Richard Williams, SLENA Correspondent.

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) submitted a report to the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) detailing the state of correctional centres across the country. Commissioner Simitie Lavaly disclosed that inspections of 20 prisons revealed most lack formal education programmes, a gap affecting over 5,000 inmates. She noted that only a few structured learning initiatives exist, such as those run by the University of Makeni (UNIMAK), while most facilities offer...

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara, has called for stronger collaboration between universities, industry, and development partners to drive innovation and national development. Speaking on April 25, 2026, at the National Pitching and Trade Fair hosted by the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST), the Deputy Minister said universities globally are shifting from just teaching and exams to becoming hubs of innovation and...

Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie, Minister of Technical and Higher Education, on 21 April 2026, inked two Memoranda of Understanding with South Korea’s Yeungnam University. The accords pair that institution with Sierra Leone’s Milton Margai Technical University and Eastern Technical University. These deals advance President Julius Maada Bio’s vision of education as a national development engine. At the ceremony, Dr. Wurie was joined by Permanent Secretary Mohamed Sheick Kargbo and Acting Director...