Bo District, Southern Province, Wednesday, 13 April 2022 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has wrapped up long tour of the south and engaged towns and villages like Jembe, Baoma Station, Yamandu and Jerihun, celebrating their show of resilience like the rest of the country has over the years. He particularly commended his people...Read More
Prison and detention center conditions were harsh and sometimes life threatening due to food shortages, gross overcrowding, an inefficient justice system, lack of sufficient correctional facilities and personnel, physical abuse, lack of clean water, inadequate sanitary conditions, and a lack of proper medical care in prison facilities, according to the U.S. Country Report on Human Rights...Read More
Freetown, April 14- The Mano River Ecosystem Conservation and International Water Resources Management project has held a national review and validation of the Regional Synthesis report of the Transboundary Diagnostic Analyses (TDA) in Bo. The event brought together the Minister and top officials of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Deputy Minister and top officials of...Read More
Mineral sands miner Iluka will demerge its Sierra Leone mines, less than five years after spending $375 million on what proved to be troubled assets, to focus on Australia and diversifying into rare earths. If the demerger is approved by Iluka shareholders Sierra Rutile will list on the ASX and be chaired by outgoing Iluka chairman...Read More
The United Nation Resident Coordinator,Babatunde Ahonsi, on Monday, April 11, 2022, presented the United Nations Annual Results report for 2021 to the Vice President of Sierra Leone at the Country Lodge in Freetown. The UN Annual Results Report is way of taking stock of the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, which is aligned...Read More
