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Sierra Leone Tops 2022 Social Progress Index by World Economic Forum

Sierra Leone is top among eight other countries, including The Gambia, Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau that have shown the most improvement in the 2022 Social Progress Index, although the rate of social progress has slowed significantly in recent years, according to the World Economic Forum.   The International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, which engages the foremost […]

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Troglodyte Society donates cash to vulnerable disable groups, sch. material to pupils at Grafton

Troglodyte Society on Saturday 30th July 2022 donated a cash sum to 11 aged persons living with disability and learning materials to school pupils in the Grafton Community. Each of the 11 beneficiaries (persons living with disability) received the sum of Le 260, 000, whereas, school pupils received school materials such as books, rulers, pens,

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2,500 locals in Falaba receives WFP cash-based transfer

The World Food Programme (WFP) has completed its first round of conditional cash-based transfers in Falaba district as part of the cross-border, UN Peacebuilding Fund project, reaching 500 participating households which have 2,500 residents, half of them women, the UN Agency report states. The transfers were made to facilitate the construction of small-scale irrigation systems

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‘Urgently amend nationality laws that discriminate sex’- Equality Now 

Equality Now is calling on countries globally to urgently amend nationality laws that discriminate on the basis of sex. According to a press report, a quarter of countries still have nationality laws that discriminate against women. Everyone has the right to be born with a nationality and to be secure in their human right to

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Rossiya Segodnya hosts virtual conference discussing Africa’s Food Security

Sputnik parent company Rossiya Segodnya held a virtual roundtable discussion on Tuesday between Russian and African diplomats, analysts, and officials to discuss the subject of “Global Challenges to Food Security.” Specialists discussed a range of topics related to the current food security crisis threatening the planet as it relates to both Africa and the wider

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UN ASG/DED reaffirms UN Women’s commitment to support Sierra Leone’s achievement of Agenda 2030

The Assistant UN Secretary-General (ASG) and UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Ms. Asa Regner, have said the United Nation’s Women’s Office is committed to supporting Sierra Leone in achieving Agenda 2030. Sierra Leone has made tremendous strides to achieve gender parity, the Gender Minister, Manty Tarwallie, said to the visiting #UNWomen team during a bilateral

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Whistleblower shaves head in solidarity with detained rapper

In the early hours of Sunday, June 19 renowned fake degree whistle blower, John Idriss Lahai shaved his head in solidarity with Sierra Leonean rapper Boss LA. The hip-hop rapper was arrested on June 12 on robbery with violence charges, while in detention his dreadlocks were shaved. On Sunday evening June 19, John Idriss Lahai posted a video on

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