AFREEQUE
URGENT
◆FRN advances 50 km in eastern DR Congo◆Armed group burns 11 members of a family in Zamfara◆US aircraft strikes Huda cargo ship in Gulf of Oman◆FRN takes control of Bulambika in South Kivu◆Houthi attack targets Riyadh and damages an Aramco tower◆Around 20 bodies found on Lompoul beach in Senegal◆Sudanese RSF general defects to the army◆Nigeria beat Japan 2-1 to win U17 Women's World Cup◆Iran lifts restrictions on the range of its missiles◆FRN takes control of Kalonge and Bitale in South Kivu
◆FRN advances 50 km in eastern DR Congo◆Armed group burns 11 members of a family in Zamfara◆US aircraft strikes Huda cargo ship in Gulf of Oman◆FRN takes control of Bulambika in South Kivu◆Houthi attack targets Riyadh and damages an Aramco tower◆Around 20 bodies found on Lompoul beach in Senegal◆Sudanese RSF general defects to the army◆Nigeria beat Japan 2-1 to win U17 Women's World Cup◆Iran lifts restrictions on the range of its missiles◆FRN takes control of Kalonge and Bitale in South Kivu
Football
🇸🇱 Sierra LeoneHealth

Sierra Leone bill seeks to replace 1902 mental health law

By , based on Sierra Loaded

Sierra Leone bill seeks to replace 1902 mental health lawJared &amp · CC BY 2.0

Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health presented a Mental Health Bill 2026 to a parliamentary committee, intended to replace the Lunacy Act of 1902. The text aims to protect patients' rights, tackle stigma and improve access to care, according to Sierra Loaded.

Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health presented a Mental Health Bill 2026 to the parliamentary committee on Monday 9 November 2026, intended to replace the 124-year-old Lunacy Act of 1902. The text aims to protect the rights and dignity of people with mental disorders, tackle stigma and improve access to care.

The delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Health Professor Charles Senesie, with the Director of Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, Abdul Jalloh, among others. Discussions covered strengthening the workforce, community care, access to essential medicines and the regulation of services. After committee review, the bill is to be debated in plenary in Parliament.

The Sierra Leonean Parliament had announced on Sunday the hearing of three bills, including the one on mental health.

Share this article

Related stories

Renovated Gbondapi centre improves maternal care for 14 communities

Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health has reopened the Gbondapi Community Health Centre after renovations to provide emergency obstetric and newborn care to more than 9,067 people across 14 communities. The facility has four delivery beds, nine postnatal beds and two ultrasound scanners, among other equipment, according to the Ministry of Health.

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·

Sierra Leone seeks to revive coffee exports

Sierra Leone wants to stabilise its coffee sector through a regional partnership aimed at improving quality, traceability and access to premium international markets. The country exported 952 tonnes of coffee worth about $4.82 million in 2025, after sharp fluctuations in volumes since 2019, according to Sierra Loaded.

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·

Sierra Leone prepares ECOWAS regional fund projects

Sierra Leone’s Planning Ministry is strengthening coordination of the ECOWAS Regional Stabilisation and Development Fund project, with a national committee tasked with guiding interventions. A joint technical mission is to assess possible projects, especially for young people, women and vulnerable groups, according to Sierra Loaded.

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·

Sierra Leone seeks Russian expertise to process minerals

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines, Julius Daniel Mattai, has asked Russia to increase its expertise and investment in exploration and local mineral processing. He presented this cooperation as a way to increase the economic benefits of the country’s resources at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on 28 October 2026, according to Sierra Loaded.

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · Source: Sierra Loaded ·

🇸🇱 Latest from Sierra Leone

Map: Sierra LeoneWork begins in Sierra Leone to restore Bunce Island fortMinister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Nabeela Farida Tunis has launched a state-funded project to restore and equip Bunce Island, a former slave fort. The work, led by the Monuments and Relics Commission, is meant to consolidate the site and develop it as a tourist destination, according to Sierra Loaded.All Sierra Leone news →

Health in West Africa

Map: SenegalLompoul shipwreck: one million CFA francs promised to each familyThe Senegalese government has offered its condolences after a pirogue capsized at Lompoul, near Louga, killing 39 people. Family Minister Marie Angélique Mame Selbé Diouf visited the site and urged young people to give up irregular migration, stressing that graduates also take to the sea, according to Senego.All Health news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. Bundibugyo Ebola: nearly 390 new confirmed cases in DR Congo🇨🇩 DR Congo
  2. Ghana’s Parliament rescinds passage of anti-LGBTQ+ bill🇬🇭 Ghana
  3. Kamel Daoud and his wife sentenced to five years in Houris case🇩🇿 Algeria
  4. UN: Russian veto against renewing MINURSO mandate in the Sahara🇷🇺 Russia
  5. Football: eight Senegalese in contention for the CAF Awards 2026🇸🇳 Senegal
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

Free · one email a week · unsubscribe in one click. Your address is only used to send you the letter, never sold. Personal data

← Back to the news