The need to elicit public opinion on the fight against corruption falls to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and its dynamic leadership, Francis Ben Kaifala, as an important tool. On March 12, 2021, the Commissioner with his team visited Tonkolili District and had a well-attended town hall meeting with the Media, Civil Society Organizations, Heads of...Read More
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on March 15, 2021 today approved the disbursement of SDR 35.26 million (US$50.37 million or 17 percent of quota) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to Sierra Leone to help meet the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the deep and persistent...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Turkey Mohamed Kai Samba, successfully organized the first online business meeting between Ministers of Sierra Leone and a galaxy of potential business leaders and investors from Turkey. Welcoming the galaxy of Government Ministers and the rank and file of the Ankara Chambers of Industry (ASO), Ambassador Kai-Samba commended the Ministers for...Read More
The Honorable Member of Parliament for Constituency 132, Tawa Conteh, has in a press statement said that the outcome of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigations on alleged misappropriation of public fund by Parliament has demoralized efforts, as promised by President Julius Maada Bio, in the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone. He said that on...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has taken the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine during a symbolic ceremony on Monday at State House, where Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh and opposition politicians also took the jab. Before the vaccination, the President responded to the declaration of purpose of the occasion by Minister of Health and...Read More
The Director General of Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA), Mr. Fodeba Daboh, and the Commissioner of the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM), Ngolo Thomas Katta have on Friday, March 12, 2021, assured IZELIA Textile and Design Training Hub of government support. They gave this assurance during the opening ceremony of the IZELIA Garments, Textile, Design...Read More
Mohamed Kaifala Sesay, Programme Officer, Sierra Leone Albinism Foundation. Photo by Stephen V. Lansana Q: I ask this of everyone: what myths have you heard in Sierra Leone about albinism? MKS: There are so many myths and misconceptions. In Sierra Leone, people believe that persons living with albinism do not die. This is just mere...Read More
The Organising Secretary for Zone 16, Constituency 020 of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) in Kenema city, Wahab Kanneh has sustained two stab wounds and head injuries in an intra-party violence on Saturday March 13, 2021 at the Party’s office in Kenema. According to trusted sources, Ahead of the lower-level elections within...Read More
Aminata Bockarie, a female painter, has on Monday March 8, 2021 displayed her artworks for public viewing at the auditorium of the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Bockarie aims to motivate and inspire women and girls in the Sierra Leone through her work. She pleaded to the Government of Sierra Leone to empower...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has recounted his leadership interventions in the areas of women Employment and Empowerment, reproductive health, and Social cohesion. Employment and Empowerment President Bio said during a Virtual Engagement of “Women in Leadership,” in commemoration of International Women’s Day in Freetown on March 11, 2021, that “Our country has...Read More
