, known as Chubby Jos, has spent more than two years on the run in Sierra Leone while being hunted by European authorities. The 34-year-old, who faces prison sentences totalling 74 years, is allegedly being shielded by President Julius Maada…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

THE DEMOLITION OF THE KRIO OSE: IS IT A TITHE FOR A TITHE? – Cocorioko

**THE DEMOLITION OF THE KRIO OSE: IS IT A TITHE FOR A TITHE?** Growing up in Freetown, I learned that there is a certain ethnic group known for holding grudges and being vindictive. They are said to carry their animosities from one generation to the next, waiting for the opportune moment to unleash their anger. Screenshot This ethnic group, predominantly residing in the Murray Town barracks, has lived there for about three generations. As a resu…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

Drugs Are Stealing Our Future — We Must Rise Now – Cocorioko

Drugs Are Stealing Our Future — We Must Rise Now By Zainab Tunkara Clarkson (AKA Zee) Yesterday, the Truth Media Radio Team, led by Amadu Lamrana Bah, sounded an urgent alarm — a cry that should echo across Sierra Leone. Our schools, the very places meant to nurture dreams, are becoming battlegrounds in the fight against drugs. Kush, tramadol, marijuana — these poisons are destroying our children, our classrooms, and our nation’s future. Last we…Freetown, Western Area · Freetown Read Article

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Misleading! Freetown International Airport not best in Africa

Sierra Leone Parliamentarians inspect Freetown reforestation efforts

The Arrest of a Turkish Drug Dealer in Possession of a Sierra Leonean Diplomatic Passport Embarrasss Freetown

My Reflections on the WATAF Policy Dialogue In Sierra Leone

UAE-Sierra Leone Partnership Launches Cataract Outreach to Curb Avoidable Blindness

False! The renovation of Siaka Stevens’ Stadium is not completed

Strengthening Tobacco Industry Monitoring in Sierra Leone: ATCA Leads Strategic Training and Advocacy Mission - African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA)

Europe's Most Wanted Drug Lord 'Secures Protection in Sierra Leone By Having A Child With The President's Daughter' - Global Upfront Newspapers

**THE DEMOLITION OF THE KRIO OSE: IS IT A TITHE FOR A TITHE?** – Cocorioko

Drugs Are Stealing Our Future — We Must Rise Now – Cocorioko

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Misleading! Freetown International Airport not best in Africa

Sierra Leone Parliamentarians inspect Freetown reforestation efforts

The Arrest of a Turkish Drug Dealer in Possession of a Sierra Leonean Diplomatic Passport Embarrasss Freetown

My Reflections on the WATAF Policy Dialogue In Sierra Leone

UAE-Sierra Leone Partnership Launches Cataract Outreach to Curb Avoidable Blindness

False! The renovation of Siaka Stevens’ Stadium is not completed

Strengthening Tobacco Industry Monitoring in Sierra Leone: ATCA Leads Strategic Training and Advocacy Mission - African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA)

Europe's Most Wanted Drug Lord 'Secures Protection in Sierra Leone By Having A Child With The President's Daughter' - Global Upfront Newspapers

**THE DEMOLITION OF THE KRIO OSE: IS IT A TITHE FOR A TITHE?** – Cocorioko

Drugs Are Stealing Our Future — We Must Rise Now – Cocorioko

THE DEMOLITION OF THE KRIO OSE: IS IT A TITHE FOR A TITHE? – Cocorioko

THE DEMOLITION OF THE KRIO OSE: IS IT A TITHE FOR A TITHE? – Cocorioko