By Fatima Kpaka Justice Alusine Sesay of the High Court of Sierra Leone has, when presiding over the call over of 43 accused persons on Tuesday 19th September, urged Jurors to be dedicated, cooperative and steadfast in their duty to determine the outcome of cases in court. There and about, after making this statement, he also...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Ahmed Al-Saleh, a Syrian National, who is also the Chief Security Officer has led evidence against three accused persons who allegedly broke into the Company’s facility at Kissy Dockyard in Freetown. The three, Dauda Kamara, Zachariah Swaray and Bai Fullah Kamara Alias I.T appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Court No 1 at...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Sexual and Gender based violence is a serious and urgent concern in Sierra Leone. Globally, Sierra Leone is a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. Regionally, the country has signed and domesticated the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and the Maputo Protocol....Read More
Amidst recent suggestions in parliament to repeal the law that prohibits the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Gambia Women in STEM joined other anti-FGM activists to condemn the practice of the act. They called for strict enforcement of laws that prohibit the practice of female genital mutilation. “We urge strict enforcement of laws which...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on Monday September 18, 2023, held a progressive meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation, Alice P. Albright in United States. President Bio said in his tweet on Monday that, they discussed their partnership and shared commitment towards promoting sustainable economic growth...Read More
