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NCRA Sierra Leone Encourages Biometric ID Cards for Security, Public Services

Business, Economy, Politics /

Sierra Leone’s National Civil Registration Authority, NCRA, has called on citizens and residents in the West African nation to acquire biometric national ID cards introduced early last year for security purposes and ease of accessing public services. Personalization for the cards with ICAO-compliant biometrics and public key infrastructure for signing that data is provided by X Infotech, […]

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Sierra Leone: New Laws Give Farmers Power To Protect Lands

Agriculture, Business, Economic, Economy, Politics /

In towns like Tonka, farmers seek advice from paralegals and human rights organizations to take advantage of legislation that can protect them from large corporations Aminata Bangura balances a banana tree on her head as she carefully descends a steep, slippery slope. Barefoot, she looks for firm ground in the mud. All around her are

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Win-Win Situation: Kingho to Manage Railway for Haulage and Arise IIP to Manage Passenger Rail

Business, Economy, Politics /

The government of Sierra Leone has hinted that an amicable way out of the current misunderstanding surrounding the management of the railway and port facilities in the north and northwest of the country must end in a win-win situation. The existing railway between the port of Pepel and the Marampa iron ore mine is currently

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EU Election Observation Mission Final Report: My Initial Assessment

Politics /

…the Report Did Not Say Anything New By Paul Baxter, Elections Expert I have just glanced through the final observation report that the European Union has issued, and indeed it makes an interesting reading. Here are my quick highlights: 1. The June 2023 multi-tier elections were generally calm and peaceful. This lends credence to Sierra

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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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Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls on Sierra Leone Leaders to Dialogue

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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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