Politics

Sierra Leone: Over 2,000 Girls Reintegrated to Formal Education

Education, Gender, Politics /

Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) with support from the United Nations Population Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and IrishAid has re-integrated two thousand and fifteen (2015) out-of-school girls into formal education from four districts in the country. In July 2023 UNFPA supported the Directorate of Non-Formal to identify 2,015 girls to return […]

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Post Elections Dialogue: Samura Kamara Worried Over Division In APC

Politics /

Former Flagbearer of the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) in Sierra Leone, Dr Samura Wilson Mathew Kamara, on Tuesday 3 October 2023 attempted to address the worrying post elections division in his All People’s Congress when he told his press conference that the APC needs to dialogue with President Julius Maada Bio and his Sierra

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U.S. Gives $450,000 To Preserve Old Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone

Education, Environment, Politics /

The United States through the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), is announcing a $450,000 grant awarded to implementing partner World Monuments Fund (WMF) for the continued stabilization of Old Fourah Bay College in Freetown. This grant will support the completion of emergency stabilization on the historic building, installation of a new roof, and

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SALONE EDITORIALS: YVONNE AKI-SAWYERR HAS BETRAYED FREETOWN AND THE APC PARTY

Editorials, Opinions, Politics /

Over the past two weeks, Mayor-elect Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has come under attack on Social Media and, by way of official reprimand, by the supervisory Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development of the Government of Sierra Leone, for her international engagements; while refusing to take up office in Freetown, the country’s capital city.   As

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Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls on Sierra Leone Leaders to Dialogue

Politics /

On 25 May, following months of peaceful and constructive dialogue, the leaders of all of Sierra Leone’s political parties accepted the invitation to stand before the nation and pledged themselves and their supporters to peace. Today, I call on all to honour the terms of that commitment. The democratic process requires calm and responsible leadership,

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