Education and Health

$76 Million U.S government malaria assistance lowers childhood infection in Sierra Leone from 40% to 22%

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 April 2022: This past year, the United States and Sierra Leone together advanced the fight against malaria, despite immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Committed and courageous frontline health workers, especially nurses, midwives, and community health workers, across Sierra Leone went the extra mile to [Read More]

Education and Health

ACC calls on public sector institutions to verify staff academic credentials for fake qualifications

ACC Comms Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 April 2022: The attention of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had been drawn to public discussions relating to the issuance of Certificates (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate Degrees) by mainly, the Dominion Christian University (DCU) and the African Graduate University (AGU) and that; these Certificates [Read More]

Education and Health

“Problematic pupil and teacher attendance: what’s your role?” – David Sengeh, Minister of basic education asks

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 March 2022: Yesterday, Sierra Leone’s minister of basic education, David Sengeh made several unannounced visits to schools in the capital Freetown, to gain first-hand experience of teacher and pupil absenteeism, and was shocked to find that most of the schools visited recorded  high levels of pupil [Read More]