Anti-government protests are gaining momentum in Guinea as frustrations with the interim military government increase, according to a report by Aljazeera, claiming that a spokesman for the Guinean government did not respond to their request for comments. Read more HERE.
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Sierra Leone’s reinstated Executive Director of the Maritime Administration, Paul Sobba Massaquoi, has hit the ground running by attending the International Maritime Organization (IMO) general assembly. Massaquoi submitted Sierra Leone’s ratified and domesticated Maritime STCW statutory instrument to the IMO Secretary General, which prompted an IMO visit to Sierra Leone in April to assess the
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President Julius Maada Bio has endorsed Ahmed Gento Kamara, commonly known as “Gento,” for the mayoral candidacy of Freetown City Council (FCC) in the upcoming multi-tier elections. Gento is a young and innovative man who has inspired and changed the lives of many youths in the country, according to Bio. The announcement was made on
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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, delivered an update on President Julius Maada Bio’s 2018 manifesto promises at the Sierra Leone People’s Party’s 13th National Delegates’ Conference. The government has made strides in expanding broadband and voice connectivity, enacted the Cyber Security and Crime Act 2021 to protect citizens’ privacy, received
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In some areas of the world, radios play an essential role in promoting development and raising awareness on a wide range of issues, from health to human rights. The radio waves can also be a powerful tool for promoting women’s leadership, as demonstrated by the Radio Nyapui (meaning ‘woman’ in the local idiom) station in
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Orange and the German Development Cooperation on Friday 10 February 2023 inaugurated the 14th “Orange Digital Center (ODC)”, in Sierra Leone, a digital ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation. Government and regulatory authorities attended the inauguration in the country, among them the German Ambassador, members of the board of Orange Sierra
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By Ophaniel Gooding The signing of the Pepel Port and Pepel-Tonkolili Railway Development, Expansion, and Management Lease Agreement between the Sierra Leonean government and ARISE Integrated Industrial Platform Ltd (ARISE IIP) has generated significant interest and controversy. The agreement, which is worth US$476 million, aims to provide services to mining companies and other investors and
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Let me set the records straight on a few issues surrounding NGC and KKY. I consider his spurt of anger and statements regarding meagre financial contributions by some “noisemakers” within the party unfortunate and probably made out of exasperation. Here are my thoughts. KKY (Kandeh Kolleh Yumkellah, National Grand Coalition party of Sierra
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The President of Sierra Leone, Dr Julius Maada Bio, has unveiled the country’s first-ever securitised multi-purpose identification card and identification verification system, saying that civil registration and vital statistics, CVRS, data is critical for policymaking. The West African nation becomes the sixth member state after Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Benin, and The Gambia to implement
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Commodity Trading Company (CTC), the new mega bauxite mining company, today, 29 January 2023, paid out SLE1.9 billion (old leones) as surface rent to residents and land-owning families in the Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms in the Port Loko District in conformity with the mines and minerals law of the country. Country Representative, Fassally Tarawally,
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