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Here is the score for piano and voice of the Sierra Leone National Anthem, for the first time available online. The same program used to produce the sheet music generated the MP3 music file that will give an idea of how it should sound.
Sierra Leone National AnthemHigh we exalt thee, realm of the free;
Great is the love we have for thee;
Firmly united ever we stand,
Singing thy praise, O native land.
We raise up our hearts and our voices on high,
The hills and the valleys re-echo our cry;
Blessing and peace be ever thine own,
Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.
One with a faith that wisdom inspires,
One with a zeal that never tires;
Ever we seek to honour thy name
Ours is the labour, thine the fame.
We pray that no harm on thy children may fall,
That blessing and peace may descend on us all;
So may we serve thee ever alone,
Land that we love our Sierra Leone.
Knowledge and truth our forefathers spread,
Mighty the nations whom they led;
Mighty they made thee, so too may we
Show forth the good that is ever in thee.
We pledge our devotion, our strength and our might,
Thy cause to defend and to stand for thy right;
All that we have be ever thine own,
Land that we love our Sierra Leone.
National PledgeI pledge my love and loyalty to my country Sierra Leone;
I vow to serve her faithfully at all times;
I promise to defend her honour and good name;
Always work for her unity peace, freedom and prosperity;
And put her interest above all else.
So help me God.
General References on Sierra Leone
These are links to outside resources. The Sierra Leone Web cannot guarantee that they are always accurate or up to date.
The CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia - Sierra Leone Page
Census Information
This information was compiled by Statistics Sierra Leone, formerly called the Central Statistics Office.
2015 Census of Population and Housing in Sierra Leone
2015 Fact Sheet
Sierra Leone's 2015 population was 7,092,113.
2004 Census of Population and Housing in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's 2004 population was 4,976,871.
1985 Census of Population and Housing in Sierra Leone
1985 Highlights
Sierra Leone's 1985 population was 3,515,812.
Bibliography of Studies on Population and Development
A bibliography of studies on population and development (2003). Compiled by Toma J. Makannah, Ph.D.
Bibliography
A partial bibliography of books relating to Sierra Leone, compiled through 2003 by Peter C. Andersen.
MENDE PHRASE BOOK
Bukui ji hu vεi - Contents
Magona Yεpεi
Forward
Kככlooni Bukui Ji Ma
About This Book
Famεisia
Greetings
Tεi Hu
In the Town
Watiisia Hindεisia Ta Wie
Times and Tenses
Pεlεi Bu
In the House
Mu Wiehindεisia
Our Actions
Fele Gכlεi
In the Shop
Lapi Jisia Ma A Bi Wumaye
Try These Yourself
Njכpכwaahu
In the Market
Lapi Jisia Ma A Bi Wumaye
Try These Yourself
Treni Hu Jiεi
Travelling by Train
Mכto Hu Jici
Travelling by Lorry
Mba Yengei
Rice Farming
Lapi Jisia Ma A Bi Wumaye
Try These YourselfPεlε Loolεi
House Building
Lapi Jisia Ma A Bi Wumaye
Try These Yourself
Kotii Hu
In the Court
Ngenge Gכlilεi
Seeking Employment
Jisia Wote Mende Yiεi Hu
Change These into Mende
Hegbεi
Sickness
Hegbεi Lεnga Ti Lεisia
Names of Some Diseases
Kpεi Kεε Nyε Gbεlεi
Hunting and Fishing
Fooi Gohu Watiisia
Times in the Year
Hani Lεεnga Ti Lεisia
Names of Some Things
Dכmi Gutu
A Short Story
Njεpεi Nasia Ti Nyciyi Yakpe Kεε
Words that are spelt the same but have different meanings
KRIO PROVERBS
ProverbsProverbs in Krio
Proverbs in Krio, many with English translations and explanations, from all over Sierra Leone. Compiled by Peter C. Andersen
Krio Proverbs
Proverbs from an anonymous compilation which circulated in Freetown in the early 1980s.
Kono Proverbs
Compiled by Komba Ngekia.
Two Krio StoriesBra Spaida εn Bra εlifant
As told by a schoolboy
Na Mista Spaida, in εn Bra εlifant kam sidכn. We dεn de, Bra Spaida, i se, in yon, i smכl nכmכ, bכt i gεt sεns pas εlifant. εlifant se OO, i se wεl mi naw, i se a nכ gεt sεns-o, i se, bכt mi trεnk kin ebul gi mi wetin a de it. Wans כf tεm, dεn kam kכmכt, dεn go mek patrכl, dεn go εn strol. So we dεn go te-e, na-in Mista Spaida go mit usai banana de. Bכt Bra εlifant naw, i nכ ebul si di banana. I pas. Bra Spaida we i kam, i pas biεn di banana, i sidכn, i dכn it di banana fip! I dכn bεlεful. Dεn waka, dεn waka, dεn go te-e, we dεn dכn go, di banana we i de it, Bra Spaida in yon, we i bin dכn bεlεful, i dכn dכn na in bεlε. Bra εlifant go mit wan big-big fam-os. Insεf, i jכs tinap fain nכmכ, i sεn dat in mכt de. I dכn klia כlting we de insai: pכpכ naw, wit di rεs-o, כlting we de de, i dכn it am fip. I (Spaida) wan lε Bra εlifant gi am smכl. Dat kכni de, na-in i ple, i nכ no fכ se dat man de, i nכ pul in mכt bεtε yet na di os. I go insai de. We i go insai nכmכ, di bra insεf, i drכ am fip. I drכ am wit in mכt, i swala-ram כl. Bra εlifant dכn fεn dat spaida te, fכ go blכf tu-ram, i se bra, misεf, we yu bin dכn it tide di banana, yu nכ gi mi, mi naw, a dכn it, a dכn bεlεful. I nכ si am egen. Bihol, i de insai in bεlε. I waka, i waka, i waka, i waka, i waka, i waka, i de go εn fεn Bra Spaida, i nכ ebul si am. Pas naw de tεm we i kaka, i tכn biεn am, na-ya i si am, na-ya i laf am, i (Spaida) se OO bra, yu bin se yu gεt trεnk, bכt naw yu dכn it mi, a dכn si wetin de na yu bεlε. Na-in mek te tide Bra Spaida in εn εlifant dεn nכ de gri.
Flai εn Dכg
As told by a farmer
Yu biliv se flai dεn tu dכg gεt tכk? So, wans כf tεm, dכg bin dכn grap. Dat awa de, dכg bin dכn grap, i grap, i go tu flai. I go mit am na dכti bכks. I se bo, i se bo, dat ting de we yu sidכn pan so, i se bo, na fכ sεl? I se yεs. I se na כmכch? I se na wan-wan sεnt. I se, wεl gi mi am, i se a want am. Bכt dat awa de, di flai i nכ bin no se na trכs i bin de trכs am. So na-in i grap pan am, na-in di dכg bigin de it am. We i dכn dכn it am, i grap wit pawa, i bigin de go. I go na tכn. Lεk we san kin kכmכt so niuli, i go ledכn na san. So dεn flai dεn kam biεn am. We dכn kam biεn am, dεn bigin de fashin pan am. Dεn bigin de fashin pan am te-e, fכ dat mכni de. Na-in dεn aks am, dεn se we wi mכni? I se we wi wan sεnt? I se (dog, as if looking over his shoulder and barking) Kכmכt biεn mi! Kכmכt biεn mi! (Like fly buzzing) We mi sεnti, we mi wan-wan sεnti? Kכmכt biεn mi! Kכmכt biεn mi! Na so dכg bin de du, we wi kam tu-ram fכ dat we mכni-bisnεs de, i bigin de bεt-bεt wi, i bin de kil we. We wi aks am fכ dat mכni nכmכ i bin de trai fכ kil wi. εn i bin de du am.
DOCUMENTS
Documents from the Colonial Era1787 to 1961Colonial Governors
Colonial officials from the Province of Freedom until Independence.1792Governor Clarkson's Prayer for Sierra Leone
This prayer by Sierra Leone's first governor-general still hangs today in many homes in Freetown.1839The Amistad Revolt
Arthur Abraham's pamphlet, "The Amistad Revolt: An Historical Legacy of Sierra Leone and the United States." Published by the U.S. Information Service in 1987; re-published in 1988.
1839The Amistad Case, Complete
Summaries and handwritten letters
1839Faces of the Amistad Victims
Contemperaneous drawings by New Haven, Connecticut resident William H. Townsend1847Treaty Between Sierra Leone & Locco Marsamma
Treaty concluded between Norman William Macdonald, Captain-General and Governor-In-Chief of the Colony of Sierra Leone, and Ba Mauro, King of the Locco Marsamma.
1848Freetown in 1848
The ethnic makeup of the Freetown colony in 1848.
1853Missionary Report
Transcribed 1853 report of the UBC missionaries W.J. Shuey, D.C. Kumler and D.K. Flickinger to the leadership of their church on their lengthy trip around Sierra Leone, looking for locations where mission outposts could be established.
1808-1861Captured slave ships brought to Freetown for trial
Cases brought before the British Vice Admiralty Court and (later) the Mixed Commission Court in Freetown, Sierra Leone.1821-1881Maritime Museum Index
Pictures from Sierra Leone which are on display at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich, UK.
11 August 1885Cap. LXXXV
An Act for carrying into effect the Engagements between Her Majesty and certain Chiefs of the Sherbro Country near Sierra Leone in Africa for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade.1886Sherbro and the Sherbros
Daniel F. Wilberforce, United Brethern Publishing House
27 May 1898Bai Bureh's Protest
Published in the Dover Express (Britain), sixth column8 June 1898Rebel Leader (Bai Bureh) Desires Peace
The Dundee Courier24 December 1898Bai Bureh Sketch
The Illustrated London News28 December 1898The Fate of Bai Bureh
The Newcastle Daily Journal (Britain), third column
25 March 1899Military Operations in Sierra Leone: Scenes in the Kissi Country
Military operations in Bandajuma, in the Illustrated London News29 December 1899Hut Tax War Report
The London Gazette1907Superintendent's Report
Sierra Leone Mission1920wa Messenger
Published by H.M. Stationery Office1926The 1926 Slave Revolt in Sierra Leone
By Alfred Arkley. Presented at International Conference, Sierra Leone Past & Present, Freetown, Sierra Leone, on 26 April 26 2012. Revised on 15 February 2013.
22 January 1955On Safari With a Camera in West Africa
The Sphere (Britain) Post Independence Documents
30 April 1960The Future of Sierra Leone: A Conference in London to decide the date of "Independence Day."
The Sphere (Britain)22 March 1961Adoption in British Parliament on the Sierra Leone Independence Bill
Transcript28 March 1961Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961
British Parliament27 April 1961Achievements in Sierra Leone
Department of Information, Sierra Leone. Produced for Independence Day, 27th April 1961 (Scanned presentation copy from Ambassador William Fitzjohn to President John F. Kennedy)April 1961Video documentary on Sierra Leone's Independence
Pathé (British)18-24 April 1961Draft Response by President John F. Kennedy to Sierra Leone's Representantive, Dr. William Fitzjohn
Expression of regret after Dr. Fitzjohn was refused service at a restaurant in Maryland, to be delivered on the date of Sierra Leone's independence.29 April 1961Messages from Commonwealth Leaders on Sierra Leone's Independence
The Sphere (Britain)
7 June 1962Television Comes to Sierra Leone
Television Today1961-1962Official US Documents Relating to Sierra Leone
US State Department9 December 1961The Royal Visit to Sierra Leone
The Illustrated London News16 December 1961End of the Tour
Queen Ends Tour of West Africa - The Sphere (Britain)9 June 1962Sierra Leone: The First General Election Since Independence
The Sphere (Britain), "The Voice of the Commonwealth"1 June 1963Sierra Leone: The El Dorado of West Africa
The Sphere (Britain)30 April 1964Challenge to Sierra Leone Merger of Colony with Protectorate
The Birmingham Post (Britain)9 May 1964Death of Sir Milton Margai
The Sphere (London) [Note: Independence Day was 27April 1961, not in July 1960.]1 April 1967Army Coup in Sierra Leone
Unknown newspaper A Decade of Conflict and the Road to Peace1991-2002GOSL Statements and Documents
Speeches and press releases from President Kabbah's government prior to and during his government-in-exile and Conakry, and following its restoration.1991-2002AFRC and RUF Statements and Documents
Speeches, press releases and letters, 1997-1999.1991-2002Other Statements and Documents
Speeches, statements, documents, and testimony from the political opposition, other governments, and the United Nations.December 1992-January 1993British Cables on Execution of more than 20 Persons by the NPRC
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Britain), released subject to a Freedom of Information act request dated 11 May 2016.15-17 August 1995Report of the First National Consultative Conference on the Electoral Process (Bintumani I Conference)12 February 1996Report of the Second National Consultative Conference on the Electoral Process (Bintumani II Conference)30 November 1996Abidjan Peace Accord
Peace agreement signed in Abidjan by the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF.23 October 1997Conakry Accord
The six-month peace plan for Sierra Leone between ECOWAS and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.17 April 1999Ceasefire Agreement (Lome)
The ceasefire agreement signed between the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF in Lome, Togo.7 July 1999Lome Peace Accord
The peace agreement between the Sierra Leone government and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone to end the country's eight-year civil war.10 November 2000Abuja Ceasefire Agreement
Text of the 30-day ceasefire agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the RUF.2004TRC Report
Final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Postwar Documents9 September 2015Alhaji Samuel Sam-Sumana v. the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Victor Bockarie Foh
The Supreme Court decision upholding the legality of the president's dismissal of the vice-president.27 April 2011Sierra Leone's Golden Jubilee
A PDF copy of the book printed for Sierra Leone's Golden Jubilee.
27 April 201655th Independence Anniversary
By Ade Daramy. A PDF copy published for Sierra Leone's 55th independence anniversary.
27 April 2016Sierra Leone History Slideshow
Video of historic photos. Created by Ade Daramy for Sierra Leone's 55th independence anniversary.
12 May 2018Handing Over Notes of Former President Ernest Bai Koroma to H.E. President Julius Maada Bio4 July 2018Governance Transition Team (GTT) Report
Report into alleged financial abuses of the previous government.
BOOKS
21st Century(2001-present)
Sierra Leone's Golden Jubilee
PDF copy of the book printed for Sierra Leone's Golden Jubilee, 27 April 2011.
55th Independence Anniversary Ebook
PDF copy. By Ade Daramy for Sierra Leone's 55th independence anniversary, 27 April 2016.
The UN and Sierra Leone: An Enduring Relationship
Historic photos of Sierra Leone from the United Nations Photo Library. By Ade Daramy.
The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone
By Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, 2013. Gives the history of Sierra Leone's chiefdoms and their ruling houses. The original link is to Harvard University Department of Economics.
Sierra Leonean Heroes
Sierra Leonean Heroes: Fifty Men and Women Who Helped to Build Our Nation, Commissioned by the Sierra Leone government, 1988.
Slave Traders, Governors, Missionaries & Development Workers: Notable Irish Connections with Sierra Leone
Written by Seán Farren, and published in 2011 by the Sierra Leone Irish Partnership.
20th Century(1901-2000)
Language Manuals
Krio, Mende, Temne, SherbroThe White Man's Grave: A Visit to Sierra Leone, in 1834, Volume I
By F. Harrison Rankin, 1936. Scanned by Google.
Imperialism: A Study
By J.A. Hobson, 1902. Examines the Hut Tax and resulting conflict. Scanned by Google.
Affairs of West Africa
By Edmund D. Morel, E.D.M., 1902. Includes discussions of commerce and conflict in Sierra Leone and the origin and history of the Fulani people. Scanned by Google.
19th Century (1801-1900)
Life, Scenery and Customs in Sierra Leone and the Gambia, Volume I
By Thomas Eyre Poole, 1850. Scanned by Google.
A Practical Medico-Historical Account of the Western Coast of Africa Embracing a Topographical Description of its Shores, Rivers, and Settlements With Their Seasons and Comparative Healthiness
By James Boyle, M.C.S.L., 1831. Scanned by Google.
Journal of a Voyage from Plymouth to Sierra Leone, ed. by H. Caswall, Volume 4
By William Latimer Neville, 1858. Scanned by Google.
Present State of the Colony of Sierra Leone, Being Extracts of Recent Letters from Hannah Kilham
By Hannah Kilham, 1832. Scanned by Google.
Sierra Leone: The Principal British Colony on the Western Coast of Africa
By William Whitaker Shreeve, 1817. Scanned by Google.
Postscript to the Reply "Point by Point"
By Robert Thorpe, 1815. Scanned by Google.
Travels in Madeira, Sierra Leone, Teneriffe, St. Jago, Prices Island, etc. etc.
By James Holman, R.N., F.R.S., 1840. Scanned by Google.
Travels in the Timannee, Kooranko, and Soolima Countries, in Western Africa
Published in 1825. By Major Alexander Gordon Laing.
An Account of the Native Africans in the Neighbourhood of Sierra Leone; to which is added, an account of the present state of medicine among them.
Thomas Winterbottom M.D., Physician to the Colony of Sierra Leone, 1803. Scanned by Google.
Sierra Leone, or the Liberated Africans, in a Series of Letters from a Young Lady to Her Sister in 1833 and 34
By Mary Church. Published in 1835.
The History of Portugal from the Reign of D. Diniz to the Reign of D. Alfonso V., Volume II
By Edward McMurdo, 1889. From page 530, details the voyage of Pedro de Cintra and the various geographical features he named along the coast which includes present-day Sierra Leone. Scanned by Google.
A Residence at Sierra Leone
By Elizabeth Melville, edited by Hon. Mrs. Norton, 1849. Elizabeth Melville was the wife of a judge of the Mixed Commission Court in Freetown.
Sierra Leone After a Hundred Years
By the Right Rev. Ernest Graham Ingraham, D.D. Bishop of Sierra Leone, 1894. Scanned by Google.
Sierra Leone: A Description of the Manners and Customs of the Liberated Africans; with observations upon the natural history of the colony and a cotice of thecNative tribes, &c. &c.
By Robert Clarke, M.R.C.S., 1843. Scanned by Google.
A Letter to William Wilberforce, Esq., M.P., Vice President of the African Institution, &c. &c. &c. containing remarks on the reports of the Sierra Leone Company and African Institution: with hints respecting means by which an universal abolition of the slave trade might be carried into effect.
By Robert Thorpe, 1815. Scanned by Google.
Correspondence With the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Havana, the Cape of Good Hope, and Loanda; and reports from British Vice-Admiralty Courts, and from officers relative to the slave trade, from April 1, 1859 to March 31, 1860.
Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 1860. Scanned by Google.
Journal of the House of Comments, Vol. 69
British House of Commons, Sessions 1813-1814. Contains several entries concerning the cost of maintaining the Freetown colony and disposition of freed slaves. Scanned by Google.
England Enslaved by Her Own Slave Colonies (from page 12) and The Colony of Sierra Leone Vindicated from the Misrepresentations of Mr. Macqueen of Glasglow (from page 212)
By James Stephen Esq.; By Kenneth Macaulay, 1826. Scanned by Google.
Life and Letters of Zachary Macaulay
By his granddaughter, Viscountess Knutsford, 1900. Macaulay was twice Governor of Sierra Leone between 1794 and 1799. Scanned by Google.
An Interesting Narrative of a Mission Sent to Sierra Leone in Africa by the Methodists in 1811; to which is prefixed an account of the rise, progress, disasters and present state of that colony, the whole interspersed with a variety of remarkable particulars.
By Thomas Coke, LL.D., General Superintendent of the Missions, 1812. Scanned by Google.
A Complete Collection of the Treaties and Conventions, and Reciprocal Regulations at Present Subsisting Between Great Britain and Foreign Powers
By Sir Edward Hertslet, C.B., 1880. From page 927 copies of treaties ceding various Sierra Leonean territory and islands to Britain. Scanned by Google.
Colonies and Slaves: Relating to Colonies; Africans Captured; Jamaica; Slave Emancipation; Slave Trade
1830, includes information and correspondence on the Courts of Mixed Commission in Freetown. Scanned by Google.
A History of the Colonization of Africa by Alien Races
By Sir Harry H. Johnston, K.C.B., 1899. Includes initial contacts by Carthage, Portugal and Britain. Scanned by Google.
Prince Henry the Navigator
By Charles Raymond Beazley, 1894. Scanned by Google.
On a Collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera
By W. Schaus, F.Z.S. and W.G. Clements, Surgeon-Caption A.M.S., 1893. Scanned by Google.
The Colonial Controversy, containing a refutation of the calumnies of the Anticolonists; the state of Hayti, Sierra Leone...and the state of free and slave labourers in those countries
By James McQueen, 1825. Scanned by Google.
Report by Her Majesty's Commissioner and Correspondence on the Subject of the Insurrection in the Sierra Leone Protectorate 1898
Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty, July 1899. Scanned by Google.
Friends' Intelligencer and Journal (Vol. LVI and XXVII)
Published in 1899. Recounts the story of Bai Bureh on p. 15-16 and mentions Sierra Leone on p. 260. Scanned by Google.
Outlines of a Grammar of the Vei Language, Together With a Vei-English Vocabulary, and an Account of the Discovery and Nature of the Vei Mode of Syllabic Writing
By S. W. Koelle, Church Missionary, 1854. Includes notes on the history of the Vai people. Scanned by Google.
Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel (New Issue), Africa Vol. I, North Africa
By A.H. Keane, F.R.G.S., 1895. Lists peoples of Sierra Leone from page 334. Scanned by Google.
Mission Work in Sierra Leone, West Africa
By The Rev. J.S. Mills, D.D., Bishop of the United Brethren in Christ, 1898. Scanned by Google.
Reports of the Vienna Universal Exhibition of 1873, Part I
Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 1875. P. 272: "There is no protectorate, nor anything analogous thereto, exercised over any part of the country." Scanned by Google.
A Collection of Temne Traditions, Fables and Proverbs, with an English Translation
By The Rev. C.F. Schlenker, 1861. Scanned by Google.
18th Century (1701-1800)Substance of the Report Delivered by the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company to the General Court of Proprietors on Wednesday the 26th October, 1791.
By Court of Directors, Sierra Leone Company, 1791. Scanned by Google.
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 65
By Tobias George Smollett, 1788. Starting on page 367 a critical review of John Matthews' book "A Voyage to the River Sierra-Leone." Scanned by Google.
Substance of the Report Delivered by the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company to the General Court of Proprietors, on Thursday the 27th March 1794
By Court of Directors, Sierra Leone Company, 1794. Scanned by Google.
Two Voyages to Sierra Leone during the years 1791-2-3
Published in 1794. By Anna Falconbridge.
Substance of the Report Delivered by the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company to the General Court of Proprietors, on Thursday the 19th March, 1798.
By the Court of Directors, Sierra Leone Company, 1798. Scanned by Google.
The Evangelical Magazine for 1795
Articles by various contributors, including information on Sierra Leone, from page 481, 1795. Scanned by Google.
The Parliamentary Register; or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons, Vol. XXIX
House of Commons, from page 316, 1791. Scanned by Google.
The Monthly Review, Volume 79
By Ralph Griffiths. Article on Sierra Leone starts on page 238, 1788. Scanned by Google.
The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics and Literature for the Year 1794
Includes several references to Sierra Leone, including the death of Prince Naimbonna (sic.), 1794. Scanned by Google.
An Essay on Colonization, particularly applied to the Western Coast of Africa, with some free thoughts on cultivation and commerce; also brief descriptions of the colonies already formed, or attempted, in Africa, including those of Sierra Leona and Bulama
By C.B. Wadstrom, 1794. Scanned by Google.
A Short Sketch of Temporary Regulations (Until Better Shall be Proposed) for the Intended Settlement of the Grain Coast of Africa, Near Sierra Leona
By Granville Sharp, 1788. Scanned by Google.
An Authentic Account of the Late Expedition to Bulam, on the Coast of Africa; with a description of the present settlement of Sierra Leone, and the adjacent country
By Lady Judith Cohen Montefiore, 1794. Scanned by Google.
The Debate on a Motion for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, &c.
British Parliament, House of Commons, 1792. Scanned by Google.
The Universal Gazetteer, Being a Concise Description, Alphabetically Arranged...in the Known World
By John Walker, 1798. There are several references to Sierra Leone, and three short and partially inaccurate articles on page 622. Scanned by Google.
A Voyage to the River Sierra-Leone
Published in 1788. Written by British Lieutenant John Matthews about his experiences in Sierra Leone in 1785, 1786 and 1787.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone
Act No. 6 of 1991
The Sierra Leone Legal Institute (SierraLii)
SierraLii was established in 2010 to provide free access to Sierra Leone's legal information, including statutes and case law.
The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL)
The RSCSL website includes all public filings of both the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the RSCSL, the SCSL's successor institution, along with trial transcripts, case summaries, and many other resources.
Parliament of Sierra Leone
The parliamentary website includes information about the workings of parliament. The site also posts the laws of Sierra Leone.
Government Links
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International CooperationMinistry of DefenceMinistry of Health and SanitationMinistry of Basic and Senior Secondary EducationMinistry of Information and CommunicationsMinistry of EnergyMinistry of Mines and Mineral ResourcesMinistry of Finance
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2021
The Finance Act, 2021 [No. 1 of 2021]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes, to give effect to the financial proposals of the Government and to provide for other related matters for the financial year 2021.
The Appropriation Act, 2021 [No. 2 of 2021]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2021 and for other related matters.
The Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion Act, 2021 [No. 3 of 2021]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion; to confer on the Commission the power to take measures to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts; to build, promote and maintain sustainable peace in Sierra Leone; and to provide for other related matters.
2020
The National Disaster Management Agency Act, 2020 [No. 3 of 2020]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the National Disaster Management Agency to manage disasters and similar emergencies throughout Sierra Leone, to establish offices of the Agency throughout Sierra Leone, to establish national, regional, district and chiefdom disaster management committees, to establish a National Disaster Management Fund to provide finances for the prevention and management of disasters and similar emergencies throughout Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
The Public Order (Amendment) Act, 2020 [No. 4 of 2020]
Being an Act to amend the Public Order Act, 1965 (Act No. 46 of 1965) by repealing Part V which deals with defamatory and seditious libel.
Amends the Public Order Act, 1965.
The Independent Media Commision Act, 2020 [No. 5 of 2020]
Being an Act to provide for the continuation of the Independent Media Commission, to provide for the registration and regulation of mass media institutions in Sierra Leone licensing institutions engaged in radio, television or direct to home digital satellite service broadcasting and registration of persons and institutions engaged in the publication of newspapers, magazines in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Independent Media Commission Act, 2000.
The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2020 [No. 6 of 2020]
Being an Act to make revisions and supplementary provision for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2020.
The Consumer Protection Act, 2020 [No. 7 of 2020]
Being an Act to provide for the protection and promotion of the interests of consumers to provide for the establishment of the National Consumer Protection Commission and for other related matters.
The Cybercrime Act, 2020
Being an Act to provide for the prevention of the abusive use of computer systems; to provide for the timely and effective collection of electronic evidence for the purpose of investigation and prosecution of cybercrime; to provide for the protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure; to provide for facilitation of international cooperation in dealing with cybercrime matters and to provide for other related matters.
2019
The Appropriation Act, 2019 [No. 1 of 2019]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2019 and for other related matters.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2019 [No. 3 of 2019]
Being an Act to amend the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism Act, 2012 and to provide for other related matters.
The Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 2019 [No. 5 of 2019]
Being an Act to continue in existence the Bank of Sierra Leone to act as banker, adviser and fiscal agent and to support the general economic policy of the Government of Sierra Leone, to provide for the maintenance of price stability and stable financial system, to provide for the formulation and implementation of monetary policy and prudence standards and to provide for other related matters.
The Banking Act, 2019 [No. 6 of 2019]
Being an Act to provide for the licensing of persons carrying on banking business, the regulation and supervision of banking activities, financial holding companies and subsidiaries, the protection of depositors and to provide for other related matters.
2018
The National Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2018 [No. 3 of 2018]
Being an Act to amend the National Electricity Act, 2011, to make provision for the Electricity Generation and Transmission Company and Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority to enter into agreements with third parties jointly or otherwise, to provide for the establishment of collection account instruments for the Company and Authority and to provide for other related matters.
The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2018
Being an Act to make supplementary provisions for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2018.
The Extractive Industries Revenue Act, 2018
Being an Act to provide for and coordinate various taxes and charges on extractive industries, the regulation of fiscal aspects of extractive industry agreements, and for other related matters.
The Finance (Amendment) Act, 2018 [No. 12 of 2018]
Being an Act to amend the provisions of the Finance Acts of 2008, 2017 and 2018 and for other related matters.
Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2018 [No. 13 of 2018]
Being an Act to make supplementary provisions for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2018.
2017
The Finance Act, 2017 [No. 1 of 2017]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes for the year 2017 and for other related matters.
The Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2017 [No. 2 of 2017]
Being an Act to amend the Local Government Act, 2004 to provide for the addition of new Districts created under the Provinces (Administrative Division) Order, 2017 and other related matters.
Amends the Local Government Act, 2004.
The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2017 [No. 4 of 2017]
Being an Act to provide for the continuance in existence of the Sierra Leone Water Company, to provide for a more efficient and effective management of community and rural water supply systems in specified areas, to provide for the facilitation of water related sanitation and delivery in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Sierra Leone Water Company, 2001.
The National Water Resources Management Agency Act, 2017 [No. 5 of 2017]
Being an Act to provide for the equitable, beneficial, efficient, and sustainable use and management of the country's water resources; to establish a National Water Resources Management Agency; to provide a Water Basin Management Board and Water Catchment Area Management Committees for the management of the water resources and for other related matters.
The Guma Valley Water Company Act, 2017 [No. 6 of 2017]
Being an Act to provide for the continuance in existence of the Guma Valley Water Company, to provide for the sustainable supply of water for public and private purposes and to provide for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Peace Keeping and Law Enforcement Academy Act, 2017 [No. 7 of 2017]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Sierra Leone Peace Keeping and Law Enforcement Academy and to provide for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency Act, 2017 [No. 8 of 2017]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency in place of the Department of Meteorology and to provide for other related matters.
The Fiscal Management and Control Act, 2017 [No. 9 of 2017]
Being an Act to provide for direction to agencies of Government to transfer revenues or other monies received by the agencies into the Consolidated Fund and for other related matters.
The National Medical Supplies Agency Act, 2017 [No. 11 of 2017]
Being an Act to repeal and replace the National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit Act, 2012 to establish the National Medical Supplies Agency as a public service agency responsible for the procurement, warehousing and distribution of drugs and medical supplies in a transparent and cost-effective manner for and on behalf of all public institutions throughout Sierra Leone.
Repeals the National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit Act, 2012.
2016
The Public Procurement Act, 2016 [No. 1 of 2016]
Being an Act to make provision for the continuance in existence of the National Public Procurement Authority, to further regulate and harmonise public procurement processes in the public service, to decentralize public procurement to procuring entities, to promote economic development, including capacity building in the field of public procurement by ensuring value for money in public expenditures and the participation in public procurement by qualified suppliers, contractors, consultants and other qualified providers of goods, works and services and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Public Procurement Act, 2004 (Act No. 14 of 2004).
The Sierra Leone Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency Act, 2016 [No. 2 of 2016]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, to create a conducive environment within which Small and Medium Enterprises can thrive and operate, to provide for Sierra Leone's fiscal, monetary and banking policy, trade and industry, technology, marketing, infrastructural and institutional development, and for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency Act, 2016 [No. 3 of 2016]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency to provide for the development of Sierra Leone local content in a range of sectors of the economy such as industrial, manufacturing, mining, petroleum, marine resources, agriculture, transportation, maritime, aviation, hotel and tourism, procurement of goods and services; public works, construction and energy sectors; to promote the ownership and control of productive sectors in the economy by citizens of Sierra Leone; and to provide for other related matters.
The National Youth Service Act, 2016 [No. 4 of 2016]
Being an Act to establish the National Youth Service and to provide for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Council for Postgraduate Colleges of Health Specialties Act, 2016 [No. 5 of 2016]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Council for Postgraduate Colleges of Health Specialties to supervise and coordinate the training of postgraduate health specialists and to provide for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2016 [No. 6 of 2016]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes, duties and excise and for other related matters.
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (Amendment) Act, 2016 [No. 7 of 2016]
Being an Act to amend the National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001 to provide for the appointment of two Deputy Director-Generals.
Amends the National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001.
The Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Act, 2016 [No. 8 of 2016]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration responsible for the uniform administration of the Teaching Hospitals Complex specified in the schedule, to provide for the establishment of a Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Board which shall be the governing body of the Administration, to provide for the discipline of trainees and staff by the Teaching Hospitals Complex and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals certain Schedules of the Hospital Boards Act, 2003 (No. 6 of 2003).
The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (Amendment) Act, 2016 [No. 9 of 2016]
Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Road Safety Act, 1996 to provide for the substitution of the words: "Traffic Warden Corps" by the words "Road Safety Corps" and for other related matters.
Amends the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority Act, 1996 (No. 4 of 1996).
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2016 [No. 10 of 2016]
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 to provide for the use of the existing register of voters for bye-elections where the register of voters has not been reviewed or revised in accordance with subsection (8) of section 38.
Amends the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act No. 6 of 1991).
The Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2016 [No. 11 of 2016]
Being an Act to amend the Local Government Act, 2004 to provide for the postponement of local council elections and for other related matters.
Amends the Local Government Act, 2004 [No. 1 of 2004]
The Insurance Act, 2016 [No. 12 of 2016]
Being an Act to continue in existence the Sierra Leone Insurance Commission and to regulate the business of insurance in Sierra Leone.
Repeals the Insurance Act, 2000.
The Public Financial Management Act, 2016 [No. 13 of 2016]
Being an Act to make provision for the prudent, efficient, effective, and transparent management, and use of public financial resources and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005 (Act No. 17 of 2005).
The National Civil Registration Act, 2016 [No. 14 of 2016]
Being an Act to provide for the amendment and consolidation of the laws relating to the compulsory registration of citizens and non-citizens resident in Sierra Leone, to provide for the issuance of identity cards, to provide for the establishment of the National Civil Registration Authority responsible for the registration of births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, divorces and nullities throughout Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
2015
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2015 [No. 1 of 2015]
Being an Act to terminate the monopoly enjoyed by Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company in the operation of the international gateway and for other related matters.
Amends the Telecommunications Act, 2006.
The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2015 [No. 2 of 2015]
Being an Act to amend the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000.
Amends the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000.
The National Commission for Social Action (Amendment) Act, 2015 [No. 3 of 2015]
Being an Act to amend the National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001.
Amends the National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001.
2014
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 2014 [No. 1 of 2014]
Being an Act to Amend the Local Courts Act, 2011
Amends the Local Courts Act, 2011.
The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) (Amendment) Act, 2014 [No. 2 of 2014]
Being an Act to amend the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2011.
Amends the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2011.
The Petroleum Regulatory Act, 2014 [No. 3 of 2014]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Petroleum Regulatory Agency to license and regulate the efficient importation, storage, transportation and distribution of petroleum so as to ensure its regular availability to consumers at reasonable prices and to provide for other related matters.
Amends the Petroleum Act, Cap. 236.
The Audit Service Act, 2014 [No. 4 of 2014]
Being an Act to make provision for the continuance of the existence of the Audit Service as an autonomous body with authority to ensure greater accountability in the receipt, disbursement and control of public funds, to promote greater efficiency and effectiveness in the use of public funds and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Audit Service Act, 1998.
The Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act, 2014 [No. 5 of 2014]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Correctional Service, to introduce provisions for the organization and management of correctional centres and for other related matters.
Repeals the Prisons Act, 1960.
The Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014 [No. 6 of 2014]
Being an Act to amend the Universities Act for the purpose of establishing the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology.
Amends the Universities Act, 2005.
The Polytechnics (Amendment) Act, 2014 [No. 7 of 2014]
Being an Act to amend the Polytechnics Act, 2001.
Amends the Polytechnics Act, 2001.
The Trade Marks Act, 2014 [No. 8 of 2014]
Being an Act to make provision for the protection, registration and regulation of trade marks, trade names, and for other related matters.
Repeals the Trade Marks Act, Cap. 244 and the Merchandise Marks Act, Cap. 245.
The Companies Act, 2014 [No. 9 of 2014]
Being an Act to amend the Companies Act, 2009.
Amends the Companies Act, 2009.
The Public Health Amendment Act, 2014 [No. 10 of 2014]
Being an Act to amend the Public Health Act, 1960.
Amends the Public Health Act, 1960.
The Public Private Partnership Act, 2014 [No. 11 of 2014]
Being an Act to promote, facilitate and streamline conclusion and implementation of public private partnership agreements by a contracting authority; to establish a Public Private Partnership Unit; to establish private partner selection procedures in PPP Agreements; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Amends the National Public Procurement Act, 2004.
The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2014 [No. 12 of 2014]
Being an Act to make supplementary provision for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2014.
The Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2014 [No. 13 of 2014]
Being an Act to provide the legal framework for credit agreements, to improve standards of disclosure of information in credit agreements, to prohibit certain practices, and promote consistency in the enforcement of credit agreements and to provide for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2015 [No. 15 of 2014]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes for the year 2015 and for other related matters.
The Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2014 [No. 16 of 2014]
Being an Act to amend the Road Transport Authority Act, 1996.
Amends the Road Transport Authority Act, 1996.
2013
The Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Act (Repeal) Act, 2013 [No. 1 of 2013]
Being an Act to repeal the Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Act, to dissolve the Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Board, to vest the property of the Board in the Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Company Limited and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Produce Marketing Act, Cap 229, and dissolves the Produce Marketing Board.
The Right to Access Information Act, 2013 [No. 2 of 2013]
Being an Act to provide for the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them and to provide for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2013 [No. 3 of 2013]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes for the year 2013 and for other related matters.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2013 [No. 5 of 2013]
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.
Amends the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.
2012
The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone Agreement (Ratification) Act, 2011 [No. 1 of 2012]
Being an Act to ratify the agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of Residual Court for Sierra Leone signed on the 11th August, 2010 and for other related matters.
The Anti Money Laundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism Act, 2012 [No. 2 of 2012]
Being an Act to provide for the criminalization of money laundering and financing of terrorism, the establishment of structures to implement this and for other related matters.
The National Minerals Agency Act, 2012 [No. 3 of 2012]
Being an Act to establish the National Minerals Agency to promote the development of the minerals sector by effectively and efficiently managing the administration and regulation of mineral rights and minerals trading in Sierra Leone, including geological survey and data collection activities; to establish a National Minerals Agency Board to provide technical and other support to the agency and to provide for other related matters.
The Public Elections Act, 2012 [No. 4 of 2012]
Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law on public elections, to make provision supplementary to sections 32 and 33 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone with respect to the Electoral Commission and for other related matters.
The Postal Services Regulatory Agency Act, 2012 [No. 5 of 2012]
Being an Act to establish the Postal Services Regulatory Agency as a body corporate, to license and regulate the operation of postal services throughout Sierra Leone, to establish a Postal Services Regulatory Agency Board and to provide for other related matters.
The Legal Aid Act, 2012 [No. 6 of 2012]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Legal Aid Board, to provide accessible, affordable, credible and sustainable legal aid services to indigent persons and for other related matters.
The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act, 2012 [No. 7 of 2012]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority to exercise regulatory and supervisory control for the beneficial and peaceful uses of radioactive substances and their applications, including licensing, inspection and enforcement throughout Sierra Leone; to provide adequate protection to the public, workers and the environment against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation; to provide for Sierra Leone to meet its obligations under relevant international treaties, in particular, the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Agreement between Sierra Leone and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Non-Proliferation Treaty; to provide for the establishment of the Radiation Protection Board as the governing body of the Authority and for other related matters.
The National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit Act, 2012 [No. 8 of 2012]
Being an Act to establish the National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit as an autonomous body responsible for the procurement, storage, distribution and management of drugs and medical supplies, for and on behalf of all public health facilities throughout Sierra Leone, to establish a National Pharmaceutical Procurement Unit Board and to provide for other related matters.
The Arms and Ammunition Act, 2012 [No. 9 of 2012]
Being an Act to repeal and replace the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1955, to provide for the control of the transfer of small arms and light weapons, their ammunitions and other related materials from, to or through Sierra Leone; to provide for the regulation of the manufacture of small arms and light weapons, to provide for institutional and operational capacities to regulate possession and use of small arms and light weapons within Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
The Patents and Industrial Designs Act, 2012 [No. 10 of 2012]
Being an Act to provide for the promotion of inventive and innovative activity and facilitate the acquisition of technology through the grant and regulation of patents and industrial designs and for other related matters.
The National Protected Area Authority and Conservation Trust Fund Act, 2012 [No. 11 of 2012]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the National Protected Area Authority and Conservation Trust Fund, to promote biodiversity conservation, wildlife management, research, to provide for the sale of ecosystems services in the National Protected Areas and to provide for other related matters.
The Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [No. 12 of 2012]
Being an Act to consolidate with amendments the law relating to sexual offences.
The Sierra Leone National Carrier Agreement Ratification Act, 2012 [No. 13 of 2012]
Being an Act to ratify the Joint Venture Agreement relating to the setting up and operations of Sierra Leone National Carrier Limited; to grant to Sierra Leone National Carrier Limited the status of the sole National Carrier of the Republic of Sierra Leone, to reserve to Sierra Leone National Carrier Limited the right to perform at its discretion the maritime transportation of forty per cent of the total value of cargo exported out of, and imported into, Sierra Leone, whether they be utilised or in bulk, dry or liquid, including the provision of FPSOs and FSOs.
The Geneva Conventions Act, 2012 [No. 14 of 2012]
Being an Act to give effect to the Geneva Conventions done at Geneva on 12th August 1949 and to the Protocols additional to those Conventions done at Geneva on 8th June 1977 and for other related purposes.
The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society Act, 2012 [No. 15 of 2012]
Being an Act to continue in existence the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society and to provide for other related matters.
Statutes Relating to Land Law in Sierra Leone
Cap. 19 (1960)
Statutes Relating to Land Law in Sierra Leone
Cap. 8 (1961)
Statutes Relating to Land Law in Sierra Leone
No. 37 (1961), No.18 (1963), Cap. 116, Cap. 117, Cap. 122, No. 15 (1961), No. 61 (1962), No. 11 (1965), No. 18 (1976), No. 29 (1972), No. 48 (1962) - Cap. 120, Cap. 66, No. 56 (1961), No. 10 (1964), Cap. 77 - PN No. 76 (1964), Cap. 77 - PN No. 75 (1964), Cap. 124, No. 19 (1946) - Cap. 81, No. 3 (2001), Decree No. 7 (1968), No. 30 (1966), Cap. 128, No. 11 (1950), Cap. 255, Cap. 256
Statutes Relating to Land Law in Sierra Leone
Cap. 149
2011
The Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission Act, 2011 [No. 1 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission to manage the affairs of teachers in order to improve their professional status and economic wellbeing and for other related matters.
Amends the Education Act, 2004 (No. 2 of 2004)
The Public Debt Management Act, 2011 [No. 2 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the management of the public debt of Sierra Leone and for other related matters.
The Persons With Disability Act, 2011 [No. 3 of 2011]
Being an Act to establish the National Commission for Persons with Disability, to prohibit discrimination against persons with disability, achieve equalization of opportunities for persons with disability and to provide for other related matters.
The Credit Reference Act, 2011 [No. 4 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide a framework for the establishment of credit reference bureaus, to establish the conditions for credit reporting and to provide for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Health Service Commission Act, 2011 [No. 5 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Sierra Leone Health Service Commission to assist the Ministry responsible for health in the delivery of affordable and improved healthcare services to the people of Sierra Leone and for other related matters.
The Government Budgeting and Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2011 [No. 6 of 2011]
Being an Act to amend the Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005.
The Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 2011 [No. 7 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the management of petroleum operations, to regulate and promote petroleum exploration, development and production; to regulate the licensing and participation of commercial entities in petroleum operations; to provide for proper supervision of petroleum operations, to promote the participation of Sierra Leoneans in the petroleum industry; to provide for efficient and safe petroleum operations; to provide for an open, transparent and competitive process of licensing and for other related matters.
Amended by the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) (Amendment) Act, 2014.
The Copy Right Act, 2011 [No. 8 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the protection of copyright in Sierra Leone and for other related matters.
The Customs Act, 2011 [No. 9 of 2011]
Being an Act to modernise and simplify the laws relating to customs and the prohibition and control of importation and exportation of certain goods; and to provide for related matters.
The Local Courts Act, 2011 [No. 10 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment and operation of Local Courts, the administration of justice in the provinces and for other related matters.
Amended by the Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 2014.
The National HIV and AIDS Commission Act, 2011 [No. 11 of 2011]
Being an Act to establish the National HIV and AIDS Commission to be making policies for the prevention, management and control of HIV and AIDS, to provide for the treatment, counseling, support and care of persons infected with, affected by or at risk of HIV and AIDS and for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2011 [No. 12 of 2011]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxation for the year 2011 and for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission Act, 2011 [No. 13 of 2011]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission to regulate the provision of electricity and water services and to provide for other related matters.
The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism Act, 2011
Being an Act to provide for the criminalization of money laundering and financing of terrorism, the establishment of structures to implement this and for other related matters.
The Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 2011 [No. 15 of 2011]
Being an Act to continue in existence the Bank of Sierra Leone, and to provide for other related matters.
The National Electricity Act, 2011 [No. 16 of 2011]
Being an Act to incorporate the Electricity Generation and Transmission Company and to establish the Electricity Generation and Supply Authority and to provide for other related matters.
The Legal Practitioners (Code of Conduct) Rules, 2010
Statutory Instrument of The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 (No. 15 of 2000)
2010
The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2009 [No. 1 of 2010]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation and to provide for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2010 [No. 2 of 2010]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxation for the year 2010 and for other related matters.
The Road Maintenance Fund Administration Act, 2010 [No. 3 of 2010]
Being an Act to establish a Road Maintenance Fund and an administration for financing the maintenance of the core road network and to provide for other related matters.
The Sierra Leone Roads Authority (Amendment) Act, 2010 [No. 4 of 2010]
Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Roads Authority Act, 1992.
Amends the Sierra Leone Roads Authority Act, 1992
Weights and Measures Act, 2010 [No. 5 of 2010]
Being an Act to repeal and replace the Weights and Measures Act, 1961, to authorise and validate the use of the metric system of measurements based on the International System of Units, to provide for the comparison and verification of weights and measures and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Weights and Measures Act, 1961 (Act No. 22 of 1961)
The Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms Act, 2010 [No. 6 of 2010]
Being an Act to establish a National Commission for the control of the proliferation and the illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons, their ammunitions and other related materials and to provide for other related matters.
The Public Private Partnership, 2010
Being an Act to promote and facilitate the implementation of public-private partnership transactions for infrastructure projects and social sector service projects; to establish a Public-Private Partnership Council and a Public-Private Partnership Unit; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
2009
The Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act, 2009 [No. 1 of 2009]
Being an Act to provide for the registration of customary marriages and divorces and for other related matters.
Supersedes the Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act, 2007 [No. 24 of 2007]
The Appropriation Act, 2009 [No. 2 of 2009]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2009.
The Payment Systems Act, 2009 [No. 3 of 2009]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment, operation, designation and supervision of electronic and other payments, clearing and settlement systems, the rights and obligations of transacting and intermediating parties and for other related matters.
The Home Mortgage Finance Act, 2009 [No. 4 of 2009]
Being an Act to regulate home mortgage financing and institutions, which carry on home mortgage financing and to provide for other related matters.
The Companies Act, 2009 [No. 5 of 2009]
Being an Act to provide for the registration and registration of companies and for other related matters.
Repeals the Companies Act [Cap. 249]. Amended by the Companies Act, 2009.
The Goods and Services Tax Act, 2009 [No. 6 of 2009]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition of a broadbased tax on the consumption of goods and services in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Entertainment Tax Act, 1971; the Restaurant Food Act, 1989; the External Telecommunications Act, 1995; the Sales Tax Act, 1995. Amends the Development of Tourism Act, 1990.
The Bankruptcy Act, 2009 [No. 7 of 2009]
Being an Act to provide for declaring as bankrupt any person who cannot pay his debts of a specified amount and to disqualify him from holding certain elective and public offices or from practising any regulated profession and for other related matters.
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2009 [No. 8 of 2009]
Being an Act to amend the Telecommunications Act, 2006.
Amends the Telecommunications Act, 2006.
The Chieftaincy Act, 2009 [No. 10 of 2009]
Being an Act to provide for the qualification, election, powers, functions and removal of a person as Paramount Chief and for other matters connected with chieftaincy.
Amends Cap.60.
The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009 [No. 12 of 2009]
Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law on mines and minerals; to promote local and foreign investment in the mining sector by introducing new and improved provisions for exploration, mine development and marketing of minerals and mineral secondary processing for the benefit of the people of Sierra Leone; to ensure that management of the mineral sector is transparent and accountable in accordance with international best practice; to promote improved employment practices in the mining sector; to improve the welfare of communities adversely affected by mining; to introduce measures to reduce the harmful effects of mining activities on the environment and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994. Repeals the Commission for the Management of Strategic Resources, National Reconstruction and Development Act, 1999.
The National Youth Commission Act, 2009
Being an Act to establish the National Youth Commission, to empower the youth to develop their potential, creativity and skills for national development and for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2009
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxation for the year 2009 and for other related matters.
2008
The Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons (Amendment) Act, 2008 [No. 1 of 2008]
Being an Act to amend the Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons Act, 1994.
Amends the Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons Act, 1997 (No. 12 of 1994)
The Civil Aviation Act, 2008 [No. 2 of 2008]
The Appropriation Act, 2008 [No. 3 of 2008]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2008.
Repeals the National Registration Act, 1974 (No. 20 of 1974).
The National Registration Act, 2008 [No. 4 of 2008]
Being an Act to provide for the compulsory registration of citizens and non citizens resident in Sierra Leone and the issue of Identity Cards to such persons and for the use of public bodies; and to provide for other related matters.
The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2008 [No. 5 of 2008]
Being an Act to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 2003 so as to provide for the licensing of shipping agents and the regulation of their activities and for other related matters.
Amends the Merchant Shipping Act, 2003 [No. 3 of 2003]
The Bumbuna Watershed Authority and the Bumbuna Conservation Area Act, 2008 [No. 6 of 2008]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority, to coordinate sustainable land use and agriculture programmes in an environmentally compatible manner in the Bumbuna Watershed, to promote environmental management and biodiversity conservation in the Bumbuna Conservation Area, in order to address environmental and social needs associated with the operation of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Dam, including, the physical protection and sustainability of the Bumbuna reservoir and to provide for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2008 [No. 7 of 2008]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxation for the year 2008 and for other related matters.
Amends the Finance Act, 2007 [No. 22 of 2007]
The National Commission for Social Action (Amendment) Act, 2008 [No. 8 of 2008]
Being an Act to amend the National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001.
Amends the National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001 (No. 13 of 2001)
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2008 [No. 9 of 2008]
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 so as to grant the Anti-Corruption Commission the power to prosecute offences involving corruption.
Amends the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 [No. 6 of 1991]
The National Drugs Control Act, 2008 [No. 10 of 2008]
Being an Act to establish the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; to provide for the control of and prevention of abuse of narcotic drugs; to implement provisions of International Drug Control Conventions, and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Dangerous Drugs Act [Cap. 154]. Amended by No. 10 of 2008.
The Environment Agency Protection Act, 2008 [No. 11 of 2008]
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency, to provide for the effective protection of the environment and for other related matters.
Repeals the Environment Protection Act, 2000 [No. 2 of 2000]
The Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 *searchable [No. 12 of 2008]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of an independent Anti- Corruption Commission for the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of corruption and corrupt practices and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Anti-Corruption Act, 2000.
The National Drugs Control (Amendment) Act, 2008 [No. 13 of 2008]
Being An Act to amend the National Drugs Control Act, 2008
Amends the National Drugs Control Act, 2008 [No. 10 of 2008]
2007
The Appropriation Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 1 of 2007]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2007. The Diamond Cutting and Polishing Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 2 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for the control of diamond cutting and polishing, the licensing of diamond cutters and polishers, to define the rights and duties of a licensee and for other matters connected therewith.
The Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency Act, 2007 [No. 3 of 2007] *searchable
Being an Act to establish the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency to promote investments and exports and for other unrelated matters.
The Other Financial Services (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 4 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Other Financial Services Act, 2001 so as to provide for the establishment and operation of stock exchanges.
Amends the Other Financial Services Act, 2001.
The Road Traffic Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 5 of 2007]
Being an Act to consolidate, with amendments, the law relating to road traffic and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Road Traffic Act, 1964 (No. 62 of 1964).
The Refugees Protection Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 6 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for the recognition and protection of refugees; to enable effect to be given within Sierra Leone to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva on the 28th July, 1951, to the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of the 31st January, 1967 and to the OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, done at Addis Ababa on the 10th September, 1969; and to provide for other related matters.
The Child Rights Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 7 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for the promotion of the rights of the child compatible with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20th November, 1989, and its Optional Protocols of 8th September, 2000; and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and for other related matters.
Repeals the Corporal Punishment Act. Amends the Protection of Women and Girls Act (Cap 30). Amends the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act (Cap. 31). Amends the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 44). Amends the Muslim Marriage Act (Cap. 96). Amends the Armed Forces of Sierra Leone Act, 1961 (No. 34 of 1961). Amends the Interpretation Act, 1971 (No. 8 of 1971).
The Prevention and Control of HIV and AIDS Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 8 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for the prevention, management and control of HIV and AIDS, for the treatment, counseling, support and care of persons infected with, affected by or at risk of HIV and AIDS infection and for other related matters.
The Finance Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 9 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes and for other related matters.
Amends the Income Tax Act, 2000 (No. 8 of 2000). Amends the Restaurant Food Tax Act, 1989 (No. 6 of 1989. Amends the External Telecommunications Act, 1995 (No. 2 of 1995). Amends the Sales Tax Act, 1995 (No. 5 of 1995). Amends the Finance Act, 2006 (No. 7 of 2006). Amends the National Revenue Authority Act, 2002 (No. 11 of 2002). Amends the Cargo (Clearing and Forwarding) Act, 1994 (No. 5 of 1994).
The Fisheries (Management and Development) (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 10 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Fisheries (Management and Development) Act, 1994.
Amends No. 19 of 1994.
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No.11 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Telecommunications Act, 2006.
Amends No. 9 of 2006.
The Pharmacy and Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 12 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001.
Amends No. 12 of 2001.
The Hospital Boards (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 13 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Hospital Boards Act, 2003.
Amends No. 6 of 2003.
The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 14 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000.
Amends No. 11 of 2000.
The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 15 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Electoral Laws Act, 2002.
Amends No. 2 of 2002.
General Law (Business Start-up) (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 16 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend certain enactments in order to eliminate barriers to the expeditious establishment, growth and development of business in Sierra Leone.
Amends the Exchange Control Act (Cap. 265). Amends the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 (No. 15 of 2000). Amends the Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act, 1965 (No. 15 of 1965).
The Development Learning Centre Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 17 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the Development Learning Centre to provide cost effective alternative to traditional forms of meetings, conferences and courses enabling managers, professionals and decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, as well as students and researchers to connect with their counterparts and others around the world and for other related matters.
The Registration of Business Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 18 of 2007]
Being an Act to consolidate the law on the registration of businesses and business names and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Business Names Registration Act (Cap. 257). Repeals the Business Registration Act, 1983 (No. 13 of 1983).
The Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 19 of 2007]
Being an Act to amend the Independent Media Commission Act, 2000.
Amends the Independent Media Commission Act, 2000 (No. 12 of 2000).
The Domestic Violence Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 20 of 2007]
Being an Act to suppress domestic violence, to provide protection for the victims of domestic violence and to provide for other related matters.
The Devolution of Estates Act, 2007 *searchable [No. 21 of 2007]
Being an Act to provide for surviving spouses, children, parents, relatives and other dependants of testate and intestate persons and to provide for other related matters.
Amends the Christian Marriage Act. Amends the Muslim Marriage Act. Amends the Administration of Estates Act.
The High Court Rules, 2007 *searchable
In exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 145 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, the Rules of Court Committee hereby makes the following Rules.
The Financial Management Regulations, 2007
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 82 of the Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005, the Minister of Finance hereby makes the following Regulations.
2006
The Summary Ejectment (Amendment) Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 1 of 2006]
Being an Act to amend the Summary Ejectment Act so as to increase the jurisdiction of Magistrates' Courts in respect of summary ejectment.
Amends the Summary Ejectment Act, Cap. 49.The Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 2 of 2006]
Being an Act to amend the Courts Act, 1965
Amends the Courts Act, 1965.
The Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act, 2006 [No. 3 of 2006] *searchable
Being an Act to amend the Independent Media Commission Act, 2000
Amends the Independent Media Commission Act, 2000.
The National Power Authority (Amendment) Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 4 of 2006]
Being an Act to amend the National Power Authority Act, 1982.
Amends the National Power Authority Act, 1982.
The Administration of Estates (Amendment) Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 5 of 2006]
Being an Act to amend the Administration of Estates Act, Cap. 45
Amends the Administration of Estates Act.
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 6 of 2006]
Being an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2000.
Amends the Income Tax Act, 2000.
The Finance Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 7 of 2006]
Being an Act to provide for the imposition and alteration of taxation and for other related matters.
Amends the Income Tax Act, 2000, the Sales Tax Act, 1995 and the Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005
The Appropriation Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 8 of 2006]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2006.
The Telecommunications Act, 2006 *searchable [No. 9 of 2006]
Being an Act to establish the National Telecommunications Commission and to provide for the licensing and regulation of telecommunications operators and for the promotion of universal access to basic telecommunication services, fair competition for the benefit of investors in, and the users of telecommunication networks and services, to improve the national, regional and global integration of Sierra Leone in telecommunications and to provide for other related matters.
Amended by the Telecommunications (Amendment) Act, 2015.
The Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2006 [No. 10 of 2006] *searchable
Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973 so as to grant the right of dual citizenship and citizenship by birth directly through the mother.
Superseded by Act No. 11 of 2006.
The Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2006 [No. 11 of 2006] *searchable
Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973 so as to grant the right of dual citizenship and citizenship by birth directly through the mother.
Amends the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973.
2005
The Universities Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 1 of 2005]
Being an Act to reconstitute the University of Sierra Leone, to establish the Njala University, to provide for the establishment of other public universities and private universities and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Njala University College Act, 1964 and the University of Sierra Leone Act, 1972. Amended by the Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014.The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 2 of 2005]
Being an Act to amend the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000.
Amends the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000.
The Government Budgeting and Accountability Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 3 of 2005]
Being an Act to secure transparency and accountability in the appropriation, control and management of the finances and other financial resources of Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Public Budgeting and Accounting Act, 1992 [No. 1 of 1992].
The Appropriation Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 4 of 2005]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2005.
The Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2005 [No. 5 of 2005]
Being an Act to suppress money laundering and to provide for other related matters.
Superseded by Act 6 of 2005.
The Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 6 of 2005]
Being an Act to suppress money laundering and to provide for other related matters.
The Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 7 of 2005]
Being an Act to suppress the trafficking in person and to provide for other related matters.
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 *searchable [No. 8 of 2005]
Being an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2000.
Amends the Income Tax Act, 2000.
2004
The Local Government Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 1 of 2004]
Being an Act to consolidate with amendments, the law on local government, and to provide for the decentralisation and devolution of functions, powers and services to local councils and for other matters connected therewith.
Repeals the Rural Areas Act (Cap. 75), the Sherbro Urban District Council Act (Cap. 76), the District Councils Act (Cap. 79), the Bo Town Council Act (Cap. 80), the Townships Act (Cap. 295), the City Council of Freetown (Validation and Confirmation of Acts) Act, 1960, the Local Authorities (Audit) Act, 1964, the Local Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1965, the Local Authorities (Warrants for Rates) Act, 1966 and the Freetown Municipality Act, 1973. Amended by the Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 11 of 2016).
The Education Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 2 of 2004]
Being an Act to reform the education system, including provision for pre-primary education, technical and vocational training, adult and non-formal education and the role of universities; and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Education Act, 1964.
The External Telecommunications Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 3 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the External Telecommunications Tax Act, 1995.
Amends the External Telecommunications Tax Act, 1995.
The Appropriation Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 5 of 2004]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2004.
The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 6 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 2000.
Amends the Income Tax Act, 2000.
The Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 7 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994.
Amends the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994.
The Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 8 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the Public Health Act, 1960, to upgrade and denominate fines in leones.
Amends the Public Health Act, 1960.
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 9 of 2004]
Being an Act to establish a commission for the protection and promotion of human rights in Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
Amends the National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights Act, 1994.
The Investment Promotion Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 10 of 2004]
Being an Act to promote and attract private investment both domestic and foreign for the development of production and value added activities, to improve exports and provide employment opportunities, and generally to create an environment conducive to private investment and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Non-Citizens (Trade and Business) Act, 1969.
The Payroll Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 11 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the Pay-Roll tax Act, 1972.
Amends the Pay-Roll Tax Act, 1972.
The Entertainment Tax (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 12 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the Entertainment Tax Act, 1971
Amends the Entertainment Tax Act, 1971.
The Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 13 of 2004]
Being an Act to amend the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000.
Amends the Legal Practitioners Act, 2000.
The Public Procurement Act, 2004 *searchable [No. 14 of 2004]
Being an Act to establish the National Public Procurement Authority, to regulate and harmonise public procurement processes in the public service, to decentralise public procurement to procuring entities, to promote economic development, including capacity building in the field of public procurement by ensuring value for money in public expenditures and the participation in public procurement by qualified suppliers, contractors, consultants and other qualified providers of goods, works and services and to provide for other related matters.
Repealed by the Public Procurement Act, 2016 (No. 1 of 2016).
2003
The Appropriation Act, 2003 [No. 1 of 2003]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for services of Sierra Leone for the year 2003.The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2003 *searchable [No. 2 of 2003]
Being an Act to amend the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone Act, 1961.
Amends the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone Act, 1961.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2003 *searchable [No. 3 of 2003]
Being an Act to consolidate with amendments the laws relating to the registration of ships, the regulation of shipping, the maintenance of safety at sea and the marine environment and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Act, the Unseaworthy Ships Act, the Shipping Casualties, Wrecks and Salvage Act, the Shipwrecked Passengers Act, the African Labourers (Employment at Sea) Act, the Carriage of Deck Passengers Act, 1961, the Carriage of Deck Passengers (Amendment) Act, 1962, the Waterways Act, 1964 and the Registration of Shipping Act, 1965. Modifies the Ports Act, 1964. Amended by No. 3 of 2008.
The State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2003 *searchable [No. 4 of 2003]
Being an Act to provide for the salaries, pensions, gratuities and other benefits of the President, Vice President, Members of Parliament, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Judges, Chairman and members of the Electoral Commission; and for other matters connected therewith.
Repeals the State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2001.
The Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2003 [No. 5 of 2003]
Being an Act to amend the Road Transport Authority Act, 1996.
Amends the Road Transport Authority Act, 1996.
The Hospital Boards Act, 2003 [No. 6 of 2003]
Being an Act to establish Hospital Boards for the better management of specified hospitals and the provision of efficient medical care in the Western Area and all districts of Sierra Leone and to provide for other related matters.
Certain Schedules repealed by the Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Act, 2016 (No. 8 of 2016).
2002
National Electoral Commission Act, 2002 *searchable [No. 1 of 2002]
Being an Act to make provision supplementary to sections 32 and 33 of the Constitution with respect to the National Electoral Commission.
The Electoral Laws Act, 2002 *searchable [No. 2 of 2002]
Repeals the Franchise and Electoral Registration Act, 1995; the Electoral Provisions Act, 1995; and the Presidential Elections Act, 1995. Amended 2002 (No. 5 of 2002).
The Political Parties Act, 2002 [No. 3 of 2002]
Being an Act to establish the Political Parties Registration Commission for the registration and regulation of the conduct of political parties in accordance with sections 34 and 35 of the Constitution and to provide for related matters.
Repeals the Political Parties Act, 1995 and the Political Parties (Regulation of Conduct) Act, 1995. Amended 2002 (No. 6 of 2002).
The Sierra Rutile Agreement (Ratification) Act, 2002 [No. 4 of 2002]
Being an Act to ratify and confirm an agreement made for and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone of the one part and by Sierra Rutile Limited of the other part.
The Electoral Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002 [No. 5 of 2002]
Being an Act to amend the Electoral Laws Act, 2002
Amends the Electoral Laws Act, 2002.
The Political Parties (Amendment) Act, 2002 [No. 6 of 2002]
Being an Act to amend the Political Parties Act, 2002
Amends the Political Parties Act, 2002.
The Special Court Agreement, 2002 (Ratification) Act, 2002 [No. 7 of 2002]
Being an Act to ratify an Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone of the one part and the United Nations of the other part signed on 16th January, 2002 for the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, to provide for the implementation of the Agreement and for other related matters. [Superseded by Act No. 9 of 2002].
The Appropriations Act, 2002 [No. 8 of 2002]
Being an Act to authorise expenditure from the Consolidated Fund for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2002.
The Special Court Agreement, 2002 (Ratification) Act, 2002 [No. 9 of 2002]
Being an Act to ratify an Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone of the one part and the United Nations of the other part signed on 16th January, 2002 for the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, to provide for the implementation of the Agreement and for other related matters.
The National Security and Central Intelligence Act, 2002 [No. 10 of 2002]
Being an Act to provide for the internal and external security of Sierra Leone; and for other related matters.
The National Revenue Authority Act, 2002 [No. 11 of 2002]
Being an Act to establish the National Revenue Authority as a central body for the assessment and collection of national revenue, to provide for the administration and enforcement of specified laws, to make consequential amendments to certain laws relating to revenue and to provide for other related matters.
Amends the Income Tax Act, 2000.
The National Commission for Privatisation Act, 2002 [No. 12 of 2002]
Being an Act to establish the National Commission for Privatisation to be responsible for the privatisation and reform of public enterprises; to amend certain laws relating to public enterprises; and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Public Enterprises (Reform) Act, 1993 and the Public Enterprises (Reform) (Amendment) Act, 1993.
The Statistics Act, 2002 [No. 13 of 2002]
Being an Act to establish Statistics Sierra Leone as a body corporate for the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of official and other statistics and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Statistics Act, 1963.
The Census Act, 2002 [No. 14 of 2002]
Being an Act to provide for the taking of census from time to time and for other related matters.
Repeals the Census Act, 1963.
2001
The State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2001 *searchable [No. 1 of 2001]
Being an Act to provide for the salaries, pensions, gratuities and other benefits of Members of Parliament and for the holders of certain high offices of State; and for other matters connected therewith.
Repeals the Parliamentary Pensions Act, 1980. Repealed by the State Salaries, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits Act, 2003.The Appropriation Act, 2001 [No. 2 of 2001]
Being an Act to provide for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2001.
The Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2001 [No. 3 of 2001]
Being an Act to amend the Town and Country Planning Act.
Amends the Town and Country Planning Act.
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001 [No. 4 of 2001]
Being an Act to establish the National Social Security and Insurance Trust and a social security scheme to provide retirement and other benefits to meet the contingency needs of workers and their dependants and to provide for other related matters.
Cancelled by Act. No. 5 of 2001.
The National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act, 2001 [No. 5 of 2001]
Being an Act to establish the National Social Security and Insurance Trust and a social security scheme to provide retirement and other benefits to meet the contingency needs of workers and their dependants and to provide for other related matters.
Cancels Act No. 4 of 2001. Amended by the National Social Security and Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 7 of 2016).
The Sierra Leone Water Company Act, 2001 [No. 6 of 2001]
Being an Act to incorporate the Sierra Leone Water Company, to provide for the supply of water in specified areas and for other related matters.
The Other Financial Services Act, 2001 [No. 7 of 2001]
Being an Act to make provision for the licensing, regulation and supervision of institutions carrying on financial activities other than banking and for related matters.
Amended by No. 4 of 2007.
The Tertiary Education Commission Act, 2001 [No. 8 of 2001]
Being an Act to establish the Tertiary Education Commission for the development of tertiary education in Sierra Leone and to provide for other matters connected therewith.
The Polytechnics Act, 2001 [No. 9 of 2001]
Being an Act to establish polytechnic institutions, to establish corresponding polytechnic councils and to make provision for the management and supervision of polytechnic institutions throughout Sierra Leone and for other matters connected therewith.
Amended by the Polytechnics (Amendment) Act, 2001.
The National Council for Technical, Vocational and Other Awards Act, 2001 [No. 10 of 2001]
Being an Act to establish the National Council for Technical, Vocational and other Academic Awards for the evaluation and certification of certain academic courses and programmes and to provide for certain related matters.
The Petroleum Exploration and Production Act, 2001 *searchable [No. 11 of 2001]
Being an Act to provide for the terms and conditions of petroleum exploration and production agreements and for other related matters.
Repeals the The Mining (Mineral Oil) Act.
The Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 2001 [No. 12 of 2001]
Being an Act to regulate the profession of pharmacy; to control the supply, manufacture, storage and transportation of drugs, including nutritional agents and cosmetics; and to provide for other matters related thereto.
Repeals the Pharmacy and Drugs Act, 1988, but Orders, Rules, Notices or Regulations under that Act remain in effect.
The National Commission for Social Action Act, 2001 [No. 13 of 2001]
Being an Act to establish a national commission for reconstruction and sustainable development activities and to provide for other related matters.
Amended by the National Commission for Social Action (Amendment) Act, 2015.
The Protection from Radiation Act, 2001 [No. 14 of 2001]
Being an Act to protect the public and workers from dangers resulting from the use of devices or materials capable of producing ionizing radiation and for other related purposes.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2001 *searchable [No. 15 of 2001]
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.
Amends the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.
The Police (Discipline) Regulations, 2001 [Constitutional Instrument No. 2 of 2001]
2000
The Anti-Corruption Act, 2000 *searchable [No. 1 of 2000]
Being an Act to provide for the prevention of corrupt practices and for related matters.
Repeals the Prevention of Corruption Act. Repealed by No. 12 of 2008.The Environment Protection Act, 2000 [No. 2 of 2000]
Being an Act to provide for the effective protection of the environment, the administrative machinery to ensure such protection and for other related matters.
Repealed by No. 11 of 2008.
The Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 2000 [No. 3 of 2000]
Being an Act to continue in existence the Bank of Sierra Leone, to ensure monetary stability and to provide for other related matters.
Repeals the Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 1963 (No. 6 of 1963).
The Truth and Reconciliation Act, 2000 *searchable [No. 4 of 2000]
Being an Act to establish the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in line with Article XXVI of the Lome Peace Agreement and to provide for related matters.
The Insurance Act, 2000 [No. 5 of 2000]
Being an Act to establish the National Insurance Commission and to regulate the business of insurance in Sierra Leone.
Repeals the Insurance Act, 1971 (No. 12 of 1971) and The Insurance Act (Commencement) Order, 1972 (P.N. 67 of 1972). Repealed by the Insurance Act, 2016 (No. 12 of 2016).
The Civil Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2000 [No. 6 of 2000]
Being an Act to amend the Civil Marriage Act.
Amends the Civil Marriage Act.
The Registration of Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2000 [No. 7 of 2000]
Being an Act to amend the Registration of Instruments Act.
Amends the Registration of Instruments Act.
The Income Tax Act, 2000 *searchable [No. 8 of 2000] Consolidated
Being an Act to consolidate, with amendments, the law relating to the taxation of incomes.
Repeals the Income Tax Act, the Surtax (Temporary Imposition) Act, 1968 (No. 14 of 1968), and the Income Tax (Clearance) Act, 1992 (No. 4 of 1992).
The Appropriation Act, 2000 [No. 9 of 2000]
Being an Act to provide for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 2000.
The Banking Act, 2000 [No. 10 of 2000]
Being an Act to provide for the licensing of persons carrying on deposit-taking business, the regulation of deposit-taking activities, the protection of depositors and to provide for related matters with a view to developing and promoting an efficient banking and financial system in Sierra Leone.
Repeals the Banking Act, 1970 (No. 11 of 1970).
The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000 [No. 11 of 2000]
Being an Act to establish an autonomous body for the registration of ships and other vessels, the licensing and safety of maritime personnel and for the regulation and development generally of maritime, coastal and inland water transport and for other matters connected therewith.
The Independent Media Commission Act, 2000 [No. 12 of 2000]
Being an Act to establish an autonomous body for the regulation of mass media institutions and for other matters connected therewith.
Repeals the Newspapers Act (Cap. 111). Amended by No. 16 of 2006.
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2000 [No. 13 of 2000]
Being an Act to amend the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone Act, 1961.
Amends the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone Act, 1961.
State Proceedings Act, 2000 [No. 14 of 2000]
Being an Act to provide for the exercise of jurisdiction in respect of claims by or against the Government pursuant to the abolition by subsection (1) of section 133 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone of the petition of right process; and for other matters connected therewith.
Repeals the Petitions of Right Act; Amends the Courts Act, 1965.
The Legal Practitioners Act, 2000 [No. 15 of 2000]
Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the admission, enrolment, practice and discipline of legal practitioners and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Repeals The Legal Practitioners Act (Cap. 11), The Legal Practitioners (Disciplinary Committee) Act (No. 51 of 1965), and amends The Council of Legal Education Act, 1989 (Act No. 1 of 1989). Amended by the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Act, 2015.
1999
The Mines and Minerals (Amendment Act, 1999) [No. 1 of 1999]
Being an Act to amend the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994.
Amends the Mines and Minerals Act, 1994.The Appropriation Act, 1999 [No. 2 of 1999]
Being an Act to provide for the services of Sierra Leone for the year 1999.
The Lome Peace Agreement (Ratification) Act, 1999 [No. 3 of 1999]
Being an Act to ratify a Peace Agreement dated 7th July, 1999 and signed by the President in the name of Sierra Leone, of the one part, and the Leader of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone, on the other part.
The Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone (Participation in Political and Democratic Process) Act, 1999 [No. 4 of 1999]
Being an Act to facilitate the transformation of the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone into a political movement and the assumption by members of the Front of any public offices assigned to them pursuant to the Lome Peace Agreement.
The Commission for the Management of Strategic Resources, National Reconstruction and development Act, 1999 [No. 5 of 1999]
Being an Act to establish a Commission to secure and monitor the legitimate exploitation of Sierra Leone's gold and diamonds, and other resources that are determined to be of strategic importance for national security and welfare as well as to cater for post-war rehabilitation and reconstruction, as provided for under Article XXVIII of the Lome Peace Agreement.
Repealed by No. 12 of 2009.
The Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act, 1999 [No. 6 of 1999]
Being an Act to provide for the enactment and publication of subsidiary legislation by constitutional instrument or statutory instrument, as the case may be, and for other matters connected therewith.
1998
The Audit Service Act, 1998 [No. 1 of 1998]
Being an Act to establish the Audit Service, the Audit Service Service Board, to make provision for strengthening the power of surcharge by the Auditor-General and for other matters connected with the foregoing.
Repealed by the Audit Service Act, 2014.
The Appropriate Act, 1998 [No. 2 of 1998]
Being an Act to provide for the Service of Sierra Leone for the year 1998.
The Electoral Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1998 [No. 3 of 1998]
Being an Act to amend the Electoral Provisions Act.
Amends the Electoral Provisions Act (Act No. 16 of 1995)
The Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 1998 [No. 4 of 1998]
Being an Act to amend the Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 1963, to change the Bank's financial year, so as to coincide with the financial year of the Government.
Public Notices
1997
The Minimum Wage Act, 1997 [No. 1 of 1997]
Being an Act to establish a national minimum wage from time to time and to amend the Income Tax Act.
Amends the Income Tax Act.
The Ombudsman Act , 1997 [No. 2 of 1997]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of the office of the Ombudsman, to define his functions and for other matters connected therewith.
The Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 1]
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (Establishment of Council Secretaries) Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 2]
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (Establishment of Office of Principal Liaison Officer) Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 3]
Being a Decree to make provision for the establishment of the office of Principal Liaison Officer.
Administration of Sierra Leone (Armed Forces Revolutionary Council) Proclamation (Amendment) Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 4]
Being a Decree to increase the membership of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.
The Imposition of Curfew Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 5]
Being a Decree for the imposition of a Curfew.
The AFRC (Anti-Looting) Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 6]
Being a Decree to provide for the establishment, functions, powers and duties of an Anti-Looting Squad, to make provision for the protection of persons against harassment and intimidation and for other related matters.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Amendment) Decree, 1997 [AFRC Decree No. 7]
Being a Decree to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 and to provide for other related matters.
Public Notices
1996
The National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1996 [No. 1 of 1996]
Being an Act to establish a Commission to promote national unity and reconciliation and for other matters connected therewith.
The Constitution Reinstatement (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1996 [No. 2 of 1996]
The National Provisional Ruling Council Decrees (Repeal and Modification) Act, 1996 [No. 3 of 1996]
Being an Act to repeal, modify and incorporate certain National Provisional Ruling Council Decrees into the Laws of Sierra Leone and for other matters connected therewith.
The Road Transport Authority Act, 1996 [No. 4 of 1996]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of an Authority for the regulation and development of the road transport industry, including the regulation and licensing of vehicles, the licensing of drivers, the prescription of routes for passenger and goods transportation and for other matters connected with the foregoing.
Amended by the Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2014. Amended by the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act, 2016 (No. 9 of 2016).
The Electoral Laws (Abridgement of Nomination Requirements) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 1]
Being a Decree to alleviate the qualification requirements for the nomination of candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections of 1996.
The Standards Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 2]
Being a Decree to provide for the standardization of commodities and products, to establish the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau and the National Standards Council and to provide for other related matters.
The Franchise and Electoral Registration (Suspension of Objection Provisions) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 3]
Being a Decree to suspend certain provisions of the Franchise and Electoral Registration Decree, 1995.
The Banking (Amendment) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 4]
Being a Decree to amend the Banking Act in order to increase the minimum paid-up capital, the capital adequacy ratio and other matters related to banking.
The Presidential Elections (Amendment) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 5]
Being a Decree to amend the Presidential Elections Decree, 1995
The Indemnity and Transition Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 6]
Being a Decree to grant indemnity to members of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the National Provisional Ruling Council and appointees of the National Provisional Ruling Council, to revoke the Proclamation establishing the National Provisional Ruling Council and for connected purposes.
The Public Budgeting and Accounting Act (Amendment) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 7]
Being a Decree to amend the Public Budgeting and Accounting Act to re-centralise the accounting system of Government.
The National Provisional Ruling Council (Appropriation) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 8]
Being a Decree to provide for the service of Sierra Leone for the year 1996.
The Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act (Amendment) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 9]
Being a Decree to amend the Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act, 1986.
The Indemnity and Transition (Amendment) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 10]
Being a Decree to amend the Indemnity and Transition Decree, 1996.
The Maritime Zones (Establishment) Decree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 11]
Being a Decree to establish the maritime zones of Sierra Leone in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982; and for connected purposes.
The National Commission for Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Degree, 1996 [NPRC Decree No. 12]
Being a Decree to establish a Commission for the planning, co-ordination and implementation of programmes for the relief, rehabilitation and reintegration of persons and communities affected by conflict and natural and man-made disasters and other emergencies.
1996 Public Notices
1991
The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 *searchable
Repeals the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978.
Amended by No. 9 of 2008. Amended by No. 5 of 2013. Amended by No. 10 of 2016. 1989
The Adoption Act, 1989 [No. 9 of 1989]
Being an Act to provide for the adoption of children in Sierra Leone; and for connected purposes.
1986
The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1986 [No. 1 of 1986]
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978.
Amends Section 43 of the Constitution. Principal Act repealed by the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.The Pensions and Retiring Benefits of Presidents and Vice-Presidents Act, 1986 [No. 2 of 1986]
Being an Act to make provision for the grant of pension and retiring benefits to a retired President in pursuance of subsection (5) of section 27 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 (Act No. 12 of 1978); and also to make provision for the grant of pension and other retiring benefits to retired Vice-Presidents and for other purposes incidental thereto.
Amends the Parliamentary Pensions Act, 1980.
The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1986 [No. 3 of 1986]
Being an Act to amend the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation Act, 1982 (Act No. 5 of 1982).
Disapplies the Banking Act, 1970 (Act No. 11 of 1970) to the Corporation.
The Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986 [No. 4 of 1986]
Being an Act to amend the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 (Act No. 12 of 1978)
Repeals Section 39 of the Constitution. Principal Act repealed by the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991.
The Electoral Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1986 [No. 5 of 1986]
Being an Act to amend the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 (Act No. 14 of 1962)
Repeals the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 (Amendment) Decree, 1968 (NIC Decree No. 3 of 1968, and all the particulars in the First Schedule to the Laws (Adaptation) Act, 1972 (Act No. 29 of 1972) relating to the Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 (Act No. 14 of 1962).
The West Africa Health Examination Board Act, 1986 [No. 6 of 1986]
Being an Act to ratify and give effect in Sierra Leone to a Constitution establishing the West Africa Health Examination Board.
The Architects Act, 1986 [No. 7 of 1986]
Being an Act to make provision for the registration of Architects and the regulation of the practice of Architecture in Sierra Leone and for other purposes connected therewith.
The Exploration, Mining and Processing of Mineral Oil (Amendment No. 2) Agreement (1986) (Ratification) Act, 1986 [No. 8 of 1986]
Being an Act to ratify an Agreement made between the Government of Sierra Leone of the first part and Amoco Sierra Leone Exploration Company of the second part for the exploration, mining and processing of mineral oil in Sierra Leone; and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1982
The Sierra Leone Housing Corporation Act, 1982 [No. 5 of 1982]
Being an Act to provide for the establishment of a Housing Corporation to be known as the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation and for connected purposes.
1978
The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978 *searchable [No. 12 of 1978]
Repeals the Constitution of Sierra Leone Act, 1971 (No. 6 of 1971) 1975
The 1975/76 Appropriation Act, 1975 [No. 5 of 1975]
Being an Act to provide for the Service of Sierra Leone for the year 1975/76.The Chiefdom Treasuries (Amendment) Act, 1975 [No. 6 of 1975]
Amends the Chiefdom Treasuries Act (Cap. 62)
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1975 [No. 7 of 1975]
Amends the Local Courts Act, 1963 (No. 20 of 1963)
The Freetown Municipality (Amendment) Act, 1975 [No. 8 of 1975]
Amends the Freetown Municipality Act, 1973 (No. 20 of 1973)
1974
The Unlawful Interference with Civil Aviation Act, 1974 [No. 1 of 1974]
Being an Act to make provisions with the view to ratification, on behalf of Sierra Leone of, and to give effect to, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed at Montreal on 23rd September 1971.
The Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft Act, 1974 [No. 2 of 1974]
Being an Act to make provisions with the view to ratification on behalf of Sierra Leone of, and to give effect to, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft signed at The Hague on 16th December, 1970.
The Factories Act, 1974 [No. 3 of 1974]
Being an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to factories.
Repeals the Machinery (Safe Working and Inspection) Act.
The 1973/74 Supplementary Appropriation Act, 1974 [No. 4 of 1974]
Being an Act to make supplementary provision for the service of Sierra Leone for the year 1973/74.
The Cargo (Clearing and Forwarding) Act, 1974 [No. 5 of 1974]
Being an Act to regulate and make provision for the control of the clearing and forwarding of all sea and aircraft cargo in and out of Sierra Leone and for matters ancillary thereto.
The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 6 of 1974]
Amends the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1971. The Principal Act was repealed by the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1978.
The 1974/75 Appropriation Act, 1974 [No. 7 of 1974]
Being an Act to provide for the service of Sierra Leone for the year 1974/75.
The Sierra Leone Military Forces (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 8 of 1974]
Amends the Sierra Leone Military Forces Act, 1961.
The Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 9 of 1974]
Amends the Bank of Sierra Leone Act, 1963 as amended by the Bank of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 1970.
The Electricity Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 10 of 1974]
Amends the Electricity Corporation Act, 1964.
The Extradition Act, 1974 [No. 11 of 1974]
Being an Act to Amend and Consolidate the Law relating to the Extradition of Criminals.
Repeals The Extradition Act, 1962.
The Indemnity Act, 1974 [No. 12 of 1974]
The Chiefdom Councils (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 13 of 1974]
Being an Act to amend the Chiefdom Councils Act in order to vest certain powers in Chiefdom Councils.
Amends the Chiefdom Councils Act.
The Census (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 14 of 1974]
Amends the Census Act, 1963. Principal Act repealed by the Census Act, 2002.
The Passports (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 15 of 1974]
Amends the Passports Act, 1964.
The Pay-Roll Tax (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 16 of 1974]
Amends the Pay-Roll Tax Act, 1972.
The Arms and Ammunition (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 17 of 1974]
Being an Act to provide for more drastic penalties for the unlawful possession of arms and ammunition.
Amends the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1955.
The Explosives (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 18 of 1974]
Being an Act to provide for more drastic penalties for the unlawful possession of explosives.
Amends the Explosives Act, 1955.
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1974 [No. 19 of 1974]
Amends the Local Courts Act, 1963.
The National Registration Act, 1974 [No. 20 of 1974]
The Bayer Preussag Agreement 1973 (Ratification) Act, 1974 [No. 21 of 1974]
Being an Act to ratify and confirm an agreement made for and on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone (hereinafter referred to as the Government) of the one part and the Bayer Preussag Companies (hereinafter referred to as the Companies) of the other part.
1972
Sierra Leone Republc Act, 1972 [Chapter 1]
An Act to make provision as to the operation of the law in relation to Sierra Leone as a republic within the Commonwealth. 1966
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966 [No. 28 of 1966]
Amends the Local Courts Act, 1963.
The Non-Citizens (Interests in Land) Act, 1966 [No. 30 of 1966]
Repeals the Land Protection (Development) Act, 1962.
1965
The Non-Citizens (Registration, Immigration and Expulsion) Act, 1965 [No. 21 of 1965]
An act to consolidate and amend the Immigration and Restriction Act, the Aliens Registration Act, the Lodgers (Registration in Hotels) Act and the Expulsion Act, 1963 (Cap. 86 - Cap. 85 - Cap. 74 - Act No. 35 of 1963.)
Repeals the Lodgers (Registration in Hotels) Act [Cap. 74], the Aliens Registration Act [Cap. 85], the Immigration Restriction Act [Cap. 86] and the Expulsion Act, 1963 [No. 35 of 1963]
The Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1965 [No. 29 of 1965]
Amends the Local Courts Act, 1963.
The Criminal Procedures Act, 1965 *searchable [No. 32 of 1965]
Being an Act to Criminal Procedure.
Repeals the Criminal Procedure Act, the Jurors and Assessors Act, subsection (3) of section 3 of the Treason and State Offences Act, 1963, section 27 of the Police Act, 1964 and section 23 of the House of Representatives Powers and Privileges Act. Amends the Prisons Act, 1961.
The Public Order Act, 1965 [No. 46 of 1965] *searchable
Being an Act to Consolidate and Amend the Law Relating to Public Order.
Amends the House of Reps Powers and Privileges Act (Cap. 4); The Sedition Act (Cap. 29); The Summary Conviction Offences Act (Cap. 37); The Processions Act (Cap. 73 ); The Trade Disputes (Declaration of Law Act) (Cap. 222, ); The Electoral Provisions Act, 1962 (No. 14 of 1962); The Police Act, 1964 (No. 7 of 1964). The Emergency Powers Act, 1962 (No. 70 of 1962), The Prevention of Crime Act (No. 24 of 1963); The Libel Act, 1792 (32 Geo. 3 c. 60); The United Kingdom Seditious Meetings Act, 1817 (57 Geo. 3 c. 19); The Criminal Libel Act, 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c 8); The United Kingdom Libel Act, 1843 (6 & 7 Vic c. 96); The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vic c. 86).
1963
The Local Courts Act, 1963 [No. 20 of 1963]
an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Local Courts, to provide for the extension of their jurisdiction and for the hearing of appeals from such courts and to make certain incidental and consequential provisions for the administration of justice in the provinces.
Repeals the Native Courts Act (Cap. 8); Amends the Courts Act (Cap. 7). Amended 1965 (No. 29 of 1965), 1966 (No. 28 of 1966), and 1974 (No. 19 of 1974). Repealed by the Local Courts Act, 2011 (No. 10 of 2011).
1961
Sierra Leone Independence Act, 1961 [Cap. 169]
an Act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Sierra Leone of fully responsible status within the Commonwealth.
Transfer of Defence Lands Ordinance, 1961 [No. 8 of 1961]
An ordinance to transfer to and vest in the Government of Sierra Leone all lands in the colony at present vested in or held by the Admiralty, the Air Ministry and the War Department.
Crown Lands (Amendment) Act, 1961 [No. 37 of 1961]
An Act to amend the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960.
Amends the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960.
1960
The Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960 [No. 19 of 1960]
Being an Act to provide for the criminalization of money laundering and financing of terrorism, the establishment of structures to implement this and for other related matters.
The Public Health Ordinance, 1960 [No. 23 of 1960]
An Ordinance to consolidate and to amend the law relating to public health in Sierra Leone.
Amends the Rural Health Ordinance, 1949, the Sherbro Urban District Council Ordinance, 1950, the Bo Town Council Ordinance, 1954, and the Employers and Employed Ordinance, 1935.
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VILLAGE NAMES
Village NamesThe stories behind the names of villages and towns in Sierra Leone. Add your town's name to this growing history. Include the village's name, the district and chiefdom where it is located, and a translation of the name and an explanation of how it came about, to [email protected]
Western AreaHASTINGS. In the year 1819 Sir Francis Rawdon Hastings visited Sierra Leone from England to see how the Colony of freed slaves ("Settlers") were adjusting to their new environments. He visited two sites where there were different tribes - the Akus, Ebos, Egbas, Congos, Hausas and Maroons. The locations were Jui Wharf and Rogbangba. The area was renamed Hastings in honour of the visit. Because of the differences in their original languages, quarrels and fights between the various communities in Hastings were a frequent occurrence. This led to each group distancing itself from the other. One prominent group gave the nearby hamlet the name "KOSSOH" (meaning "Family"). Afterwards it became "KOSSOH Town" (or "Tong", the Krio equivalent) The AKUs moved to a location which became "AKU Tong", the EGBAs to "EGBA Tong", the MAROONs to hillside "MAROON Wata ("Water)", the CONGOs eastward to Waterloo Water Bridge. The IGBOs and HAUSAs remained in the central area of the village within range of the market.Since each group happened to settle intact, they were able to keep their cultural practices unadulterated. They each secured a separate venue for performing their rituals. Such sites were called "SHEKEH" meaning "Small Town" – this explains why, in due course, all inhabitants/descendants of Hastings became known as "ARASHEKEH".
KANGBE, meaning "the original," is located around the Freetown Peninsula. It is also called Hamilton in English. It is an original Creole Village that has a fine beach, poultry farms, large back yards, and houses with wide verandas. The people are often called "Kangbe Creole," meaning Original Creoles, although some think Kangbe Creoles are mixed Creoles with some Loko addition.
MURRAY TOWN is a seaside village bordering Congo Town to the East, Aberdeen and Lumley to the West and Wilberforce to the North. The village boundary extends as far as a small river known as 'wan coppor wata' on the boundary with Lumley. The village was named after Mr. George Murray who was the Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1829. Like most villages in Freetown, it was settled by liberated Africans in the early 19th century either with the authority of the colonial governors who had decided to divide the surrounding areas of Freetown into parishes for administrative purposes, or by occupation by the liberated Africans. It was unique in its ethnicity of being overwhelmingly from the Egba tribe of Nigeria whose vernacular is Yoruba. Today the village is a kaleidoscope of ethnicities. Murray Town was known for real or imagined stories about serious physical or psychological consequences on anyone who passes through OLOSHORO (a small stream which leads into the heart of the village), with evil or malicious intent on any born and bred resident of the village. These stories have all gone into the realms of Murray Town mythologies.
RICKETS, on Banana Island, because of the rickety boats that plied the route, and some were sunk during hurricanes. The village can best be viewed from Number 2 River or from Kent.
Southern ProvinceBO, Kakua Chiefdom, Bo District. The inhabitants of Bo are known for their resolve, resistance and hospitality. The town was named after its generosity. An elephant was killed close to what is now known as Bo Parking Ground. People from the surrounding villages came to receive their share. Because the meat was so large, the hunter spent days distributing it and the words "Bo- lor" (which in Mende means "this is yours," with reference to the meat) was said so much that the elders and visitors decided to name the place Bo. "Bo-lor" in Mende also translates to "this is Bo."
BOMA, Yakemo Kpukumu Krim Chiefdom, Pujehun District, is the ex-chiefdom headquarters town of Boma Sakrim Chiefdom prior to its amalgamation with the Yabai and Kpukumu Krim Chiefdoms to form the present chiefdom with the acronym "YKK Chiefdom." It has a beach-like environment situated on the southern shores of the Lake Kasay (Mape). Boma, otherwise called "Bou bou ma" means "on soft soil." It was founded around the 18th century by the great Krim warrior, Kai Mla, from whom the Minahs are descended. Legend among the Krim people has it that though the town is situated on soft soil, it was invincible during inter-tribal war times.
BONTIWO, Lugbu Chiefdom, Bo District, means "Small Bonthe," and was originally established by a local Islamic scholar and businessman, the late Moibawo Lukulay.
FELEGORMA, Barrie Chiefdom, Pujehun District. The name is derived from Mende "Fele" (two), "gor" (to bargain) and "ma" (place). Literally it means a market place.
GBAAMA, Jaiama-Bongor Chiefdom, Bo District. The actual name of the town is "Gbahama." It was so called because, before the town moved to its present spot, it suffered a number of defeats in the hands of its enemies. But when they moved to the present spot, between two rivers, it became unconquerable. When enemy attack was imminent, the two rivers would flood and would remain so until the enemy retreated to its original position. The British changed the town's name to Gbaama.
GEOMA JAGOR, Sowa Chiefdom, Pujehun District is located twelve miles from Pujehun Town. Situated along the banks of the Jewei river, the town's name in Mende means a dwelling place on the upper right side of the Jewie River, unlike its neighbouring town, Geoma Jaiyahun, (a dwelling place below the Jewei River).
GBAHAMA, Makpele Chiefdom, Pujehun District. From a Mende word meaning "unconquered" or "undefeated."
HELEBU, Pejeh Chiefdom, Pujehun District. "Hele" or "Haylei" means "elephant" and "Bu" means "under" in the Mende language. Helebu was founded by a group of hunters who went hunting in the dense forests of that area and got lost. They wandered until night fell, with heavy storms and rain. Luckily, they came across an object in the darkness looking like a hut or a big tree that protected them from the rain, They all therefore decided and stayed together under the object till daylight. When the hunters saw that this was one of the animals they were hunting, they killed it and built huts around so they could stay and make a temporary home. They later decided to live there permanently.
JIMMI, Bagbo Chiefdom, Bo District. "Jimmi" in Mende means a place where people sleep. The two founders of this town were celebrated hunters in the area. One day, they decided to have a permanent home. As they set off in separate directions, one of them called to his companion: "Come, come, jimaa bei," meaning, "There is a sleeping place here."
KARLEH, Sogbeni Chiefdom, Bonthe District. Karleh means "fish trap." A Mandingo man who once settled in Mattu Jong, often visited Tihun, which is the chiefdom town, to run errands. The name of the man was Nfatoma Kamara. On his way, he came across a stream which had lots of fish. Being an industrious trader, he took advantage of exploring an opportunity to set a fish trap on his discovery. He periodically visited the fish trap. Since he started making unusual visits to this area, people became curious. From time to time, they started asking him, "Pa Kamara Where are you going?" "To Karleh" he replied. His Mende wasn't very clear, being a Guinean immigrant. Later, Pa Kamara decided to relocate, and establish a new settlement from Mattru Jong. He named the village "Karleh."
KPETEWOMA, Lugbu Chiefdom, Bo District. "Kpetewoma" is derived from the Mende words "Kpetei," meaning "swamp," and "woma," meaning "at the back," "behind," or "rear." Thus, Kpetewoma means, "behind the swamp." The town got its name from the huge swamp separating it from a neighboring township called Tobanda.
LARGO, Korie Chiefdom, Moyamba District. "Largo" means "to feed" a large group of people in copious amounts. It is believed that before a major war ("Kowa"), the warriors feasted at this location. Largo today is located on the main Freetown - Bo road about three miles from Vaama to the west and four miles from Kowama to the east. In fact these three towns: Vaama-Largo to Kowama ("big war town") gives a pattern of movement of the then Kpa-Mende war machine in the Korie Chiefdom.
LUAWA JONG, Jong Chiefdom, Bonthe District. "Luawa" means "come later." Jong Chiefdom takes its name from the Jong River.
MAGBEMA, Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo District. "Mai" is the short form for "Mahei," meaning "chief" in Mende. The word "Gbeemei" in Mende means place where people get busy. Putting the the two words "Mahanga + Tigbeemei" together to mean "the place where the chiefs gather and get busy with affairs of the chiefdom" results in the polished name "Magbema."
MASSAM, KPAKA, Kpaka Chiefdom, Pujehun District. The name "Kpaka" comes from a three-legged traditional seat (kpakai) that was frequently used by a British colonial worker called Rogers. His love for this seat changed the name of the village.
MATTRU, Jong Chiefdom, Bonthe District. Mattru is a Europeanized version of the true name, Mo-Tewoo. Present day Mattru Jong lies on the banks of the Jangay (Jong) river, the river that is called the Tehya River in the Moyamba District. The town Taima got its name from this river. On the other bank of the river, almost across the Centennial Secondary School campus, is a hamlet called Senehun. This hamlet was the only occupied territory for miles around. The present day Mattru was nothing but grass land with roaming buffalos. As legend goes, a hunter from Senehun crossed the river into this grassland in search of a game to kill for his family. He spent the whole day looking with no success. Towards the evening, his luck came up. He saw a large buffalo, took aim and shot it. The animal was too big for him to carry across the river in his small dugout canoe. So he carved a piece out of the body and took it home to Senehun for the day's meal. The next morning he brought his family over to see the kill. The family stayed and feasted on the meat for days. The news of this kill spread in Senehun like wild fire. Other hunters decided to make this grassland their hunting ground. These hunter were not disappointed, because every time they came across the river, they will not return empty handed. Some of the kills were too big to take back to Senehun. So they started putting up huts for their families. The news about the abundance of Buffalos in this grassland took a life of its own. So when a hunter who was seen preparing his gears for a hunt was asked where he was going, would reply, ‘I am going to Mo-Tewoo,' the Place of the Buffalos, or simply, the Home of the Buffalos.
MOMANA, Bagruwa Chiefdom, Moyamba District. The town's name means "land of bananas."
MOWIE, Bagbo Chiefdom, is taken from the Mende word meaning "firewood."
PELEWAHUN, Mano-Dasse Chiefdom, Moyamba District. "Pele" in Mende means road, "wa" means big and "hun" means inside.
POTORU, Barri Chiefdom, Pujehun was traditionally "Kpotou." Derived from Mende, "kpoto" means "plenty." "kpotou" became "land of plenty." It is the headquarters town of Barri Chiefdom.
SENEHUN, Kamajei Chiefdom, Moyamba District. Senehun is the headquarters of Kamajei Chiefdom. "Sene-wo" in Mende means "welcome." Senehun is a place or town established to welcome warriors after winning a battle. There are several towns by this name in Moyamba District.
TAIAMA (1) is the headquarters of Korie Chiefdom in Moyamba District, located on the main Freetown - Bo motor road. The town name derives its name from the Taia River. Founded by Pa Korie, a Kpa-Mende hunter, Taiama for a long time in the pre-colonial period served as a headquarters for the Kpa-Mende people and their confederacy. (2) The town was named after the river that runs through, in Mende Te-le-yea-ma, meaning "Dark River." When the first settlers arrived by the bank of the Taia River, they settled by the river so that any enemy coming to attack them will be seeing from across the other side of the river: Te-le-yea, Dark River. It is the only chiefdom with a university.
TIKO (pronounced Ti-kor) Makpele Chiefdom, Pujehun District. From Mende, means "they don't know." This name became adopted, as opposed to the original name "Giko," because it sounded rude. The story is that the founder lived in another village when he founded Tiko. Interested people who asked whether or not he was trying to make a settlement got the answer "Gi ko," meaning "I don't know."
VAAMA KASWE, Korie Chiefdom, Moyamba District. "Vaa" in Mende means "get set," and "ma" means "in it." "Vaama" means "use it to get set or to gain momentum." In the days when people fought each other to gain territory, Vaama was a key town for such war ventures. Kaswe is the name of the mountain used to distinguish this Vaama from several other towns by the same name in the chiefdom and in the country.
YABAIMA, Jaiama-Bongor Chiefdom,Bo District. Yabaima was founded by two notable warriors of their times and is situated on the bank of a river called Seiyea. It was then named "Njabeima," meaning "a once river flooded area" in Mende. It was vulnerable to frequent war attacks in those days because of its founders, hence its location served as a hindrance to further attacks. Unfortunately, it was re-christened by the white man as "Yabaima," which has no Mende meaning today.
YOYEMA, Kaiyamba Chiefdom, Moyamba District, Yoyema (pronounced yawi-yeima) is a village situated four miles from Moyamba. The meaning of Yoyema is derived from two traditional beliefs. The first belief claims that the main stream where the villagers fetched water was surrounded by many trees that bore nuts, called 'yawi' in Mende. In order to distinguish the stream from other streams, the village folks used "yawi" as an adjective to describe the main stream. Hence, the name yawi yema, meaning "the yawi stream or water." Another tradition associates the meaning of the village with an arrogant woman called Yema. Because she disrespected everybody in the village, she was described as "disrespectful Yema" -- "yaw yema" in Mende.
Northern ProvinceKAMBIA, Magbema Chiefdom, is located along the Great Scarcies River, otherwise known as the River Kolenten. It is the headquarters of Magbema Chiefdom and Kambia District. Before the advent of the white man in Sierra Leone, a farmer and fisherman/hunter settled on the banks of the river where Kambia lies today. His name was Pa Kambi. As other natives from neighboring locales wandered about, they discovered Pa Kambi thriving on his trades. They, too, decided to settle down and named the area Kambia, meaning the town of Pa Kambi.
KATEMA, Mambolo Chiefdom, Kambia District. Katema is a small village in the northwest of Mambolo Chiefdom. This village derived its name from a name of a bird (bush fowl) in Temne. "Ka" means "to," "tem" means "bush fowl," and "ma" means "place." Located along the Little Scarcies river, the area was known for its wild fowl.
KUKUNA is the chiefdom headquarters town of Bramaia Chiefdom, Kambia District, situated on the north-western side of the district bordering Sierra Leone and Guinea, with the Kolenten River separating the two countries. Oral tradition has it that a great Susu hunter used to cross the river from the Guinean side to hunt antelopes and deer, for this region was, and is still, very rich in wild life. After a successful hunting expedition, the old hunter could not carry everything back to his base in Guinea, so he instructed his elder son, Brima (The chiefdom has its name from him) to go across the river and collect the remains of the animals. He had hidden the carcasses under a baobab tree, whose Susu name is "kukui." The suffix "na" means in Susu the "place of." Kukuna therefore means "the place of the baobab tree."
KYCHOM, Samu Chiefdom, Kambia District. Kychom is the headquarters of Samu Chiefdom, and takes its name from a Sherbro word meaning "a place to rest." During the tribal wars in Sierra Leone the town served as a refuge to the Sherbro ethnic group fleeing from the areas of fighting by canoe. They founded the village and called it "Kychom," which they were able to use as a resting place before moving on to either rejoin the fighting or return to their homes.
LUNSAR, Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District. Lunsar is a fairly big town in Port Loko district. Its most recent history has been an iron ore mining town. The ore, for the most part, is set in stone which forms a huge mountain, called Massaboin Hill. The word stone in the local Temne language is "Sar," and thus befits the area where the iron ore was found. Thus, the town’s initial name was "Ro-Sar" meaning the place where the stones are found. Ro-sar later evolved to Lunsar during the colonial era.
MAKABARIE, Dibia Chiefdom, Port Loko District. "Makabarie" means "twins" in Temne. The town was named for two twin brothers who, along with their parents, moved to settle there from the nearby village of Gbombana.
MAKOMP, Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District. Makomp is about three km. from Lunsar. The word "makomp" means palm tree. It is where people of all the surrounding villages were going to fetch palm kernels and palm wine. Makomp is like a reservoir of palm treed for the surrounding villages. Up to now, it still holds that title.
MATHORA, Cholifa Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. Mathora is about four miles away from Magburaka, the district headquarters. It is the only village/town with a government secondary school for girls in the provinces. "Thora" in Temne means "put down" or "bring down." It was said that a traveller was passing by these group of huts. Wanting to know the name of the village, he decided to ask an old man he saw putting down some bags of salt. Replying, the old man said: "Come to think of it, we have not thought of a name for this village. But since I'm in the process of putting down (thora) these bags of salt when you asked, we might as well call it Thora." Everybody agreed, and the prefix "ma" was later added. Thus, Mathora.
MAYATA, Bombali District is a small Loko village, 12 miles from Makani. Pronounced MAI-THA, in Loko, maitha means 'town with food to eat'. 'Mai' means eat and 'Thaa' means town. The village had sufficient food to eat because the warrior (Pilleh) was protecting the village from the Temne aggressors who were plundering the harvests of the indigenous Loko natives in the District. Therefore, people from the neighbouring villages used to come there for food. Maitha has now been 'Britainised' to Mayata for spelling and better for the sake of pronunciation.
PATIFU-MAYEPPOH, Gbokolenken Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. The name Patifu means "new town". The nearby town of Mayeppoh is the old town. Mayeppoh means "scissors" in Temne. There are stones shaped like scissors in one of the highest mountains in the area which give the town its name. Since there is another Patifu near Yele, the chiefdom headquarters, this village is called Patifu-Mayeppoh.
PETIFU, Port Loko District. The name Petifu means " New Town". Petifu is located in the Northern province in the Port Loko District, 20 miles from Lungi Airport. It was created by migrants from present day Guinea. They arrived in that part of Sierra Leone many years ago and consisted of a mixture of tribal groups, including the Fullahs, the Susus and Temnes who lived together and gave the name Petifu, made up from two of the three languages: Susu and Temne -" Pet" means a place outside the bush in Temne, and "Fu" means new in Susu.
MARAKA, Gbonkolenken Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. This means the town where the "Rakas" live. Rakas are top members of the Poro Society, a society that is predominant in several communities of Sierra Leone.
ROGBIN, Sanda Tanraren Chiefdom, Bombali District. The name Rogbin means "where people swear". This means when the people of Rogbin swear they mean it and they do not eat their words, as it is a taboo. This village of over 200 houses is inhabited by a people who emphasise unity, as in the saying: "Never start a fight with a Rogbin man, or you stand to fight a whole village". They are a resilient, hospitable, and no-nonsense people who speak with one voice.
ROKORAY, Samu Chiefdom, Kambia District, is situated along the northern banks of the Great Scarcies River, AKA "Kolenten". It is about 3 sea miles from Rokupr, the headquarters town of the West African Rice Research Station. Being founded by people of the Soso tribe, the village derived her name from the Soso word "Koray" meaning "up". The fact that it is founded along the the northern banks of the Great Scarcies River, the name symbolises her location, "up" the river. The suffix "Samu" indicates the Chiefdom in the Kambia District where the village is founded. Notwithstanding the dominance of the Temne language among the village inhabitants, the Soso cultural influence remains manifest.
ROMANKNEH, Bombali District, Northern Province. Romankneh is one mile from Makeni going toward Kabala. It's from a Temne word meaning "hiding place." This small town of historical importance was well known as a hiding place for chiefs and their councils in times of war. It is believed to have been very safe and was fully guarded by very sacred societies of those days. It's the only town with a radio station and hospital, owned by the Wesleyan Mission. It was also notable as headquarters for the Fugerol Construction Company during construction of the Makeni-Kabala Road.
TAMBIAMA, Bombali District. (Loko) "Tambi" is the name of the river which borders the town; "ma" = "place of." A small river called the "Tambi River" surrounds this small Loko village eleven miles north of Makeni on the Kamakwie road. The river winds around and eventually joins with the Mabole.
YIRAIA, Sengbeh Chiefdom, Koinadugu District is a small village located southeast of Kabala. It derived its name from the first chief and founder, Alpha Yiraia. It became well known when one Chief Banjah (1892-1984), the younger brother of Alpha Yiraia, disappeared instead of dying since 1984.
Eastern ProvinceBAAKA, Kailahun District. Also spelled "Baka" or "Baraka." Derived from the word "bika" which means "thank you" in Mende.
BAIAMA, Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District. The town is located on the river Baia.
BANDAKORO, Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District. Means "under the big cotton tree."
BOAJIBU, Simbaru Chiefdom, Kenema District. "Boaji" is the name of a hill found in this area before the town of Boajibu was founded. "Boajibu" thus means "under the Boaji hill." Simbaru, which is the name of the entire chiefdom, originated from the name of the first village in that area.
BUEDU, Kissi Tongi Chiefdom, Kailahun District. Buedu is situated within Kailahun District and is the headquarters of Kissi Tongi Chiefdom. The name "Buedu" is derived from the word meaning an area of rich soil for farming and other agricultural services. Kissi Tongi Chiefdom was once the only chiefdom for all the Kissi area/territory. According to the history of Kissi people, Kailondo, who founded the town of Kailahun, now headquarters of Luawa Chiefdom, was once the chief/warrior for the Kissi land. Kailondo ruled Kissi land/chiefdom for many years. In the history of Sierra Leone, Kailondo has been mentioned as one of greatest warriors of all time. Those who have written the history of Sierra Leone said a lot about the great warrior Kailondo when he fought and defeated another warrior, N'dawa. Through the greatness of Kailondo, more land was acquired when he defeated those warriors from the Liberian side. Buedu, has been one of the border towns between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Buedu has a central market on Fridays, where people from both Liberia and Sierra Leone meet to transact business.
BUNUMBU, Peje West (Kpejewaa) Chiefdom, Kailahun District. "Bunumbu" is anglicized from "Gbonibu," meaning "under the gboni tree." The town is located sixteen miles from Segbwema. It is the chiefdom headquarters town for the Peje West Chiefdom, and is home to the Bunumbu Teachers College.
CHEGBASIMA, Sandor Chiefdom, Kono District. "Place where the penis is beaten." It is a very remote village. In the days when people still wore loincloths, the penis would swing back and forth and knock against legs before one reached it.
FAAKOR, Soa Chiefdom, Kono District. From "Faa" (elephant grass) and "kor" (under). Under the elephant grass.
FAAMA, Soa Chiefdom, Kono District. "Faa" is from "faagbaneh", or an area of ground covered by a rock, and "ma" means place. The village was founded next to a rock floor which people use for a variety of purposes.
FANEMA, Sandor Chiefdom, Kono District. Fanema in Kono means on a cave. There is a very big cave just before entering into the village and that was how Fanema my village got its name. This was the cave that the warrior leader Chegbanda Gandi Yamantoe used together with his followers to stay after a week adventures. Chegbanda was the first treaty Chief who signed the treaty in Yardu with the British Battalion on his way to Fanema. Kayamba was the younger brother of Chegbanda. Kayamba was arrested during the Teiya war and taken to Moyamba as a means of punishing him, but ended up establishing himself and became one of the treaty chiefs in Moyamba in a chiefdom named after him: Kayamba Chiefdom.
FOINDU, Kamaa Chiefdom, Kono District. "Foin" for "beg (ask for)" and "du" for village. People originally asked for land to farm, and this eventually became a village settlement.
GBANFAOR, Sandor Chiefdom, Kono District. From "Gbanfa" meaning "trousers" and "A or" meaning "in it" - inside the trousers. This village was named in humourouse response to Koakor in Gbense Chiefdom, meaning "inside a woman's lapa."
GELEHUN, Jawei Chiefdom, Kailahun District is about seven miles from the Moa River. The name means "where the village stopped." At that time, there was no other village beyond Gelehun.
GIEHUN (NGIEHUN) is the headquarter of the Fallay Section in the Lower Bambara Chiefdom. Ngie-yei in Mende means hill or mountain. The Mende people hardly clearly distinguish between a mountain and a hill. Ngie-ye-hun means inside the hills. During the war years, people took refuge in areas where they were most protected and where they could easily spot the advance of the enemy. 'Hiding' between the hills became a common practice (cf. 'Sokoi-hun' in the just concluded rebel war). As the name suggests, Giehun is surrounded by hills, and legend has it that it produced some of the fiercest fighters in all the wars before the 1900s. The spelling was modernised to suit certain circumstances.
GIEMA, Dama Chiefdom got its name because it sits up on a hill. You drive up a hill to enter the town and also go down the hill to exit. The word "giema" in the Mende language means "on the hill". Once the people decided to settle on that site, they decided to name it "Giema".
GORAHUN, Tonkia Chiefdom, Kenema District. "Gorahun" means jungle forest where a lot of animals live.
KAINKORDU, Soa Chiefdom, Kono District. From "Kaineh" (money), "kor" (under) and "du" (village). Named for the sacred cotton tree in the late Paramount Chief Gbenda's compound where, according to legend, people used to find coins. One story relates that the town was founded by a farmer named Kainba from the nearby town of Kundima who had a farm and baffa at the site of present-day Kainkordu. Eventually he built a house there and others followed him. The town became Kainbadu. Then a Gbenda warrior came along and drove the farmer out. He changed the name to Kainkordu so there would be no reminder of the original settler. Kainkordu is the headquarters town for Soa Chiefdom.
KAMADU, Soa Chiefdom, Kono District. "Kama" (top) and "du" (village). The founder of the village was known for his skill at tops, a gambling game.
KAYIMA, Sando Chiefdom, Kono District. The name means "by the Kayi River." This town is the chiefdom headquarters of Sando Chiefdom, the biggest and richest chiefdom in the Kono District of Sierra Leone. It was nicknamed "Kono London" in the 1950s because it was the cleanest town and well planned with street names.
KOARDU, Gbane-Kandor Chiefdom, Kono District. "Koa" (big rice) plus "du" (village). The headquarters of Gbane-Kandor Chiefdom, named because it produces abundant rice crops.
KOMENDECHA, Kamaa Chiefdom, Kono District. From "koεε" for "rice"; "mendε", a small knife; and "ya", to take. Rice which is harvested with a small knife. The small village grew out of a farm.
KOAKOR, Gbense Chiefdom, Kono District. Means a settlement under a large tree called a "koakonε". Also has a second meaning meaning "under a woman's lapa". Another village, Gbanfaor, was named in response to this second meaning.
KOQUIMA, Kono District. The original spelling was "Koakoyima," meaning a waterside to wash clothes.
KUMALA, Nieni Chiefdom, Koinadugu District. The name means "a person who talks too much" in the Koranko language. It was first settled by a man who was said to be very talkative.
KUNDIMA, Soa Chiefdom, Kono District. From "kundi" (hair) and "ma" (place). Located on the bank of the Kundi River, named for its apparent colour.
KWIDADU, Gbense Chiefdom, Kono District. From the words "kwii" for "leopard", "daa" for group of leopards, and "du" for village". The village was established where there were numerous leopards.
LALEHUN - TONGO FIELD, Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District, also known as Lalehun - Niawalokoma (Nia-wa-lo-ko-ma, meaning "the leader of the wives' hand") is located in the Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District, the Eastern part of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Lalehun is the headquarter town of both the Niawa Section and the entire Tongo Field area. It is situated on top of a small hill and almost surrounded by the Tongo River; from the northwest to the northeast, and on the northern part of the town is a small creek called Ngimayei (meaning bloody stream) which enemies never crossed without being killed. Lalehun - Tongo Field is about 27 miles from Kenema and 8 miles from Panguma, the chiefdom headquarters. Historically, the town, La-le-hun, got its name from the furious traditional fighters who were the inhabitants of the town many years ago. They fortified the town so that any enemy trying to invade never survived, and his mouth was cut off – thus the name, La-le-hun. In the early 1950s, Europeans from the Sierra Leone Selection Trust (SLST) Ltd in Kono came to prospect the Tongo River and the land for diamonds. They were so impressed that they came back to establish another mining area, a subsidiary of SLST in Kono with Yengema as the headquarters. So the Tongo River and entire land was named Tongo Field, comprising of the following towns: Lalehun, Kpandebu, Upper and Lower Tomkpombu, Tongola, Semewabu, Bomie, Ngaliama, Landoma, Njagbahun, Sokaigbetema and some other villages. In the 1970s, SLST was nationalized and became NDMC (National Diamond Mining Company, Sierra Leone Limited).
MAKA KPAKEIBU, Kailahun District. "Maka", a mispronunciation of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, derived from its flat white sand topography. "Kpakeibu" meaning "under the roof drip line," the line formed by rain water from roofs where villagers gather rain water in buckets.
MALEMA, Yawei Chiefdom, Kailahun District. Malema is fourteen miles north of Bunumbu, and seven miles south of Ngandorhun. Malema is so called because of its proximity to the Male River. Literally, it means "on the Male," with the "e" sounded as in "well."
MOIMANDU, Bandajuma Yawei Chiefdom, Kailahun District. Moimandu village, though in a predominantly Mende speaking area, has a Kono connotation. 'Du' is a Kono word for Town. Literally speaking, Moimandu means the 'the town of Moi - short for Moiwa, named after the founder, Pa Moiwa.
NGEGBWEMA, Upper Bambara Chiefdom, Kailahun District. The meaning of the word "Ngegbwema" is "Looking at the sky." The history of the village goes back to the period of tribal wars among the Mende people. It was founded by a warrior called Kenei (Honourable) Ndoli Felewa. His strategy was to avoid surprise attacks by settling his warriors on the highest hill in the area, from where they could look-out in all directions without any obstruction. The sky was the limit for these warriors. There are many villages and towns in Sierra Leone that carry the name "Ngegbwema."
PANGUMA is the headquarters of Lower Bambara Chiefdom, which includes the diamondiferous Tongo Field. The original name was Kpanguima. Kpanguima means a secluded area, almost invariably at the outskirts of a town or village in Mendeland where young women are initiated into the Sande society. A long, long time ago, legend has it that a powerful Sowei from neighbouring Dodo used to initiate young girls in this particular area. (Sowei is the head of the Sande society). She was allegedly the wife of one of the warriors. The area was well fortified against invading warriors. The Sowei became so popular that people travelled from afar to have their girls initiated by her. Little by little, those who came refused to go back, and eventually built huts to stay. The town became prosperous with a bevy of young beautiful girls. Men from all over came to court the new initiates. Whenever a young prosperous young man, a chief, or any one else wanted a wife, he would go to this place called Kpanguima, the area for young initiates. However, like most mende names, it was difficult for the whiteman to pronounce correctly, so he chatted a shortcut, Panguma, without losing much of its original meaning. To date, the town is renowned for its young beautiful girls, irrespective of the destruction by the rebels.
PUJEHUN, Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District is 64 kilometres from the district headquarters town of Kenema and near the diamond-rich town of Tongo. It was named for the former warrior Nyagua, who was residing at nearby Panguma. When Nyagua and his men went to battle, they used the site of the present village as their resting place. There was a lot of pepper growing there, which the Mendes call "puei." At any time they reached that area, they called it Pujehun.
SAMBAYA, Mofindor Chiefdom, Kono District. A long time ago the inhabitants of the town asked their loved ones to bring them a souvenir upon their return. The meaning in Krio ("Send for me" or "samba me"), Sambaya in Kissi means just that, and it became the name of the town.
SEGBWEMA, Njaluahun Chiefdom, Kailahun District, is seven miles away from the Moa River. In the sixties, the town used to be a major trading centre in the Eastern Province. The name "Segbwema" is historical: Long before some of us were born, there was a man who discovered this town. He was called Sei. According to tradition, he was the chief in the then Segbwema and its surroundings. He lived in the old town, which is now called Tehyama. His wife was pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. Naming his son after him, the boy was also called Sei. So what happened? All the people in the surrounding areas came to visit this newborn baby. So they said in Mende (the widely spoken language in southern and eastern Sierra Leone) "Mu li ma Sei lo gbe ma," which means, "We are going to to look at Sei."
SEMIBU, Njaluahun Chiefdom, Kailahun District. Segbwema is the chiefdom Headquarters. This village is about two and half miles away to Moa Barracks, Daru. The name is derived from the word ''Semi'' meaning cane, and ''bu'' meaning under. The village has cluster of cane sticks that attract a lot of people in the surrounding villages who have interest in building huts, fences or even making drinking cup out of cane stick. In the past, when the British were in the military, and even up till now, the soldiers go to cut cane sticks in this village whenever there is a festival such as Easter or Christmas in the barracks. Besides, the source of drinking water is from under these cane sticks. If one could ask where are going to fetch water, the answer is always to be under Semibu - hence the name.
TEFEYA, Sando Chiefdom, Kono District, was one of the richest mining bases for the National Diamond Mining Company (SLST/NDMC) and hence very metropolitan. Just a few meters from its southern flank passes the Baffin River, which brings in rich deposits of gold and diamonds. The name "Tefeya" bears its significance in the historic peaceful abode for warriors who came to settle after tribal wars. (Tefeeh, in Kono, expresses the softness of a gentle breeze.) Hence the metropolitan aspect can be traced far back into the background of local chiefdom warriors who came to find rest after conquests, or defeats. The great River Baffin provided a barrier against invaders coming in from Nimiyama or Nimikoro.
WOAMA, Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District. "By the Woa River."
WOLOMA, Malema Chiedom, Kailahun District. Before Woloma acquired its present name, it was called "Keguma" after a nearby small stream of the same name. The present name is derived from the Mende word "woloo" which means "to listen," and "ma" meaning "to." During the days when people were still fighting one another for territorial gain, Woloma was used as a site (because of its high hills) where people could go and listen for advancing enemies of war.
YAGBYA, Nimikoro Chiefdom, Kono District. From three words, "yaa" for "lion"; "gbee" meaning "path"; and "ya" meaning "on". The town used to be in thick forest, and the assumption is that the town was founded by a hunter who built it on the lion's path
How to Set Farm Traps
The names are in Kono, but the traps are the same wherever cutting-grass, squirrels, rats, porcupines and deer are found.
Lorry Slogans
Colourful slogans taken from lorries all over Sierra Leone, recorded between 1979 and 1982. Compiled by Peter C. Andersen.
Kono Farm Calendar
The seasonal guidelines farmers use in Kono District when laying a farm. Peter C. Andersen, from accounts by Kono farmers.
Telling Time in Kono
The times of the day, as told by the sun. By Peter C. Andersen.
Cookery
Someone once wrote that Sierra Leonean food "has yet to take its place among the great cuisines of the world." Here are the recipes to prove otherwise!
Gbaida
Trap in the farm fence (fufu or gbaisansa)
For cutting-grass, porcupines or squirrels
Two sticks, called pwin kכnε, are placed in a gap in the fence. The distance between them is measured by the distance between the finger and the thumb.
Sodiŋgbai
Snare near a hole
For rats and squirrels
Needed: A short forked stick with one prong longer than the other. A trapstick, with a cord tied to the top. The bottom of the cord should have a slipknot noose, and not far from the top, a short stick (1-1/2 - inches) should be tied.
Two more sticks are placed in front of the original two, spaced up to an inch away.
The kaŋgai, secured but unset.
Two crosspieces are placed behind each pair of vertical sticks. All are then tied together with raffia twine.
Trap is set, as with gbaida. The noose is spread out around the perimeter of the hold. The kככsa is attached to some food, such as cassava, so that the rat, nibbling on it in the hole, will pull it, releasing the pεŋga and the trap stock. The noose will snare the animal on the opposite side of the stick where the cord it drawn.
A trapstick (gbaikכnε), made from one flexible sapling or two tied together, is pounded into the ground. Around the top, a string is tied. The other end is tied to a short stick (pεŋga). The noose (gbai yuu), made from wire, is attached to the top.
Kanjuu
"Neck rope"
For deer
The trapstick should be long and thick, and not securedly fasted in the ground. The animal will then drag it along, leaving a trail and probably getting stuck somewhere. A firmly rooted stick might break, allowing the animal to escape. Another light stick is used to hold up the other side of the noose. The trap is placed across a “kpee”, a path used by animals.
Another stick (kככsa) is laid horizontally at the bottom of the trap. The pεŋga is then inserted with the top in front of the kaŋgai but behind the kככsa, under tension so that when the kככsa is pushed down the pεŋga will snap forward and release the trapstick. The noose is suspended between the two kaŋgai, behind or beside the pεŋga, so that on release the pεŋga will not be ensnared in the noose and allow the animal to escape.
There are slogans that tell how devout the driver is. You will be quickly undeceived!
GOD BLESS ISLAM
ALLAH IS THE GREATEST
GOD IS LOVE
GOD BLESS ALLAH
ISLAM OUR CHOICE
GOD BLESS THE GIVER
BELIEVE IN GOD SHALL NEVER PERISH
GOD NEVER TWIST JUSTICE
AH...GOD DAE
GO GO GO WITH BLESSING OF ALLAH
ONE JESUS TODAY AND FOREVER
THE MORE YOU HATE THE MORE GOD BLESS
FRADE GOD
WATIN GOD SAY
NA SO GOD SAY
GOD BLESS MUSLIM
There are signs that tell who the drivers are...
OKAPI THE GREAT
BLACK ZORRO AGAIN
BLACK ARAB
TERROR IN SPACE
THE REAL MAN
SPACE MAN
SUGAR BOY
SON OF AFRICA
FINE BOY
CITY BOY
BABY BOY
BEST MAN
EASY MAN
SHOW DEM
WE ARE UNITED BROTHERS
TELL DEM
NA KING RAT AGAIN
DOCTOR ARATA
SHANGHAI JOE
THE MAIN MAN
THE THREE BROTHERS
THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE
...and where they're going.
SWEET BO
MABONTO EXPRESS
Some lorries offer worldly advice:
LIFE IS BUSINESS
BE HONEST
GOOD SABABU FINE
YOUR BEST FRIEND IS YOUR SECRET ENEMY
NOR FALLA WATIN DEN KIN SAY
GOOD SABABU PASS MONEY
NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT
YOUR DEED IS YOUR HISTORY
GOOD PADDY PASS FAMBLE
NO SUCCESS WITHOUT LABOUR
WITHOUT MONEY NO FRIENDS
GOOD SABABU IS THE BEST
THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO SUCCESS
NEVER TRUST A WOMAN
TO BE A MAN IS NOT EASY
GOD SENTENCE NO APPEAL
WITHOUT MONEY
Some lorry slogans are social commentaries.
FEAR NOT THE WORLD BUT THE PEOPLE
THE POOR ALWAYS SUFFER
UNIVERSAL CONDITIONS
BLACK MAN SORRY NAR LAUGH
AH BLACK MAN MOT
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF
WITHOUT MONEY NO FAMILY
THE WORLD IS A STAGE
AH! THE WORLD TODAY
BLACK MAN HELP NAR TALK
WHITE TEAT BLACK HAT
Other lorries wax philosophical.
THE GATE OF HELL IS MONEY
MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
POO PASS POO
NOR FALLA DIS WORL
GOOD NEVER LOST
HOW FOR DO?
TRY YOUR BEST
NOR FALLA DEN SAY
GOD SORRY FOR THE POOR
ASK GOD
IN GOD WE TRUST
NAR TRUE GO LAST
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
There are warnings to rival drivers.
WATCH OUT FOR ME
IF YOU WORRY PASS
GOOD BYE
FOLLOW MY MIND
DON'T LOSE YOUR TEMPER
TAKE TIME
GET OFF MY TAIL
IF YOU RUSH YOU GO SQUASH
And if other drivers can't take a subtle hint, there is outright intimidation.
DESTINY
HOPE TO GOD
There are messages for the passengers.
WELCOME TO YOU ALL
QUICK SERVICE
PUT FOR ME
GOD SAVE THE TRAVELLERS
TURN TO ME
NO PROBLEM
LEH WE TRY
SAFE JOURNEY
Some thoughts seem to be addressed to the world at large.
PO NOR GOOD
GO TRY YOUR BEST
I LOVE YOU
POO MAN FRIEND
TO BE A MAN IS NOT EASY
STILL GOING STRONG
YOUNG MAN LOOKING OUT FOR JOB
SAY IT LOUD
MONEY WAHALA
E DAE BUT E NOR DO
WE NEVER LOSE HOPE
SORRY FOR THE POOR BOY
MOTOR CAR PADY
OUR CHOICE
And there are slogans that are a bit less universal.
MR. WHO ARE YOU?
GOD BLESS FARMERS
LOOK ROAD FOR ME
KEEP ME CLEAN
GOD GO WIT ONAR
ARE YOU MORRIS?
YOU AGAIN MORRIS?
GOD GO WITH SEA BREEZE
Some slogans may taunt envious rivals.
ENEMY SURPRISE
E LAF PAN YOU BABY
E LEF PAN DEN BELLER
LEF DEN LEH DEN TALK
PULL YOU MOT DAE
DEN BE MIN TO SAY
ENEMY COLLAY
DEN SURPRISE
DEN MEAN TO SAY
LEH DEN TALK
'U' FAINT LATE
BELLER NOR GOOD
Some lorry drivers wish to reassure friends and neighbours who may wonder at their success.
IF YOU DOUBT ASK
NOR WONDER NAR DOLLAR
NOR SURPRISE NAR GOD E-WOKE
NORTO ME NAR GOD
A few slogans prove you don't have to be literate to be a slogan writer.
IT NO PROBLEM
SAMPLE MAN
GOD SAVE THE TRAVELLERR
STRUGGLE CONTENIOUS
YOUR DID IS YOUR HISTORY
BE PATIENCE
BE HORNEST
YOU DOUT AGAIN?
There are slogans to make you think. And think. And...
A MAN WITHOUT REASON IS A BEAST OF THE SEASON
EXPENSIVE BOAT
LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF JAPAN
THE VOICE OF JAPAN No. 4
WAKA WAKA
GIE BODY WATER
When the word "again" appears, it means the owner has bought a new lorry and recycled the original slogan.
AH! THE WORLD TODAY AGAIN
STOP THE WAR AGAIN
Even a truck needs love! Or does the slogan refer to the owner...or the driver...or the apprentices?
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Kono Farm Calendar
By Peter C. Andersen, 1982
end of January
After harvesting his swamp in December or early January, the farmer must select a site for his new farm. To show the boundary, he brushes patches and marks each with a split bush pole. A leaf stuck in the top of the stick warns other farmers that the ground is spoken for.
At this time, the farmer may consult a sorcerer ("looking-gron man," in Krio) to determine whether the place he has chosen is suitable for farming. In some places farms are prohibited; in others, bad devils (or even good ones) are found in possession of the bush and must first be placated. In the latter case, the sorcerer may prescribe yaasi (sacrifice), such as rice flour, or the suspending of a bell from a frame on a cord of white satin. Or, he may recommend fangadama: "whatever you have"—”rice, cassava, banana, bush yams, etc. A place to make the sacrifice will be designated, usually in a valley, near a tree, on the farm path, or near a big stream. The farmer may also be warned in a dream.
February to end of March
Brushing, then at the end of March, felling of trees. Now there are certain signs which can let a farmer know whether he is on schedule. While he is brushing, he will look for the first rain, fiamakכεsכna, "the rain which washes the bush." When the ground is soaked, the termites, which come out three times a year, make their first appearance. Farmers call them fiach bii, "brushing termites." While felling the trees on his farm, he expects a second rain, kכntεsכna, and the termites come out for the second time. They are now called kכntebii, "felling termites." If the farmer has not reached the stage of work which coincides with the appropriate arrival of the termites, then he knows he is running behind.
early April
After one rain, or when the farmer notices the weather beginning to change, the farm is burned. Then the termites come out for the third and last time. Now they are called snmindabiinu, and any man who hasn't burned his farm has cause to be worried: The rains will be falling three times a week now, and his farm may not burn properly.
end of May
The rice is broadcast on the farm. The rice seed may be mixed with corn, okra, small beans, cotton, benne, and cucumber seeds.
June - July
The women weed the rice while the men fence the farm to keep out the cutting-grass (cane rat), which by this time will be smelling the young rice plants.
end of July - August
Cut sticks for the platform, kpasa and drive birds off the rice.
mid-August - September
The harvest. The first soft rice harvested is beaten to make flour gbafu and is set out for the farm's devils. If there is a senjε tree (associated with devils) on the farm, the rice flour will be wrapped in a leaf and put underneath it; otherwise, it will be put under the kunduasen (or baeasasen), the stone where the farm's machetes are sharpened: It is believed that this stone contains a devil. Some of the rice flour is scattered on the ground for visiting devils — ”the bad ones who didn't help the farm.
In the evening, rice flour is set out inside the door of the house (if the ceremony is performed by a man), or near the family's drinking water (if it is performed by a woman). Beaten rice is also offered, and the family calls on their ancestors and deceased parents by name: "Call the ones I don't know, along with your friends, and come in the morning." The ancestors are asked the insure the family's good health, to prevent discord, and to protect family members from accidents. In the morning the rice is cooked for them, and after several hours it is eaten by the youngest children. The basin is washed by hand, and the remaining grains of rice are scattered throughout the house.
After this ceremony, the harvesting may continue. The harvested rice is stored temporarily, either in the rice barn, or in a kכgbini — ”a "pile of rice." The rice is measured as follows:
- 3 bofadכndכ (handfuls) make one kandadכndכ.
- 3 kandadכndכ make one kכchidכndכ (tie). (One tie makes one or more tropence pans of rice.)
- 10 kכchidכndכ make one sככdכndכ, or kכchitanε, which equals 30 or more pans of beaten rice.
The rice is stored by sככdכndכ; a small farm may produce thirty or fifty of these, a large farm up to 100. After the rice has been bundled and counted, it is locked into the rice barn. The key is held by the favorite (senior) wife so that she can take out the rice as needed. If the man does not trust her, he can keep the key himself, and ration the rice out to her as she needs it to cook.
Telling Time in Kono
By Peter C. Andersensכsoma
[6:00-7:00 a.m.] Dawn. The sun has not yet risen. (See also the end of the list.)
soma tee kena
[8:00-8:30 a.m.] The sun is bright and warm.
tee tε
[Noon] The sun is in the middle.
tee kun tε
[Noon] The sun is in the middle of the head.
tee a kanda fea ma
[Noon] "San dn ikwa pan tu." The sun has divided the sky into two equal halves.
tee kכ kaima
[2:00-2:30 p.m.] "San dn balans." The sun has "tilted" out of the centre of the sky.
tee munda
[3:30-4:00 p.m.] "San dכn tכn." The sun has turned toward its downward course.
tee siia kכngכ a
[4:00-6:00 p.m.] "San sidכn na hil." The sun is resting on the hill.
tee bea ma
[7:00-8:00 p.m.] "San fכdכn." Sunset.
boo a finε ma
[8:00-8:30 p.m.] "Dak de na di han." There is darkness in your hand. Dusk.
fitii ma
[8:30-9:00 p.m.] Evening deepens, but you can still see a little way.
suכ
[10:00-11:00 p.m.] Night.
su tε
[Midnight] "Midul nεt." Th middle of the night.
saiima pimbi
[4:00-5:00 a.m.] Morning darkness.
banda כ kadama
[6:00 a.m.] "Do klin." Dawn.
saiima
[6:00-7:00 a.m.] Same as banda כ kadama and sכsoma.
Kono Cosmology
By Peter C. AndersenThe points of light seen in the sky at night are called in Kono "tכmbכaka." Both the stars above and the fireflies in the long grasses blow are given the same name: "stalait" in Krio. According to Kono tradition, stars are only fireflies that have flown too high.
Venus, the Evening Star, is called "kau a too musu," — "the moon's jealous wife," because she accompanies him through the sky. Several days before the new moon, the star appears alone, looking for him.
When the moon fails to show up as usual at 8:00 p.m. and instead delays its appearance until 11:30, people say "nyanguma a kau daun," or "the cat has eaten the moon." When it comes out at the late hour of 12:00 to 1:00 a.m., they say "kau a kama gboo sii ia ta — "the moon has put elephant skin over the fire." Since elephant skin takes a long time to cook, the moon has an excuse to be late. When the moon appears during the day, people say "kau ambεnda an fe teea"— "the moon and the sun have met."
Meat StewContributed by Dennis Deen-Sie Sawaneh
Author of "Sierra Leone Cookbook"
750 grams meat (depending on number of persons)
1 large onion
6 garden eggs/aubergines (eggplant)
20 grams tomato purée
1.5 liters water
3 fresh tomatoes
Salt and (chili) pepper to taste
Preparation:
1. Trim, wash, and cut the meat into small pieces, and put in a pot.
2. Add water, some salt, and allow to boil for about 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add the garden and pepper. Cook on low heat until vegetables are tender.
4. Slice the onion and the tomatoes into small pieces and add to the soup. Allow to simmer.
5. Remove and grind/blend the cooked vegetables, mix with water and strain.
6. Return the vegetables to the soup, and add the tomato purée. Allow the soup to simmer on low heat until meat is tender.
7. Serve with rice or root vegetables like cassava, yam, potatoes (sweet or "Irish").
Egusi SoupContributed by Dennis Deen-Sie Sawaneh
Author of "Sierra Leone Cookbook"
500 grams meat
150 grams ground egusi
1 maggi cube (beef bouillon cube)
200 grams stockfish (optional)
100 ml. palm oil
200 g. smoked fish
200 g. tomatoes
10 g. (chili) pepper
25 g. onion
Salt to taste
250 g. vegetable leaves (optional, but if you can lay your hands on washed and ready bitter leaves or "shakpa" (sorrel leaves or flowers) they will do just fine.
Preparation:
1. Season and boil the meat and the stockfish (if used, has to soaked in hot water and allowed to stand for at least a day/overnight) for about 45 minutes, or until tender. Remove and put aside.
2. Blend/grind the pepper, tomatoes and onion.
3. Heat the palm oil, and add meat, stockfish and the ground/blended ingredients. Cook for about 25 minutes (less without stockfish).
4. Add the ground egusi, maggi cube and fish, and cook for another 10 minutes.
5. Add the vegetable leaves (optional) to the soup.
6. Cook for about 5-10 minutes on low heat. Stir and taste for salt.
7. This sauce can be eaten either with fufu, rice or root vegetables like yam and cassava. For lunch, a very cold Bud. or Heineken to wash the throat is recommended. For dinner, chilled white wine is recommended.
Chicken StewKoso Weller
Reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal
2 pounds stewing chicken
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
1 tsp. "Mrs. Dash" seasoning
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 cups oil
1 large pepper, chopped
2 large onions
4 oz. tomato paste
2 tbsp. lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)
1 large tomato, chopped or diced
Skin and trim fat from chicken. Cut 8 to 10 pieces. Rub in lemon juice. Rinse and drain chicken. Add spices and rub into chicken. Refrigerate for 10 hours. Heat oil and brown chicken. Sauté onions and pepper for 1/2 hour; add tomato and tomato paste. Stir to distribute evenly. Add salt to taste. Add chicken and 1/2 cup water. Simmer over low heat 10-15 minutes until chicken is tender.
Groundnut StewKoso Weller
Reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal
1 pound stewing meat
2 large tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup groundnut paste (peanut butter)
1/2 tsp. "Mrs. Dash" seasoning
1 large onion, chopped or sliced
1 large pepper, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, optional
salt to taste
Season meat with Mrs. Dash. Let it absorb for three hours. Brown meat in oil. Add some water and simmer until tender. Remove and set aside. In the same oil, sauté pepper and onions. Add tomatoes and stir briskly. Mix groundnut paste with 1/2 cup water to form a thin paste and add to stew. Stir, add meat, salt to taste and let simmer 15 minutes over low heat. Serve with rice, boiled yam, cassava and green vegetable.
Spinach PlasasKoso Weller
Reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal
2 packages frozen chopped spinach
1/2 pound smoked fish, flaked
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 cup groundnut paste (peanut butter)
3 cups water
1-1/2 cups palm oil
2 hot peppers or 1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 pound meat, stewing or chuck roast
Cut meat. Put in saucepan with two cups of water, salt, onion and pepper. Bring to boil and add palm oil. Continue cooking partly covered. Cook for 1-1/2 hours over medium heat. Add spinach (previously thawed and drained), flaked fish and groundnut paste mixed with water. Stir, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with steamed rice.
Binch AkaraKoso Weller
Reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal
1 pound black-eyed beans
2 tsp. salt
1 small onion, very finely chopped
2 cups oil
Pour dry beans in a blender with a cup of water. Chop for one minute. Pour in large bowl and add water. Stir until skins float. Strain into colander; allow all skin and eyes to flow out. Blend beans, onion and pepper. Pour in a bowl, add salt, and stir with a wooden spoon for two minutes. Heat oil until moderately hot. Drop mixture into oil with spoon. Fry until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Small balls can be served with toothpicks.
Sierra Leone Print MediaOnline Radio and Television
Awoko
Independent, owned and edited by Kelvin Lewis. Awoko was previously online from 2003 to 2004. The current website has been online since January 2007. The newspaper also has an app.
Radio Democracy 98.1
Radio station in Freetown.
Concord Times
Independent newspaper in Freetown.
Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (Facebook)
National radio and television.
Politico
Independent newspaper.
Africa Young Voices (AYV) TV
Operates television and radio from Freetown.
Africa Young Voices (AYV) newspaper
Operates a newspaper from Freetown.
Radio Democracy, AYV Radio and Capital Radio can be heard using the TuneIn app. Radio Democracy is also streamed over Facebook.
Standard Times
Independent, edited by Philip Neville. Online since May 2006.
Sierra Express Media
The website is based in the United States, but also has a street edition in Freetown. Online since November 2007.
Global Times Online
Independent newspaper in Freetown.
The Calabash Newspaper
Established in 2017. Date of online presence unknown. Ownership not disclosed on website.
Sierra Leone Websites AbroadInternational Media
Cocorioko
Online newspaper owned and operated by Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, and published from Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A. Online since August 2002.
BBC African News
Publishes African news from various sources, and provides links to popular audio programmes, such as Focus on Africa.
The Patriotic Vanguard
Website based in Canada. Published by Gibril Gbanabome Koroma. Online since July 2005.
Voice of America African News
News articles rewritten from Voice of America broadcasts.
The Organiser
Based in the United Kingdom. Edited by Abu Bakar Shaw.
United Nations News Centre
News from the United Nations News Centre, with occasional articles on Sierra Leone.
Allafrica.com
Based in the United States. Publishes versions of articles from Freetown's Concord Times and more.
Noovell (news compiler)
Links to news articles from Awoko, Concord Times and others.
Sierra Leone Telegraph
Abdulai & Associates (Luawa Chambers)
Administrative Map of Sierra Leone
Afcan Holdings Limited
Afcom
Africa Young Voices (AYV) newspaper
Africa Young Voices TV
African Development Bank - Sierra Leone
African Minerals
African Vernacular Architecture
Africell
Alemobet Innovations
All Works of Life UK
AllAfrica.com
The American International School of Freetown
Anti-Corruption Commission
All Peoples Communication (APC Times)
Audit Service Sierra Leone
Australia Travel Advisory
Awoko
Ayoub International School
BBallanta Academy of Music
Banana Divers Sierra Leone
Bank of Sierra Leone
BBC Online - Africa Page
BBC - In Pictures: Sierra Leone's Recovery, 2003
B&C Services Consulting
Bethel Sierra Leone
Bilingual Elementary School
Bintumani D-SL
Bintumani website
Bluecrest College
Bob and Betty in Sierra Leone Blog
Brand Sierra Leone TV
Bread and Water for Africa
A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa Foundation
British Council - Sierra Leone
British High Commission
British International School
Brussels Airlines - Sierra Leone
Bunce Island Structural Survey
CCampaign for Good Governance
Capital Radio
Careers.SL
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sierra Leone
Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law
Centre of Sierra Leone Studies, UNIMAK
Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Children of the Nations
Choithram Hospital
CIA World Factbook
Coalition for Change (C4C) party
Cocorioko
Community Hope Project
Committee to Protect Journalists - 1999
Community Initiative Programme
Concord Times
Constitutional Review Committee
Corporate Affairs Commission
The Country Lodge Complex
DDalton's Banana Guest House
The David School
Doing Business in Sierra Leone - World Bank Group
Dura Institute of Development and Management Studies
EEastern Polytechnic
Economic Community of West African States
Edward Davies and Associates, Ltd.
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone - Addis Ababa
Embassy of Sierra Leone - Germany
Embassy of Sierra Leone - United States
Embassies in Sierra Leone
The Empowering Children and Youth School
ENCISS
Engineers for Change
Engineers Without Borders
The English Alphabet
The Examiner
FFambul Tok International
FIFA - Sierra Leone Page
Flash Vehicle Rentals
Football Sierra Leone
Fourah Bay College
Free the Children - Sierra Leone
Freetong Players International (Facebook)
Freetown City
Freetown Golf Club
Friends of Sierra Leone
GGlenn Elert's Sierra Leone, etc.
Global Gazetteer
Global Giving - Sierra Leone
The Goderich Waldorf School
Golden Tulip Essential Kimbima
Good Lawyer Scheme
Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd.
HHarmony Hotel
History World - Sierra Leone
Holy Spirit Hospital - Makeni
Home Suites Hotel
Hotel Barmoi
The Hub
Human Rights Commission
IIANA SL Domain Registration
Impact (formerly Partnership Africa Canada)
Infinity Mind Foundation
Innovate Sierra Leone
International Crisis Group - Sierra Leone Page
International Monetary Fund - Sierra Leone Page
International Rescue Committee - Sierra Leone Page
JJackson, Etti and Edu
Jays Bar
John Michael Motors
The Journal of Sierra Leone Studies
KKambia Hospital Appeal
The Kidzone Academy
KPMG - Sierra Leone
Koidu Holdings
Kono District Development Association (KDDA)
Kuranko-Land Sierra Leone Blog
LLacs Villa Guest House
Lakka Beach Resort
Languages of Sierra Leone
Lebanese International School
Leone Resources
Leones and Sense
Letters from Sierra Leone
Love Sierra Leone
MMadina Village School
The Magic Penny, Inc.
The MAPE Project
Medical Assistance Sierra Leone
Methodist Girls' High School
Milton Margai College of Education and Technology
Milton Margai School for the Blind
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security
Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (suspended)
Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Ministry of Information and Communications
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Monuments and Relics Commission
Moore Stephens
Motor Care Sierra Leone
NNational Commission for Democrac (NCD)
National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA)
National Electoral Commission 2018 Election
National Grand Coalition
National HIV/AIDS Secretariat
National Procurement Authority
National Progressive Democrats (NPD)
National Revenue Authority
National Social Security and Insurance Trust
National Tourism Board
New Brookfields Hotel
Njala University
Njala University - Facebook
Noovell (news compiler)
OOffice of the Administrator and Registrar General
Office of Diaspora Affairs
Old Bo School Boys School Association
OneVillage Partnerships
One World Link (OWL)
Onlime Business Communications
Operation Classroom - Hope4Salone
Orange (Telcom)
The Organiser
Overseas Aid for the Kids of Sierra Leone (OAKS)
PParliament of Sierra Leone
Partnership Africa Canada
The Patriotic Vanguard
Pay No Bribe Sierra Leone
PCL International
Peace Building Initiative
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Sierra Leone
PFK Mason Hill
Pikin Bizness
Politico
Port of Freetown
Presidential Recovery Priorities
Prison Watch Sierra Leone
Protec
RRadio Democracy 98.1
Radisson Blu Freetown (Mammy Yoko)
Ratification of Human Rights Treaties - Sierra Leone
http://redlionbakery.com
ReliefWeb - Sierra Leone Page
The Reptile and Amphibian Program - Sierra Leone
Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
Rising Academies Network
Rokel Commercial Bank Limited
SSa Leone Health Pride
Salone Today
Salone Vote (2012 Election Results)
Salone Microfinance Trust
Salone Tech
Save Heritage and Rehabilitate the Environment
Schooling for Life
Schools for Salone
Schools for Sierra Leone
Seaside Suites Hotel
Secondary Technical School Alliance
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Share HEART in Africa, Inc.
The Shepherd's Hospice
Sherbro Foundation
Shine on Sierra Leone
Sickle Cell Carers Awareness Network
Sierra Connection
Sierra Express Media
Sierra Leone I, 1968-70
Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation
Sierra Leone Car Hire
Sierra Leone Children's Fund
Sierra Leone Country Map
Sierra Leone Grammar School
Sierra Leone Grammar School Alumni Association North America
Sierra Leone Grammar School Alumni Association of North America - West Coast Branch
Sierra Leone Heritage (Sierra Leone Museum)
Sierra Leone High Commission - London
Sierra Leone: Inside the War
Sierra Leone Institute of International Law
Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers
Sierra Leone International Mission School
Sierra Leone Law School
Sierra Leone Marathon
Sierra Leone National Railway Museum
Sierra Leone Notebook
Sierra Leone Nurses Association
Sierra Leone Photos
Sierra Leone Police
Sierra Leone Progressive Union
Sierra Leone Sickle Cell Society
Sierra Leone Signposts
Sierra Leone Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Association (SLSDWA)
Sierra Leone Travel Guide
Sierra Leone Village Partnerships
Sierra Leone War Trust for Children
Sierra Leone Writers Series
Sierra Lighthouse Hotel
Sierra Visions
Skye Bank (SL)
SLPromotions
SOS Children's Villages International - Sierra Leone
SOS Schools in Sierra Leone
St. Joseph's School for the Hearing Impaired
St. Joseph's Secondary School
Standard Chartered Bank of Sierra Leone
Standard Times
Statistics Sierra Leone
Surfing Salone
Swiss Spirit Hotel and Suites
TTacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Talking Drum Studio Sierra Leone
This is Sierra Leone
Topix Sierra Leone News
Transparency International Sierra Leone (TISL) (Facebook)
TrekEarth Sierra Leone Photos
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Turkish Consulate General
UU.K. FCO - Travel Advisory for Sierra Leone
U.K. Association for Schools for the Blind in Sierra Leone
Union Trust Bank Limited
United Nations Development Programme - SL
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) - Archive
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Krio
University of Makeni - UNIMAK
University of Makeni - Facebook
University of Sierra Leone, incl. COMAHS, FBC, IPAM and SPS
U.S. Embassy in Freetown
U.S. Department of State - Consular Information
U.S. Department of State - Human Rights Report
U.S. Department of State - Sierra Leone Portal
VVisit Sierra Leone
Visit Sierra Leone (alternate)
WWar Crimes Research Office - SCSL
Waterloo Schools Charity
Welbodi Partnership
West African Methodist Collegiate School
We Yone Primary School
Wikipedia - Sierra Leone Page
Wikitravel Freetown
World Bank - Sierra Leone Page
World Changing Centre
World Health Organization - Sierra Leone
World of Hope International
World Travel Guide - Sierra Leone
YYada Williams & Associates
Youth Action International
Youth Partnership for Peace and Development
YWCA Vocational Institute
ZZenith Bank Sierra Leone
Business Websites
Afcan Holdings Limited
Identifies investment opportunities in Sierra Leone and the region.
African Minerals
A mineral exploration and development company with significant iron ore and base metal interests in Sierra Leone.
Afcom
Internet and IP service provider.
Africell
The website of the Africell mobile phone company.
Airtel
Mobile phones and internet services, Sierra Leone page.
Alemobet Innovations
Provides computer services, network services and web services.
Bank of Sierra Leone
The website of the Bank of Sierra Leone, in Freetown.
First International Bank (SL) Limited
Website of First International Bank (SL) Limited
Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd.
Provides banking and financial services in Freetown and Bo.
John Michael Motors
Sells Honda products
Kailahun Produce Company
A premium cocoa and coffee bean trading business.
Koidu Holdings
A diamond mining company with mineral interests in Sierra Leone.
Mantrac Sierra Leone Ltd.
Sells construction and mining equipment, engines, generators and parts.
Motor Care Sierra Leone
Sells new vehicles and parts, and provides service and repair.
Onlime Business Communications
Provides satellite and terrestrial communications services.
ProCredit Bank Sierra Leone Ltd.
Website of ProCredit Bank Sierra Leone Ltd.
Protec
Provides security and logistics services.
Ramsey Medical Laboratories
Ramsey Medical Laboratories, a clinical testing laboratory in downtown Freetown.
Red Lion Bakery
Has baked bread and related products since 1944.
Rokel Commercial Bank Limited
Provides banking services in Freetown, Bo, Kenema and Koidu.
Salone Microfinance Trust
Provides group, individual, salary and agricultural loans.
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank
Provides banking and financial services in Freetown, Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Koidu.
Skye Bank (SL)
Provides banking services. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Skye Bank Plc.
SLPromotions
Consulting company promoting business development in Sierra Leone.
Standard Chartered Bank of Sierra Leone
Website of the Standard Chartered Bank.
Total in Sierra Leone
Energy exploration and development
Union Trust Bank Limited
Website of the Union Trust Bank.
VSL Property
Provides real estate and property services in Sierra Leone.
Zenith Bank Sierra Leone
Website of Zenith Bank Sierra Leone.
LawEngineeringAccounting Sierra Leone Bar Association
Professional Association (Lawyers)Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers
Professional Association (Engineers)Institute of Chartered Accountants Sierra Leone
Professional Association (Accountants)Abdulai & Associates (Luawa Chambers)
Edward Davies and Associates, Ltd.B&C Services ConsultingBMT Law KPMG FreetownGarber & Co. Moore StephensJackson, Etti and Edu PFK Mason HillMacaulay, Bangura & Co. Michael & Michael Tejan-Cole, Yillah & Bangura Yada Williams & Associates
Campaign for Good Governance
The Campaign for Good Governance works to promote democracy, gender equality, human rights, and the rule of law in Sierra Leone.
ENCISS
Works to enhance the interaction and interface between Civil Society and the State to improve poor people's lives.
OneVillage Partnerships
Works to improve quality of life through holistic, long-term, grassroots development in rural Sierra Leone.
Pikin Bizness
Pikin Bizness is a charity comprised of business persons and non-governmental organisations to help underprivileged children in Sierra Leone.
Prison Watch Sierra Leone
Prison Watch Sierra Leone works to defend the fundamental human rights of persons held in detention and to advocate for penal reforms.
Tourism WebsitesHotels and Guest Houses Visit Sierra Leone or Alternate SiteThe Country Lodge ComplexNational Tourism BoardDalton's Banana Guest House Lacs Villa Guest HouseMuseumsGolden Tulip Essential Kimbima Home Suites HotelNational Railway MuseumThe HubSierra Leone Heritage (Sierra Leone Museum)New Brookfields Hotel Hotel BarmoiOtherJays BarBanana Divers Sierra LeoneLakka Beach ResortSierra Leone Surf GuideRadisson Blu Freetown (Mammy Yoko)Wikitravel FreetownSeaside Suites Hotel Sierra Lighthouse Hotel Swiss Spirit Hotel and Suites
ertiary EducationUniversity of Sierra Leone
Official. Gateway to COMAHS, FBC, IPAM and SPS.
Fourah Bay College
Official. Part of the University of Sierra Leone.
UNIMAK/University of Makeni
Official. University of Makeni.
Njala University
Official. The official website of Njala University with campuses in Njala, Freetown and Bo.
Milton Margai College of Education and Technology
Official
Sierra Leone Law School
Official. Website of the Sierra Leone Law School in Freetown
Eastern Polytechnic
Official
Dura Institute of Development and Management Studies
Private tertiary instution. Official.
Bluecrest College
Official.
Primary and Secondary EducationThe American International School of Freetown
Official.
Ayoub International School
Bilingual Elementary School
Located in Freetown
Independent co-educational day school in Freetown.
British International School
Located in Freetown.
The David School
Located at Mile 36.
The Empowering Children and Youth School
Located in Congo Town.
The Goderich Waldorf School
Located in Rokel village, 14 miles from Freetown.
The Kidzone Academy
Located in Wilberforce, Freetown.
Lebanese International School
Located in Freetown.
Madina Village School
Located in Lower Banta Chiefdom, Moyamba District
Methodist Girls' High School
Operated by the MGHS Old Girls Association in London.
Milton Margai School for the Blind
Located in Freetown.
Rising Academies Network
Operates ten schools in Freetown and the Western Area
The UK Association for Schools for the Blind in Sierra Leone
Information on schools for the blind in Freetown, Bo and Makeni.
Secondary Technical School Alliance
Operated by the school's Alumni Association, and dedicated to former students of Secondary Technical School and the Technical Institute.
Sierra Leone Grammar School
Operated by Sierra Leone Grammar School Old Boys Association (U.K.)
Sierra Leone Grammar School Alumni Association North America
Alumni website.
Sierra Leone Grammar School Alumni Association of North America - West Coast Branch
West Coast of the United States. Last updated 2009.
Sierra Leone International Mission School
Located in Wellington.
St. Joseph's Secondary School
Unofficial. Located in Freetown.
St. Joseph's School for the Hearing Impaired
Located in Makeni.
We Yone Primary School
Located in Freetown
YWCA Vocational Institute
Website of the YWCA Vocation Institute in Brookfields.