“I welcome the United Nations and Secretary-General António Guterres’s full solidarity and total support for my Government’s new five-year mandate to accelerate sustainable development and social progress to improve the quality of lives of Sierra Leoneans. Sierra Leone remains unequivocally committed to the UN SDGs to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peaceful and prosperous societies as demonstrated in …

His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio met and held a fruitful discussion with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday 24th July 2023 at the ongoing UN Food Systems Summit +2 in Rome, Italy at the premises of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted by Italy, in collaboration with …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The All Political Parties Association (APPA) yesterday declared that the June 24 general elections conducted by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), “were free, fair, and credible.” The organization which comprised of 10 registered political parties across the country hailed the ECSL for their incredible work. “We are well satisfied with the outcome of the elections …

A senior civil servant at State House has clarified that, the rank of a Cabinet Minister does not make anyone a member of the Cabinet. He added that they cannot attend Cabinet meetings but they carry the privileges and courtesies (as and when available) accorded a member of the Cabinet. According to the unnamed civil servant, those who carry the …

The High Court of Sierra Leone presided over by Justice J.A. Stevens on Friday 21st July 2023 ruled in favor of the Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu against Radio Democracy 98.1 for broadcasting defamatory and slanderous news against the IGP earlier this year. See High Court ruling below dated 21st July 2023: Having heard D. Barrie of Counsel …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio is expected to leave Freetown for Rome, Italy, on Sunday to join around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, to attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome on 24-26 …

EMTECH’s Beyond Cash or (BYDC) is a CBDC Simulator built on Hedera layer 1 protocol with pre-built APIs that simplify the integration of digital cash in fintech products across various use cases. EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind Modern Central Banking Infrastructure provider, today announced the public release of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Innovation Kit for fintechs …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio yesterday received the Certificate of Return following his reelection in the June 24 elections from the Chairman and National Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone, ECSL, Mr Mohamed Kenewui Konneh. The Commissioner described the multi-tier elections as peaceful and credible, adding that the results were reflective of the expressions of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. The June 24, 2023 Presidential and General elections have come and gone. The man, who was declared winner of the Presidential election by the Chief Electoral Commissioner/National Returning Officer, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, has been sworn-in by the Chief Justice. The African Union and the ECOWAS Elections Observation Missions have all declared the elections to be peaceful, free, …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 The first accused in the alleged corruption at the Sierra Leone Chancery Building (Mission) in New York, Mr. Saidu Nallo, yesterday continued with his evidence in defense at the High Court in Freetown, presided by Justice Adrian Fisher. Mr. Saidu Nallo, who was the former Head of Chancery in New York, started his testimony in defense …