By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leoneans, including government officials, civil society organizations, among others, have recently paid tribute to late Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, who passed on after a few days’ illness in Freetown. The deceased, who was from the Susu ethnic group from Rogbere village, Gbinleh Dixon Chiefdom in Kambia District northern Sierra Leone, was born on August 5, 1945. Late Dr. Conteh was married to Radia Labi Conteh,...Read More
A high-level government delegation from Sierra Leone, co-led by Major General (Rtd.) David Taluva, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Fredrick Ampiah, UNDP Resident Representative, is in Ghana for a learning exchange on police reforms. Hosted by the Ghanaian government, the visit is facilitated by UNDP Sierra Leone as part of its Inclusive Democratic Governance Portfolio, aiming to learn best practices and insights on transforming the police force into a service-oriented...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Sierra Leone Film Council (SLFC), an umbrella regulatory and interest group of film makers in Sierra Leone, has on Monday August 12th, 2024, unified fragmented and less functional film structures in Sierra Leone into a single union with a single goal. The unification is branded: ‘Rebirth of the Salone Film Industry’. On Saturday February 24, 2024, the Sierra Leone Film Council held its first Film...Read More
Op-Ed by His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council 17 August 2024 For the month of August 2024, Sierra Leone assumes the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. Sierra Leone returns as a non-permanent member of the Security Council after...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Dr. Sandra Lako, Mercy Ships Country Director for Sierra Leone and Minister of Health Dr Austin Demby, both in the press release welcoming the ship The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy was welcomed back to Freetown recently in a partnership between international charity Mercy Ships and the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver more than 1,400 life-transforming surgeries and continued training opportunities for Sierra Leonean...Read More
