By Fatima Kpaka Port Loko, Sierra Leone — August 18, 2025 The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Transparency and Accountability has intensified its scrutiny of local governance, turning its attention to the Port Loko District Council in a hearing held at the council’s hall on Monday. Led by Committee Chairman Hon. Maada Lebbie, the session aimed to assess the council’s adherence to transparency standards and its management of both public and...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Kenema, Sierra Leone — August 20, 2025: The Parliamentary Committee on Transparency and Accountability has raised serious concerns over the implementation of a €3 million European Union–funded market project in Kenema, citing a lack of parliamentary involvement and weak institutional compliance. During an oversight visit to the Kenema District Council, the committee discovered that the construction of an ultra-modern market on Maxwell Kobie Street was initiated without...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Tonkolili & Koinadugu Districts, Sierra Leone — A simmering land dispute in Sierra Leone’s northern region has erupted into a full-blown crisis, as government efforts to formalize lease agreements over the contested Kasafoni land have met fierce resistance from local communities. The controversy is raising alarm bells over governance, legality, and the country’s investment climate. This past week, Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamahdi Bangura led a...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka August 22, 2025: The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has issued a strong rebuttal to recent media reports alleging corruption within its ranks, describing the claims as “false, misinformed, and deliberately sensationalized.” The controversy stems from a query in the 2023 Auditor General’s Report concerning Le69,559—an amount reportedly collected by the National Revenue Authority (NRA) on behalf of the Judiciary. In a statement released by the Judiciary’s Communications...Read More
67 Cheapside, City of London, (August 20, 2025) – Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and finance. The event, held in the City of London from 6–8 August 2025, brought together policymakers, financiers, commodity executives, legal specialists, and development experts from across Africa and the global market to craft...Read More
