Sierra Leone News

Sierra Leone parliament concludes government budget debate

November 20, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph : 20 November 2018 : Yesterday Monday, 19th November 2018, Sierra Leone’s elected representatives concluded their debate of the government’s 2019 budget contained in the proposed 2019 Appropriation Bill, which if approved will become an Act of Parliament that will give powers to the SLPP government to [Read More]

Sierra Leone parliament concludes government budget debate

November 20, 2018 0

Sierra Leone introduces biometric registration for prisoners

November 20, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph : 20 November 2018: Fix Solution (SL) Ltd. in conjunction with the Sierra Leone Correctional Service has introduced a biometric registration system for convicted law offenders at the Pademba road male correctional centre and the female correctional centre in Brookfields, Freetown. Speaking about the rationale behind the [Read More]

Upsurge in attacks on journalists in Africa – says Africa media watchdog

November 20, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 November 2018: Journalists and the media in several African countries are facing increasing state hostility and persecution, according to the Africa Media initiative (AMI). Writing in a statement published today, the AMI is calling for immediate action to halt this worrying tend, which, if allowed to [Read More]

Sierra Leone’s parliamentary majority leader – Chernor Bah speaks out

November 19, 2018 0

John Baimba Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 November 2018: Born in 1972, Chernor Maju Bah also popularly known as Chericoco is a Member of Parliament representing constituency 126 in the country’s capital, Freetown. He was, from 2012 to 2017, the country’s deputy speaker of parliament. Bah rose to political stardom [Read More]

Government of Sierra Leone faces court action for alleged violation of human rights

November 19, 2018 2

Abdul Malik Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 November 2018: The government of Sierra Leone is being sued at the Country’s Supreme Court for allegations of serious violations of fundamental human rights, said to have been committed by Nigerian troops in 1998-2000 against innocent Sierra Leoneans, during the country’s civil war. [Read More]

Women must redesign the table and not just expect to be at the table – says Ģraça Machel

November 19, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 November 2018: Dame Graça Machel, one of Africa’s foremost advocates for the rights of women and children, has called on African women and policy makers to challenge gender inequality and inadequate female representation in the continent’s business and economic, political and policy space. “Africa’s socio-economic transformation [Read More]

When leaders tolerate sycophants – the nation perishes

November 18, 2018 0

Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 November 2018: Don’t call me a pessimist, in fact I have always lived as a disciple of an optimist. African politics is synonymous with sycophancy. Sierra Leoneans have lived with political parrots since independence, and this has proven to be extremely dangerous to [Read More]

French ambassador to Sierra Leone held talks with president Bio

November 15, 2018 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 November 2018: French Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Guinea, Jean-Marc Grosgurin, had a meeting today with President Julius Maada Bio in State House Freetown. Ambassador Grosgurin said he is happy to have travelled all the way from Guinea, where he resides, to not only strengthen the [Read More]

Kailahun applauds diaspora medics

November 14, 2018 0

Alfred Fornah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2018: Residents of Kailahun have applauded the work of the Sierra Leone Diaspora Health Professionals, who arrived in the district a week ago to help save lives and improve the quality of life of people in the District. This commendation came following a [Read More]

Work to commence on a new four-lane Lumley-Juba Bridge in Freetown

November 14, 2018 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2018: President Julius Maada Bio has today officially launched the start of construction work on the four-lane Lumley-Juba bridge, as well as the rehabilitation of the long awaited Limkokwing-Regent road in the far west of Freetown. According to report from State House, this project is [Read More]

Socfin dispute – setting the records straight

November 14, 2018 0

Thomas vandi Gbow: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2018: Several unsubstantiated allegations have been made by certain people about Socfin Agriculture Company in Sierra Leone that need clarifications. Socfin has 12,500 hectares out of the 27, 000 hectares of Sahn Malen Chiefdom in Pujehun District. The company has only planted [Read More]

Socfin dispute – government looks for a resolution

November 14, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2018: The government of president Julius Maada Bio on Saturday 10th November 2018 embarked on a mission to find a lasting solution to a protracted land dispute between the aggrieved people of Sahn Malen Chiefdom and the SOCFIN Agricultural Company. After a series of consultative [Read More]

President Bio must shake up state enterprises to curb spending

November 14, 2018 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14th November 2018: The Chairman of the National Commission for Privatisation (NCP) – Umaru Napoleon Koroma, who is also the General Secretary of the ruling SLPP party, yesterday presented the NCP 2017 Report to president Julius Maada Bio in State House Freetown. Presenting his 33 page report, [Read More]

Should the High Court struck off petition case against APC MPs?

November 14, 2018 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 November 2018: It is now seven months since the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) filed High Court injunction writs against a group of opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC) elected members of parliament, for alleged electoral malpractices claimed to have been committed at the March 2018 [Read More]

Ghana implements the IMF’s enhanced general data dissemination system

November 13, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: Ghana has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing critical data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP). The e-GDDS was established by the IMF in 2015 to support improved data transparency, encourage statistical development, and help [Read More]

A call for compassion in Cameroon – an open letter to First Lady Mrs. Chantal Biya

November 13, 2018 0

Lilian Ayuk-Tabe: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: Dear First Lady Mrs. Chantal Biya of Cameroon, I write to you today, forced into exile and no longer in Cameroon, nearly twenty-four years later with a heavy heart It is with greatest concern and respect for the future of women, children [Read More]

Ecobank partners with IFRC to strengthen local communities in Africa

November 13, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: Ecobank and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCs) have signed an agreement to work closely together to empower local communities to cope with disasters more efficiently. “Many innocent lives continue to be lost in Africa simply as a result [Read More]

World Pneumonia Day – Pneumonia kills 16% of children under 5 years old

November 13, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: To mark the World Pneumonia Day, civil society organizations from Africa and Haiti are asking their governments to step-up to eradicate Pneumonia which is responsible for more child mortalities than any other diseases like AIDS, Malaria and Measles combined. 25 Civil Society Organizations from [Read More]

African princess became a wealthy owner

November 13, 2018 0

Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: In many African traditional cultures, it is believed that an African never strays too far from home and that he or she will surely find his or her way back, either in the world of the living or the dead. It [Read More]

Africa’s investment climate strengthens as growth revives

November 13, 2018 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2018: Africa’s investment environment for both businesses and financial investors is now reviving, with a continuing and steady improvement in the trade-off between risk and reward, as growth on the continent rebounds, says a new report by specialist risk consultancy – Control Risks. After several [Read More]

Imperial helping develop next generation Sierra Leonean engineers

November 12, 2018 0

Stephen Johns: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2018: Imperial academics are working with partners in Sierra Leone to develop a generation of skilled engineers. Researchers are collaborating with the University of Sierra Leone and the Sierra Leone Institute of Engineers to help expand and improve engineering courses in the country. The hope is that [Read More]