Politics & Law

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr pushing for a climate resilient Freetown in New York

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 September 2024 Freetown Mayor and C40 Cities Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, yesterday Tuesday 24 September 2024, discussed the climate effects cities are witnessing and outlined strategies they could use for enhancing climate resilience emphasizing sustainable financing models and engagement in the carbon market. Speaking at the Clinton [Read More]

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Sierra Leone backs UN resolution calling on Israel to end occupation of Palestinian territories

Murtala Mohamed: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September: Sierra Leone, one of 124 United Nations member states, voted against the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian territories in a Wednesday UN resolution described as “historic” by Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour. The resolution demands that Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s President Bio and Ireland’s Prime Minister co-chair dialogue on  UN Summit of the future

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2024: Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio and Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris co-chaired an interactive dialogue on “Enhancing Multilateralism for International Peace and Security” at the “United Nations Summit of the Future”. According to State House report from Freetown, the “session focused on addressing [Read More]

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How united is The United Nations?

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2024: The United Nations, with a current membership of 193 was established in 1945. After the United Nations’ Charter was ratified by its main proponents China, France, The United Kingdom, The United States and other signatories at the San Francisco Conference, the organisation [Read More]

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Sierra Leone’s main opposition party blasts government Free Education initiative for failing the poor

Mackie M. Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 September 2024: The Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative, launched by President Bio’s administration with the promise of ensuring “every child has access to quality education,” was initially hailed as a transformative policy. (Photo: Abdul Karim Kamara MP, the opposition’s Parliamentary Chief Whip). Many [Read More]