Sierra Leone
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:40:35 GMTGlobal South Must Explore New Development Pathways - Sierra Leone Official
[allAfrica] Beijing -- The global south must broaden and explore new pathways to development that are not simply about accessing more capital but also ensuring sustainable, inclusive growth, a top Sierra Leone development official says.
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:26:05 GMTSierra Leone's Counterterrorism Bill Called 'Significant Threat to Press Freedom'
[CPJ] Abuja -- Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio should not sign the country's counterterrorism bill into law and must ensure any new legislation will not be used to target the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday.
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:04:19 GMTEgypt, Sierra Leone Leaders Reaffirm Africa's Right to Permanent UN Security Council Seat
[Egypt Online] Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Julius Maada Bio, reiterated on Thursday 27/3/2025 the need to rectify Africa's global standing and reaffirmed the continent's right to a permanent seat on the...
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:23:44 GMTLiberia, S/Leone Deepen Cooperation for Modernized Customs Procedures
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has reaffirmed its leadership in customs modernization and best practices by hosting a high-level benchmarking visit from the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of Sierra Leone. Th...
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:33:42 GMTLRA Customs Shares Expertise With Visiting S/Leonean Customs Officials
[New Dawn] Monrovia, March 19, 2025 - A delegation from the Customs Administration of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of Sierra Leone is in Liberia on an experience-gaining mission at the Customs Department of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA)...
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:32:41 GMTNew EU-Funded Project to Strengthen Media Freedom
[IFJ] During the two year Media Empowerment for Democracy, Inclusion and Accountability (MEDIA) project, which is led by BBC Media Action, the IFJ will work with SLAJ to strengthen and enhance the association's collective voice and capacity to advoca...
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:59:16 GMTKei Kamara Returns As Kallon Names First Sierra Leone Squad for World Cup Qualifiers
[CAF] Veteran striker Kei Kamara has been retained in the Sierra Leone national team as new head coach Mohamed Kallon named his first squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau and Egypt.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:56:42 GMTCourt Discharges Influencer Hawa Hunt
[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the release of Hawa Hunt, from two months' incarceration and the dropping of all charges against the social media influencer by a Court of Appeal in Freetown.
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:10:09 GMTSierra Leone Ministers Urge Bold Reforms in Environmental and Mining Laws for Africa's Development
[New Dawn] Two Sierra Leonean government officials have spoken of the need for comprehensive reforms across Africa's mineral, mining, environmental rights and climate justice frameworks for sustainable development.
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 04:58:54 GMTOur Silence On Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone Will Not Protect Us
[IPS] Freetown, Sierra Leone -- Over 200 million women and girls around the world have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This is the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons.