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Afrimoney, a leading mobile money operator in Sierra Leone, has officially launched the “Kam Join We” campaign. The initiative, unveiled by Afrimoney’s Chief Executive Officer, Martison Obeng-Agyei, aims to raise awareness about the benefits of joining the Afrimoney platform. The “Kam Join We” campaign is designed to attract new users by showcasing the exclusive benefits available to Afrimoney customers. Speaking at the launch, Obeng-Agyei emphasized that many people who are not yet Afrimoney users are missing out on valuable opportunities. “The campaign is about informing potential customers of the many perks they are missing if they don’t join the Afrimoney…
In a recent nationwide stakeholders consultation and validation of the reviewed draft of the Country Planning Act in Sierra Leone, significant attention was drawn to the importance of efficient land utilization and urban development for national progress. The consultation held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at the Port Loko District Council Hall, saw the gathering of key government officials and local leaders. Among the distinguished guests were Dr. Turad Senesie, Minister of Lands, Housing, and Country Planning; Mr. Tamba Lamina, Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs; Umaru Bond Wurie, Resident Minister North; Deputy Mayor, Port Loko City; Hon. Quinton…
In a shocking turn of events, William Fayia Sellu, the Inspector-General of the Sierra Leone Police, has come under fire for allegedly subjecting ex-peacekeeping officers to inhumane treatment and illegal solitary confinement at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) in Freetown. Reports indicate that these officers, who served in a peacekeeping mission in Somalia, have endured degrading conditions for nearly eleven months without any clear justification. The controversy began on April 1, 2022, when a contingent of 160 officers from the Formed Police Unit 4 (FPU 4) was deployed to Somalia for an eighteen-month peacekeeping mission. Tragically, during their time overseas, two…
Torchbearers Charles-Antoine Kaoukou, Elodie Lorandi, Fabien Lamirault, Alexis Hanquinquant and Nantenin Keita light the Paris 2024 Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony on August 28, 2024 [Adrian Dennis/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters] By Connor Stewart The Summer Paralympic Games in Paris are now coming to a close. Over the past 10 days, more than 1,000 athletes with disabilities competed in 164 different disciplines. Inspiring stories about overcoming adversity and celebrating diversity filled sports pages covering the event. Indeed, the Paralympics, which are held every four years, promise athletes with disabilities a platform where dedication and skill, not their physical conditions,…
MSF is working to ensure sustainable access to clean water in a country where more than half the population uses unsafe water sources like rivers and unprotected wells. Health care is more than access to medicine and medical personnel. Clean drinking water and hygiene practices play an integral role in promoting and sustaining people’s overall health. To improve safe water availability in Sierra Leone, a country with limited available water and sanitation services, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has built boreholes, each equipped with a hand pump system, in seven communities in Tonkolili district. In Sierra Leone, 23 percent…
The highly anticipated annual “Life Transforming Encounter” conference and revival, now in its 32nd edition, kicked off on 10th September 2024, at the Living Word of Faith Outreach Ministries International (Faith Cathedral), located at 5&7 Victoria Street, Off Krootown Road, Freetown. The event will run from the 10th to the 15th of September 2024. Over the years, Encounter has gained national and international recognition, attracting delegates from across Africa and beyond. The program has become a household name, eagerly awaited by many, and has persevered through the challenges of the Rebel War, the Ebola epidemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers…
Jeneba Kappia, a young woman from West Africa, aspired to get her bachelor’s degree in international relations at Webster University in the hope of becoming a lawyer in her home village of Bumpe, a small town in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The journey so far has been relatively smooth, but not without its obstacles. Nonprofit Sierra Leone Rising Foundation funded Kappia’s college education for two years at Webster University’s Ghana campus until it closed at the end of 2023. Kappia, now 23, was allowed to continue her studies at the Webster Groves campus during the 2024 spring semester. But the…
The Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust, Mohamed Fuaad Daboh, has called on social security administrators to be both vigilant and diligent in the investment of social security funds. The NASSIT strongman made this appeal during the opening ceremony of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Technical Seminar on the Investment of Social Security Funds in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on Monday, 9th September 2024, on the theme: ‘Investing Social Security funds for Viable and Sustainable Social Protection Systems’. Deputising for Mr Mohamed Ali Bensouda, President of the ISSA Technical Commission on Investment of Social Security Funds,…
President Xi, addressing African Leaders in Beijing By Abu Bakarr Kargbo in Beijing President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China made a momentous announcement on Thursday at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit in Beijing, unveiling a grand plan to propel China-Africa cooperation forward and champion the modernization of the Global South. In a landmark address, President Xi revealed that China is poised to collaborate closely with Africa in implementing ten partnership action plans over the next three years to advance modernization hand in hand. During his keynote speech at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa…
In a significant announcement for national development, His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio stated that Sierra Leone will conduct a comprehensive Population and Housing Census (PHC) in December 2025. This proclamation follows the successful laying of Statutory Instrument No. 8 of 2024 in Parliament on August 8, 2024, which took effect after 21 days. During his presidential address, President Bio emphasized the significance of the upcoming census, pointing out that it corresponds to the country’s decennial census calendar. He said, “I am pleased to announce that my government will conduct a national Population and Housing Census in 2025.” This…