January 13, 2026

Freetown, Tuesday, January 13, 2026– Sierra Leone has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) aimed at boosting the country’s counter-terrorism efforts. The historic signing of the MOU and the launch of the IMCTC strategic initiative at the Freetown International Conference Centre (Bintumani) on Tuesday, January 13,

13 January 2026 The Deputy Minister of Mines of Sierra Leone, Hon. Umaru Napoleon Koroma, is currently in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, leading a high level delegation to the 2026 Future Minerals Forum (FMF); a premier global platform shaping the future of minerals, mining, and critical resource development. He is accompanied by the Deputy