John Farfira Kamara SLENA Correspondent

Statistics Sierra Leone certified enumerators and supervisors for completing the Sierra Leone Integrated Household Survey (SLIHS) 2025. The ceremony took place at the Family Kingdom in Aberdeen to honor their dedication and outstanding performance. The event officially marked the successful conclusion of the rigorous one-year SLIHS data collection effort. This essential living standards survey, part of a broader World Bank initiative to promote growth in low-income countries, provides the...

Statistics Sierra Leone convened its Technical Committee today, 20th January, at Brookfields Hotel, Freetown. This gathering updated Ministries, Departments and Agencies regarding the inaugural Pilot Cartographic Mapping phase preceding the 2026 Population and Housing Census. High-level stakeholders across MDAs and development partners assembled. Discussions highlighted progress and challenges from this pilot mapping phase. Welcoming participants, Moses Williams, Chairman of the Council for...

In a significant step toward regional economic integration, Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Titus Williams, conducted a high-level inspection of the rapidly rising ECOWAS Market in Wai Village on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025, Pujehun District. The visit, buzzing with a sense of purpose and anticipation, underscores the government's commitment to turning vision into tangible progress for the people of Sorogbema Chiefdom. Flanked by senior officials...