John Farfira Kamara SLENA Correspondent

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...

The Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MoICE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), convened a planning meeting at the MoPED Conference Hall, NAO Building, Tower Hill, Freetown, ahead of the second edition of the Salone Civic Festival scheduled for December 11–13, 2025. The meeting brought together high-level stakeholders, including the Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education, Mr. Abdel Aziz Bawoh, senior officials from MoPED,...