Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 February 2024: President Xi Jinping of China yesterday agreed a $9 million financial and technical aid package for Sierra Leone, during talks in Beijing with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, who is in China hoping to return home with substantial economic aid and investment package [Read More]
Sylvanus Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2024: The APC decision not to go to court following the June 2023 elections to seek redress is statute-based. Sections 93 paragraph (a), and 52 paragraph (b) of the Public Elections Act, 2022 (PEA, 2022) are very instructive in terms of time with [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2024: On Monday, 26 February 2024, the Freetown City Council had a productive meeting with the World Bank Country Manager Abdu Muwonge, the World Bank Team Lead on the Resilient Urban Sierra Leone Project (RUSLP), the members of the Project Implementing Unit and the Ministry [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 February 2024: The United Republic of Tanzania is all set to welcome ministers and attorneys-general to the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting, which will open in Zanzibar on 4 March 2024. Held every two years, the meeting of law ministers is a leading platform for collaboration among [Read More]
Dr. Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2024: In Sierra Leone, the promise of government officials to uplift society often falls short, leaving the nation lagging behind in progress. The shortcomings in crucial sectors such as healthcare, tourism, and infrastructure paint a clear and disheartening picture. Despite the Health Ministry’s [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2024: Sierra Leone’s economy is on the brink of collapse as government revenue continues to fall, after years of government’s failure to bring in vital private investments into key high-growth potential sectors of the economy, including agriculture, agro-processing, and fish farming. After decades of unfulfilled [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: The partnership between AFRIPOL and Group-IB, aligned with their mutual commitment to combating cybercrime, is designed to enhance cybersecurity across Africa. This is achieved by exchanging intelligence on threats, sharing insights about cybercriminals and their networks, and conducting collaborative investigations and operations against cybercrime [Read More]
Africanist Press: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution, and the Public Elections Act 2022, forbids the inauguration of a President, Members of Parliament, and representatives of Local Government Councils without properly conducted elections. Under Sierra Leonean law, elections are only considered properly and democratically conducted when [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 February 2024: In Sierra Leone, the challenges surrounding childbirth pose life-threatening risks for women and newborns. The country currently ranks fifth in the world for infant mortality rates, with 34 deaths per 1,000 births. Additionally, Sierra Leone grapples with one of the highest maternal mortality rates [Read More]
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