Story by Emmanuel Yeboah, Mawusi Yaw Dumenu and Enoch Randy Aikins Sierra Leoneans head to the polls on 24 June to elect a new president, parliamentarians, mayors and local councillors. This will be the fifth consecutive election cycle since the end of the country’s civil war in 2002, marking 21 years of democracy. Despite a legacy...Read More
By Silas Isenjia “May this election bring an end to the violence, hatred, and discord that has plagued our beloved country,” the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone, Fr. Peter Konteh, has implored ahead of the June 24 general elections. Fr. Konteh who was addressing the ninth Congress of the Regional Union of the Diocesan Priests...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Thousands of supporters of the All People’s Congress (APC) on Friday, June 9, 2023 welcomed the party presidential candidate Dr Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara and his Vice Presidential Candidate Hon. Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah to the district. Speaking to the party supporters at the Koidu Town Field, the APC Presidential Candidate said,...Read More
Deforestation continues apace – ignoring the lessons of a deadly landslide tragedy in 2017 By Nick Webster A rampant land grab engulfing Sierra Leone‘s capital city is threatening communities and the future of its wild chimpanzees. Freetown, the largest port city in the country, has a population of about 1.2 million people that is expected to grow...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) on Friday June 9, concluded plastic waste collection exercise, as part of the commemoration of the World Environment Day. This year’s World Environment Day is themed: “Beat Plastic Pollution”, with a key focus on solutions to reduce plastic pollution in the environment. The Day also...Read More
