Russian Bauxite miner, Vimetco, has temporarily suspended or scaled down operations for lack of sales of Bauxite in the international market which the company says “has impacted negatively on our cash flow and the company’s ability to run normal operations”. Junior employees of the company have been urged to stay at home. Their salaries for the month of January 2023 …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. As the country prepares for the June 2023 elections, the main opposition APC party is on the brink of collapse as a result of a leadership tussle. The party has been unable to preside over lower-level elections. Time is running out. The disunity within the party is uncontrollable. President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio is doing everything …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. Since President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio came to power in April 2018, he has been very busy talking to genuine foreign investors to come to Sierra Leone and invest in the mining, agriculture, fisheries and other sectors. The President’s personal credibility is now a huge collateral for Sierra Leone. For the first time in the history …

The Malaysian Consulate in Sierra Leone has no known address. It is using the registered offices of the Guinea Bissau Consulate on the first floor of No. 6 Wilberforce Street in Freetown. The two Consuls are in-laws. The Malaysian Consul in Sierra Leone is Khalil Lakiss of Karl Travel and the Consul for Guinea Bissau is Abass Khazem. Diplomats were …

Kenema, Kenema District, 13th December 2022:                          Today, the Kenema District Council, in the presence of the European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs and the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, officially handed over new market stalls facilities to serve the …

13 DECEMBER 2022 Good morning. Is everyone awake? Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I bring you warm greetings from Sierra Leone. I am really excited to be together in one room with leaders, policymakers, policy drivers, and most importantly, young leaders from both sides of the Atlantic. I would like to thank President Joe Biden and his administration for this …

SaDuring the eight plenary meeting of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court held on 9th December 2022 at the World Forum Centre, in the Hague (the Netherlands), Mr. Sahr Lahai Jusu (Sierra Leone’s Financial Secretary) was elected as a member of the Court’s Committee on Budget and Finance, to serve the term jointly with Jasleen Chaona …

Makeni, Bombali District, 8th December 2022: Today, the Bombali District Council, in the presence of the European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs and the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, have officially handed over new market stalls facilities to serve the critical needs of farmers, petty traders and the communities to support …

The Government of Sierra Leone invests 22% of its budget on education. However, this amount is still not sufficient to deliver on its ambitions for accelerating towards the SDG 4 targets. This is largely due to the huge deficits in quality teachers, school infrastructure, lack of policy, etc, from sustained lack of prior investments in education. And this is why …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday received the first copies of the new securitised national passports from the Chief Immigration Officer, Andrew Jaiah Kaikai and conferred Sierra Leonean citizenship on 109 African diasporans. The new national passport is an upgraded electronic version of the previous one with special security features to …