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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), on Wednesday 14th August 2024 officially launched the 2023 Situational Analysis (SitAn) Report on Children, Adolescents and Women in Sierra Leone at the Foreign Service Academy Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tower…

Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has issued a press release on August 12, 2024, addressing recent rumors circulating on social media about stolen pedestrian rails along the Hillside Bypass Road. The release clarifies that these claims are not true. Moreover, according to the institution, the section in question is currently under construction as part of…

As Sierra Leone is still battling with the deadly drug called kush, one center that has stand the test of time, Dominion Reform Centre has been doing extremely well to help salvage the situation. Dominion Reform Centre situated at Blessed Avenue, Shabro Town, and Goderich has become a safe haven to recover addicted kush. Kush,…

Amza Kabba, a twenty-five year old man, had been convicted to the male correctional centre for Two Thousand Five Hundred Leones when he pleaded guilty, before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at court No.2 Pademba Road.  In the matter between Ansu Bamba and Amara Kabba and others mad their first appearance in court No.2 on two count…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Sierra Leone, along with other West African military leaders, has agreed to activate the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) standby force to Sierra Leone to operationalizing logistics deployment within the country. This decision was made during the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs…

Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has been presented with the National Girls Call to Action Plan by the Girls Advocacy Development Network Sierra Leone.  This document, crafted by young participants at last year’s National Girls Summit in Bo, consolidates the voices and perspectives of 500 young individuals, offering insights and recommendations for…

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Conrad Sackey, praised the Peace Corps for its substantial contributions impact on Sierra Leone’s education sector on Friday, 9th August 2024 at the Kambia Training Site program.  The event marked the swearing-in of four education and two health volunteers, concluding 10 weeks of intensive training. Minister Sackey…

The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) recently held a comprehensive meeting with experts from the Regional Rice Value Chain Project at its Kambia district office. The primary objectives of the gathering were to explore opportunities for collaboration and to address five key agenda items, with a notable emphasis on the Feed Salone initiative. During…

Minister Counselor Ms. Sonia Umu Karim, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Political Coordinator presented Sierra Leone’s statement at the forum marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration and Program of Action on the Culture of Peace. In her address, Ms. Karim emphasized that the culture of peace embodies fundamental human rights, fosters peaceful dialogue…

The OAT District of Sierra Leone has made a historic leap in the film industry with the launch of the African Cinematic Universe, a pioneering initiative driven by young local filmmakers aged 16 to 30 In this ground breaking effort, Ni Adama Djata and the OAT Empire have teamed up with these emerging talents, securing…