The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Nisha Biswal, and the Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, Dr David Moinina Sengeh yesterday announced up to US$412 million in financing and political risk insurance in support of the country’s plans to address rolling blackouts and expand its power system through renewable energy solutions in the future. DFC …

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. The Police Regional Commander East, Andrew Mustapha Kamara (CP) on Tuesday announced that popular musician and Peace Ambassador, Alhaji Amadu Lamrana Bah (LAJ) on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Jembeh, along the Bo-Kenema Highway, allegedly assaulted a Guinean, Alqassimu Balde, who was in control of a trailer heading for Kenema. LAJ and his fans who were …

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. The Deputy Director General of Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet), Gabriel Kpaka has said in Freetown that Sierra Leone is going to experience deficit rainfall for the months of June, July and August compared to thirty years back. Mr Kpaka made this disclosure on Friday, May 3, while updating journalists on their seasonal forecast for raining …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. The Chief Medical Examiner at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Government Consultant Pathologist, Dr Simeon Owizz Koroma has confirmed performing autopsy examinations on those who died in the incident of the November 26, 2023, attempted coup in Freetown. Leading evidence as the 35th prosecution witness in the ongoing Court Martial trial of 27 military officers, …

Speaking on the occasion of the first-ever matriculation ceremony conducted by the newly established Kono University of Science and Technology on Saturday, 4th May 2024, the Hon. Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh paid glowing tributes to President Dr Julius Maada Bio for “making the Kono University of Science and Technology come to reality”. VP Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh described …

Having progressed in its bid to restore peace in Somalia, the African Union (AU) approved the deployment of peacekeepers in the country under the umbrella of a transition mission known as the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on April 1, 2022. The Mission consists of three components – civilian, military, and police. Prior to the deployment of any …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐮 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. A senior official of the UNICEF in the Gambia, Madam Tida A. Joof is currently on a three-day learning process on how Sierra Leone is handling the birth and death registration services provided by the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA). Madam Tida Joof was accompanied by Madam Nasu Millicent Kebbie, a senior Child Protection Specialist attached …

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Atumanni Dainkeh held a successful interaction with the Sierra Leonean Community and Students Association in Morocco (SLeSAM) at the Embassy during the country’s Independence Day celebration in Rabat. The event enabled Sierra Leoneans living in Morocco to reflect on the gains the Embassy has been making in the North African country regarding …

From April 22 and 23, Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Finance 2, Hon. Bockarie Kalokoh attended the First Forum on Macroeconomics of Green Transitions hosted by the United States Department of Treasury, the Danish Finance Ministry, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Change, and the Bezos Earth Fund at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington D.C. The Bezos Earth Fund …

During the International Development Association IDA21 for African Heads of State Summit in Nairobi on April 29, 2024, Sierra Leone’s President, Dr Julius Maada Bio delivered a speech emphasising the necessity of addressing Africa’s substantial infrastructure deficit to unlock the potential for transformation, particularly in the fields of energy and technological innovation. President Bio expressed confidence that increased funding from …