Ecobank lending to women-led businesses jumps 194% in 2025
Pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational Incorporated said on Wednesday its lending to registered women-led businesses surged by 194% in 2025, as gender-focused programmes...
Freetown Port Expansion : Is Yakuba Bio”s “Modernization “ real or Just a Facade ?
By Joe Turay
Recent announcements regarding expansion works at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay have been presented as a transformative step for Sierra Leone’s maritime...
Liberian Residents Confront Guinean Troops in Border Dispute in Lofa County
By Musa Karim
Tensions are rising along the Liberia–Guinea border in Foya District, Lofa County, where local residents have gathered to resist what they describe...
Sierra Leone Appeal Court Holds First Sitting in Kenema in Over 30 Years
By Foday Conteh
Sierra Leone’s Court of Appeal has begun sittings in the eastern city of Kenema for the first time in more than three...
Woman Sentenced to 11 Months Jail term After Eating Meal Without Paying
By Dora Bangura
A High Court in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old woman to 11 months in prison after she pleaded...
Ecobank Sierra Leone Launches Business Prepaid Card to Support Corporate Spending
By Joy Bangura
Ecobank Sierra Leone has launched a Business Prepaid Card, a payment solution aimed at helping companies manage corporate expenses more efficiently and...
