By Fatima Kpaka In a bid to promote gender equality and inclusivity, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has in its first meeting of the second session on Thursday, August 8, 2024 approved Mrs Asmaa James, Fatmata Sawaneh and other presidential nominees going as ambassadors and other crucial positions. The approval of the Presidential Nominees in the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has on Thursday, August 8, 2024, joined the Office of National Security (ONS) to launch the National Security Policy and Strategy (NSPS). The event brought together representatives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and International Community at the Foreign Service Academy Hall, Tower Hill in...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Jude Advocate Mark Ngegba, who presides in the ongoing Court-martial trial for soldier who allegedly participated in the November 26, 2023 coup d’état, has on Thursday, August 8, 2024 ordered for one Corporal Abu Bakarr Koroma of the 4th Battalion of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces to be tried separately due...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The U.S. Peace Corps on Friday hosted an official swearing-in and commissioning ceremony for six new volunteers at the Peace Corps Training Center in Kambia. U.S. Ambassador Bryan Hunt welcomed representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Basic, Senior & Secondary Education, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and seven board members that were presiding over the court-martial trial for the past eight months have on Friday, August 9, 2024 sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Charles Yamba and 23 others to a jail term of 120 years plus for various offences including Conspiracy to commit Mutiny, Mutiny, Failure to Suppress...Read More
