Action Against Hunger, the world expert on hunger and malnutrition with over 40 years of operational experience, confirmed during the World Food Day on Friday, October 16, 2020, that over 7% of the world’s children under age five – approximately 47 million children in 2019 suffer from acute malnutrition. It further says that world hunger is...Read More
Dozens of persons of interest have filed petitions at the Court of Appeal challenging the outcomes of Commissions of Inquiry which were set up by President Julius Maada Bio to look into governance processes and assets of public officials during the Ernest Bai Koroma administration, a senior government official said on Monday. The Principal Legal Consultant,...Read More
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) in a statement on its website has confirmed that all November African Nations Cup qualifiers to be played behind closed doors. CAF says all matches will be played in an empty stadium due to the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe. This comes after the end of a...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is mandated to lead the fight against corruption through prevention, public education, enforcement, and compliance for the good of all Sierra Leone. In keeping with its public education objectives, the Commission’s Public Education and Outreach Unit in Kono District on November 6, 2020 educated staff and students of the University of Management...Read More
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution submitted by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador and permanent representative in Switzerland, Dr. Lansana Gberie, as President of the 7th Conference of States Parties (CSP7) of the Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the international trade and movement of conventional weapons. The resolution was adopted with 150 votes in...Read More
