Action Against Hunger, the world expert on hunger and malnutrition with over 40 years of operational experience, confirmed during the World Food Day on Friday, October 16, 2020, that over 7% of the world’s children under age five – approximately 47 million children in 2019 suffer from acute malnutrition. It further says that world hunger...Read More
Dozens of persons of interest have filed petitions at the Court of Appeal challenging the outcomes of Commissions of Inquiry which were set up by President Julius Maada Bio to look into governance processes and assets of public officials during the Ernest Bai Koroma administration, a senior government official said on Monday. The Principal Legal...Read More
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) in a statement on its website has confirmed that all November African Nations Cup qualifiers to be played behind closed doors. CAF says all matches will be played in an empty stadium due to the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe. This comes after the end of...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is mandated to lead the fight against corruption through prevention, public education, enforcement, and compliance for the good of all Sierra Leone. In keeping with its public education objectives, the Commission’s Public Education and Outreach Unit in Kono District on November 6, 2020 educated staff and students of the University of...Read More
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution submitted by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador and permanent representative in Switzerland, Dr. Lansana Gberie, as President of the 7th Conference of States Parties (CSP7) of the Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the international trade and movement of conventional weapons. The resolution was adopted with 150 votes...Read More
Following a process which started in 2018, the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and Sierra Rutile Limited (SRL) have on Wednesdy November 4, 2020, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to concretize and formalize their pre-existing cordial relationship. The signing took place in the office of the Inspector General of Police at Police Headquarters, George Street,...Read More
With support from Christian Aid, through the implementation of the Pro-poor Land Governance project (IAPG), Green Scenery Sierra Leone, a Civil Society organization which promotes environmental protection, sustainable peace, livelihood security, land governance advocacy, and human rights protections, has concluded an eight-day stakeholders’ training and engagements on land deals negotiation in Port Loko, Pujehun and...Read More
A Member of Parliament, M’jid El Guerrab, serving in the National Assembly for French people living in the Maghreb and part of West Africa, has on Thursday November 5, 2020, paid a courtesy call on President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown. While introducing the delegation to the President, Speaker of Parliament,...Read More
Drawing from the Commission’s strategic approach and creating the platform for citizens’ support in the fight against corruption, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Southern Region Office in Bo on Wednesday, 4th November, 2020 engaged executive members of the Drivers’ Union, Bike Riders’ Union, Traders’ Union, Kekeh Riders’ Association and the Sierra Leone Vehicle Motto Maintenance Association....Read More
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has on Tuesday November 3, 2020, held a meeting with the advisory committee on the 2021 Mid-Term Population and Housing Census (MTPHC). During the meeting, key presentations were done to the Advisory committee that consist of representatives from all political parties, the Development Secretary Ministry of Planning And Economic Development,...Read More