Politics

Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), the country’s leading commercial bank, ended 2021 with the highest banking revenue ever, with over Le350 billion and a pretax profit of more than Le134 billion. The introduction of new banking products, such as e-Banking or ‘We Yone Internet Banking,” “Me Yone Mobile App,” “We Yone Mobile Teller,” “Corporate Banking,” AFCON,

Is this a coincidence or a trend? Recent developments in the Sierra Leone People’s Party, particularly when it comes to elections, seem fascinating. The First Lady appears to have a gold touch, and whomever she endorses for a crucial elective office turns out to be gold.The biggest concern is whether her golden touch would be

The first runner-up in the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party’s (SLPP) national chairperson election, Jimmy Batilo Songa has appealed to his followers to remain calm and accept the results. Batilo, a political philosopher and experienced administrator, has urged his followers to work collectively in order to ensure President Bio wins the 2023 general election on the

AdvocAid has condemned the tragic loss of the life of a 17-month-old baby who died in a police cell in Makeni, Boxing Bay while being detained with her mother. The deceased baby’s mother had been arrested on allegations of stealing a handbag. AdvocAid has repeatedly called for pregnant women and women with young children not to

President Julius Maada Bio has formally turned on the Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea, CLSG, the Electricity Interconnection line at Teloma, which will supply power to the country’s south and east. According to TRANSCO CLSG, the regional power interconnection facility owner and transmission service provider, the project in Sierra Leone entails the construction of approximately 530km of

A young man in the streets of Freetown’s Susan’s Bay, or Allen Town neighborhoods, might dream of escaping his circumstances by becoming a media star. Perhaps he lives for the day when he can become a TV sports presenter, an actor, a director, or a screenwriter. His dreams may be shared by many other young

The shooting and subsequent murder of SLPP Young Generation member Mohamed Koroma alias Don Pole at the party headquarters in Freetown on June 29, 2021 has taken an unexpected turn. Preliminary investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) revealed that Don Pole was shot by Sierra Leone Police (SLP) troops acting on the orders of

Alhaji Kanja Sesay, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, has stated that electricity and energy are significant driving forces in any country’s socio-economic development and has implored the House of Parliament to ratify a Power Purchase Agreement relating to the 148.5MW Freetown Generation Project, which was laid before the Honorable House on December 16, 2021. President

I am aware that some of us may have forgotten or in fact are not familiar with the enviable designation of Sierra Leone as the Athens of West Africa, for its role as the epicentre of higher learning in both its African and International context. Today however, not only have we lost that pivotal role,