Musa Kamara SLENA Correspondent

Ambassador Zhao Yong welcomed print and electronic media practitioners to the Chinese Embassy Open Day at Spur Loop, Wilberforce, Freetown. Sierra Leone Association of Journalists President joined other attendees at last week’s diplomatic engagement. Zhao recalled five decades of strategic cooperation across multiple development sectors between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Sierra Leone. The ambassador encouraged the press to document successful joint projects,...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) has formally unveiled its two Deputy Ministers, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening leadership, deepening teamwork, and accelerating progress towards food self-sufficiency in Sierra Leone. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, described the appointments as a significant boost to the ministry’s work. He said the two Deputy Ministers are development-oriented leaders...

The Ministry Agriculture Food Security (MAFS) launched Global Alliance Trade Facilitation (GATF) ePhyto Project Tuesday 14th April 2026. This initiative, supported by FAO and IPPC through ministry’s Crop Protection Unit (CPU), replaces paper certificates with electronic equivalents. Held at ministry conference hall, soft-launch event marked nation’s transition from manual documentation to digital verification. Electronic phytosanitary certificates enhance agricultural commerce, enable...