By Desmond Tunde Coker The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has on Thursday, June 20th, 2024 conducted a training for over 20 Journalists in Freetown at the Peace Museum. The purpose of the training was to provide journalists with the required knowledge and skill to report stories with a focus on their human...Read More
Vienna, Austria, 24 June 2024 – The Government of Sierra Leone and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will partner to boost the country’s socioeconomic development. This was part of the discussion between the President of Sierra Leone, Dr Julius Maada Bio, and IsDB Group Chairman, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser. The meeting took place in the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Isata Sellu Tucker on Friday June 21st 2024 ordered that Issa Sall a foreign exchange businessman be remanded at the Pademba Road court No: 3 for allegedly obtaining over US $ 10, 000 from Mohamed Kajalee Sall on the pretext that he would facilitate his traveling to Australia. The accused was...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Fifty-three-year-old Akim Bangura, a business man made his first appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown in a case where he is alleged to have obtained the sum of Le 20, 000 by falsely pretending that he would facilitate for the daughter of one Zainab Kamara to...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Lake Sonfon, Sierra Leone’s largest inland lake, is under threat from illicit mining for gold and has been assessed as an IBA in Danger, according to the BirdLife International. BirdLife International defines IBAs as places of international significance for the conservation of birds and other biodiversity; and sites that together form...Read More
State Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown, Friday 21 June 2024 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the African Union Peace and Security Council Heads of State and Government-Level virtual meeting on the situation in the Republic of Sudan, where he called on his colleagues for an immediate and unified response. The meeting...Read More
DMN Editorial Team Sierra Leone Artistry Sahr Martin Kabba, the force behind the art collective ‘Train to Sierra Leone,’ is a rising advocate for Sierra Leone’s artistic heritage. His relentless efforts aim to spotlight local talent and elevate Sierra Leone’s art scene both regionally and internationally. As the leader of ‘Train to Sierra Leone,’ Kabba organizes...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Lawmakers in Sierra Leone on Thursday unanimously passed a bill prohibiting child marriage in the country. The bill, “Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024”, will become law after President Julius Maada Bio appends his signature on it in the coming days. The bill received bipartisan votes in Parliament. Sierra Leone has the...Read More
The National Sports Authority (NSA) on Thursday, June 20, 2024, brought together eighty sports stakeholders in an effort to institutionalise the National Sports Development Fund. The meeting, held at the City Hall View, aimed to tap from the invaluable contributions from individuals from 61 sporting organizations. Highlights to the draft statutory instrument relate to its...Read More
By J. H. Webster Clayeh Christopher Peters said the LDEA needs more support in fighting the illegal entry of drugs through the Sierra Leone border. Monrovia – Christopher Peters, the Officer-In-Charge of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) says most of the illicit drugs that enter Liberia pass through the Sierra Leone border. By J.H. Webster...Read More
