The National Election Watch (NEW), a coalition of civil society organisations, has said in a statement on Thursday that the Mid-Term Census remains a flawed process; consequently, its provisional results can’t be the basis for future planning and growth of Sierra Leone. “Moreover, the process remains controversial, lacks inclusivity, and was ill-prepared for, as noted...Read More

Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Thursday, June 2, 2022, joined the First Lady, Madam Fatima Bio, to commemorate the International Menstrual Hygiene Day and to launch the 2022 free sanitary pads distribution for school going girls in the country. Country Director for GOAL Sierra Leone, James Riak Mathiang, said his organisation had...Read More

Education stakeholders, including national and local government, civil society organizations, education development partners, parliamentarians, youth representatives and the private sector came together to re-imagine education in Sierra Leone and set bold goals for the country as part of consultations for the Transforming Education Summit which will take place in New York in September 2022. The...Read More

PRESS RELEASE            Freetown, 3rd June 2022: The Delegation of the European Union to Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Sierra Leone School Green Club (SLSGC) will on Monday 6th June 2022, organise a youth climate poetry and arts competition for Senior Secondary Schools, to raise awareness on the impact of climate change and environmental degradation...Read More

The World Bank on Thursday, June 2, 2022 approved a $41.1 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the establishment of an efficient and accessible land administration system in Sierra Leone. The project will help strengthen the country’s legal and institutional framework in the sector by financing the implementation of the core aspects of...Read More

Ms. Nadia Rasheed arrived in Sierra Leone on May 16, 2022 as new Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office. A national of Sudan, Ms. Rasheed brings with her wealth of management experience on health, gender and development issues.  She has represented UNDP in partnerships with other UN organizations, managed interagency programmes...Read More

The Scorpion Squad of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on the morning hours of Thursday, June 2, 2022, executed a search and arrested the Proprietor of the Moses Academy International School, Ibrahim Turay and eleven candidates writing the West Africa School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) at the private residence of the proprietor at Turay Drive, Deep-eye Water....Read More

Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has disclosed that Sierra Leone has a New Arbitration Bill, 2022, which will law soon. The Chief Justice was speaking as a Special Guest at the 6th International Chamber of Commerce Africa Conference on Arbitration on the theme, “African Arbitration: Consolidation and Transformation.” According to...Read More