Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley, delivered compelling submissions at two key international gatherings on December 5, 2024, in The Hague. Speaking at the Public Hearing on the Advisory Opinion on Climate Change before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the 23rd Session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Tarawalley emphasized Sierra Leone’s vulnerabilities and called for...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Information and Civic Education (MOICE) will host a two-day civic festival dubbed the Salone Civic Festival on the 11th and 12th of December 2024, at the front lawn of Youyi Building in Freetown. The unprecedented event seeks to bring the government closer to the people by creating a platform for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) including the Offices of the President, Vice President,...Read More

By George M.O. Williams  Local authorities and government functionaries have described FG Gold, a transformational gold exploration and development company operating in Baomahun town in Bo District, as a responsible company that has fulfilled its promises to the communities where it operates. This disclosure was made by local authorities, members of the landowning families, a member of parliament, community youths, women’s representatives, and stakeholders of the mining communities, when FG...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone becomes the first country, among those most severely affected ten years ago by the West Africa Ebola outbreak, to launch nationwide preventive Ebola vaccination, targeting 20,000 frontline workers who will receive a single dose of Ebola vaccine The campaign comes one decade after the 2014 Ebola PHEIC – the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history – during which Sierra Leone was the country hardest-hit, including...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL), a subsidiary of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), has taken a proactive step towards promoting employee welfare and public health by implementing a program aimed at encouraging its staff to know their HIV status. This initiative aligns with global efforts to combat HIV/AIDS by emphasizing awareness, prevention, and early detection as key strategies in addressing the epidemic. In commemoration of World AIDS Day,...Read More