President Xi Jinping met via video link with President Charles Michel of the European Council and President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission in Beijing on the evening of April 1, 2022. President Xi recalled that he suggested eight years ago for China and Europe to foster a China-EU partnership for peace, growth,...Read More
Scarcity of foreign currency in the local banks and instability of the foreign exchange rate, and high taxes on trade are some of the challenges face by businesses in the country, the Secretary-General of Sierra Leone Importers’ Association said on Friday. Rashid Conteh said that charges by various clearing actors at the port were still...Read More
Sierra Leone has been unanimously endorsed by the Community of Sahel and Saharan States (CEN-SAD) for its bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the non-permanent category. This endorsement was made after a presentation done by its Deputy Foreign Minister Mamadi Gobeh Kamara in Rabat during the 21st Ordinary Session...Read More
The Consortium for the Advancement of Rights for Key Populations (CARKAP) on Friday, April 1, 2022, conducted a day workshop for journalists on the universal health coverage. The training which was held in Freetown was attended by journalists from both the print and electronic media. The Programme Manager of CARKAP, Harry Ben Alpha said that the...Read More
The Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) has engaged stakeholders in Makeni on the audit of the Bombali District Council for the Fiscal Year 2021. The meeting was held in the conference hall of the Bombali District Council on Friday, April 1, 2022. The meeting was well attended by cross-section of paramount chiefs, councillors, youth representatives,...Read More
In another related matter, Court of Appeal Judge Hon. Justice John Bosco Allieu has sentenced 24-year-old housewife, Saffinatu Bangura to life in prison for murder. A 10-member-jury unanimously returned a guilty verdict in respect of a one count indictment of murder. The State had alleged that Saffinatu, on June 13, 2018 at During Town in...Read More
With support from YPPD and Cordaid, representatives of the Youth Empowerment and Development Organization in Tonkolili District facilitated a mediation process consisting of a series of meetings and dialogue sessions between the Local Police, a Local Mining Company, Office of National Security and the Paramount Chief. The objective of the mediation process was for a...Read More
*Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications, Main Law Courts Building, Freetown, 1st April 2022: Court of Appeal Judge, Hon. Justice Monfred Sesay, has sentenced 37-year-old Stone Miner, Foday Sesay to 30 years in prison for murder. It follows a unanimous guilty verdict of an eleven-member jury against Foday Sesay in respect of a count indictment of...Read More
Freetown, 31 March 2022 – Exactly two years ago today, the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Sierra Leone. This index case detected in Freetown was of a Sierra Leonean national who had travelled back from abroad and tested positive while in a mandatory government managed quarantine. Over the past two years, the country...Read More
The Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone has completed its “Preservation and Promotion of the Legacy of the Residual Special Court Project” which was initiated in September 2020, Registrar Binta Mansaray said on Thursday. The Project was funded by Global Affairs Canada, the department of the Canadian government that, among other functions, is tasked with...Read More
