A four-man delegation from the Anti-Corruption Coalition in Ghana has through their partner, SEND Sierra Leone on Friday, August 5, 2022, paid a working visit to the ACC Regional Office in Kenema. Anti-Corruption Coalition, Ghana, and SEND Sierra Leone are key partners in implementing a project focusing on procurement and service delivery in the Health and Education sectors, in which the ACC plays a pivotal role in ensuring that transparency...Read More

On August 8, 2022, the Parliament of Sierra Leone enacted the Customary Land Rights Bill 2022, and the National Land Commission Bill 2022. Green Scenery, a non-governmental organisation, highly welcomes the new land laws which are expected to increase transparency in the land sector, promote the security of tenure and inclusive economic growth, reduce poverty, and boost women and youth’s access to land.  In 2011, noting a weak land governance...Read More

Co-owner of Southern Region division-1 club Edmond Michael Foundation, Rodney Michael has described the decision by the Eastern Region Football Association and Sierra Leone Football Association to allow the involvement of implicated match-fixing club in the upcoming playoff as one that will dent the credibility of the playoffs and football. On July 5, 2022, The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) announced that an investigation will be conducted to into two...Read More

At least five police officers and six civilians were dead after a day of anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, a senior government official said Thursday. Professor David Francis, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told diplomats in Freetown that police stations and government property were vandalised during the protests by people he described as ‘terrorists’. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown,...Read More

The International Community has condemned all acts of violence that resulted to the deaths of civilians and security personnel, and destruction of property in several part of the country on Wednesday. United Nations Resident Coordinator Babatunde Ahonsi expressed serious concerns over the violent incident that occurred in Freetown on Wednesday. He said that citizens should remain calm and that the UN is ready to facilitate dialogue. The Commission of the...Read More