Globally, women face a stark digital divide. Women make up only one in five artificial intelligence workers, and an analysis of artificial intelligence systems across industries found that nearly half demonstrate gender bias. A recent study by UNICEF found that boys in developing countries are 180 per cent more likely to own smartphones than girls....Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Rokel Commercial Bank on Saturday, March 4, 2023, won the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) football tournament after defeating the Union Trust Bank at the Police field in Kingston. Mohamed Kabba scored the opening goal for Rokel Commercial Bank in the 10 minutes of play in the first half. Union Trust...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The global pace of reforms toward equal treatment of women under the law has slumped to a 20-year low, constituting a potential impediment to economic growth at a critical time for the global economy, a new World Bank report shows. In 2022, the global average score on the World Bank’s Women,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Sierra Leone Police Hospital at Kingtom has been providing health services not only to Police personnel but equally to community members over the years. Owing to the above, the SLP Hospital Management on 2nd February 2023, under the supervision of Dr. John Conteh, head of Hospital Management and the Hospital Matron,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu A delegation from the Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) of the Gambia National Assembly, has on Thursday, March 2,2023, visited the Sierra Leone House of Parliament. The purpose of their visit was to exchange ideas on freedom of religious belief and religious tolerance. In a brief engagement...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.3 on Thursday sent Foday Sesay, a footballer, to prison over allegation of larceny. He was arraigned on one count charge of larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916 According to the chargesheet, the accused on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at...Read More
By Alusine Sesay In Sierra Leone, public-facing women – including women leaders, women human rights defenders, and women journalists – face an increased risk of threats, intimidation, online insult, and violence. According to a recently published report, these threats are often made in an attempt to push such women out of public spaces, and diminish...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu As the trial of a police officer accused of raping a woman in a police station commences, AdvocAid has called for accountability and an end to violence against women and girls by law enforcement officials. In late 2021, Baindu (not her real name) was arrested and detained in Pujehun police station....Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Former Switzerland Ambassador H.E. Yvette Siaka Stevens recently donates Judo uniforms to the Sierra Leone Judo Federation in honor of her late son, Boris Siaka Steven who was a Judo blackbelt holder. Ambasador Stevens it was the dream of her Son to support the Federation, but death snatched him away and...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Christian Aid Delegation on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, embarked on a day visitation to their project site in Kpanga – Krim Chiefdom in Pujehun district. The delegation also engaged stakeholders in Pujehun District Council. At the Kpanga – Krim Chiefdom, Christian Aid provided financial support to the Rehabilitation and Development...Read More
