At least three people including a pregnant woman Buntu Kamara, and the Councillor for Ward 191 Abu Bakar Kamara following a land dispute in Kukuna Town, Bramaia Chiefdom, Kambia District. According to Buntu who was carrying an eight month pregnancy, on Friday, June 24, 2022, she was working in her garden when a group of...Read More
IDA20 financing and strong political leadership will be pivotal to recovery Dakar, July 7, 2022 – African Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to seize key opportunities to respond to multiple crises and steer their economies to transformative paths, in partnership with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). The leaders convened at...Read More
Electricity consumers in Freetown have decried the sharp increase in electricity tariffs which were instituted by the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority on July 1, 2022. They said the 30 percent increase in tariffs was unjustified and not in tandem with the economic realities of the country where Sierra Leoneans are facing hardships. They also...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Friday announced sweeping measures to enhance the safety and security of Members of Parliament, staff, and visitors within the precincts of Parliament. The measures were announced after members of parliament from the opposition complained of insecurity in the well of parliament after criminal elements made their way to the...Read More
Geneva July 7, 2022: Last week, Nigeria surpassed the 10 percent (of total population) fully vaccinated Covid-19 vaccination milestone – commendable progress in curbing vaccine inequity and protecting lives. The milestone is a result of continued efforts by the government and stakeholders in rolling out relevant strategies to sustain COVID-19 vaccination amidst competing health priorities....Read More
Jane Barlow/PA Images/PA Images/Getty ImagesBy Sophie McEvoy After seven years of intense pressure from his family and campaigners, hearings into the 2015 death are finally taking place. Five years before George Floyd’s murder, 31-year-old Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in Scotland in 2015. In what has been described as a racially-motivated use of force...Read More
Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned them President Julius Maada Bio with Åsa Regnér (left), deputy executive director of UN Women, and Oulimata Sarr, regional director of UN Women West and Central Africa at State House, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photograph: Courtesy of Office of Presidency. Ministers...Read More
A non-profitable organization, Christian Aid Sierra Leone (CASL) on Wednesday, July 6,2022, commenced 3-day interactive sessions for its regional members to enhance COVID-19 vaccination in Africa and to provide a platform for members to learn from each other. The dialogue which is titled; “Vaccine Campaign Link and Learning Convening with Christian Aid Offices” will end...Read More
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Sierra Leone and Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language of Portugal for the implementation of the ‘Support to West Africa Integrated Maritime Security’ (SWAIMS) programme was signed on Tuesday at a ceremony at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Freetown and by videoconference with...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Parliament has recorded an increase in absenteeism of its members, it was recorded that nearly a quarter which accounted to 24%, (35 Members Parliament) did not attend half of the 14 sittings between January and March 2022, according to the second edition of Parliamentary Performance Tracker done by the Institute of Governance Reform...Read More
