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Deputy Minister of Finance, Bockarie Kalokoh On April 22 -23, 2024, the First Forum on Macroeconomics of Green Transitions was hosted by the United States Department of Treasury, the Danish Finance Ministry, the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Change and the Bezos Earth Fund at the Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C. The Bezos Earth Fund, the largest philanthropic commitment ever focused on climate change and nature protection, is investing $10 billion by 2030 to create a world where people prosper in harmony with nature. The Forum brought together the World’s leading policymakers, economic modellers and analysts from Finance Ministries, Development…
Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas Following the resignation of Hon. Dr Abass Chernor Bundu as Speaker of Parliament effective 30/04/2024, the Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday 02/05/2024 duly elected Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas as the new Speaker of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone assembled, under Section 79 subsection (2) of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone (Act No. 6 of 1991) as amended in 2013. After three successive rounds of voting without securing two-thirds to elect the Speaker of Parliament, the House went for the fourth ballot, giving a simple majority and overwhelmingly voting for…
Crowd disturbances forced the 2023–24 FA Cup Grand Final, held in Port Loko, to end early, according to the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA). Because of the incident at a critical juncture in the game, officials had to stop it to protect everyone’s safety. The SLFA stresses the significance of player, official, and fan safety and security and denounces any violence or disruptive conduct during football games.”The organisation will work closely with relevant authorities to thoroughly investigate the incident,” according to a press release from SLFA. The FA Cup Organizing Committee will review the reports from the match commissioner and…
Chief Executive Officer of the NCPC, Mr Lawrence Landi Bassie Following a meeting held at the office of the National Consumer Protection Commission (NCPC), attended by the heads of CSOs operating in the consumer space in the country, in which audio evidence was produced of verbal attacks and threats to the person of the Chief Executive Officer of the NCPC, Mr Lawrence Landi Bassie, the leaders unequivocally denounced the actions of the purported members of their organizations. Tendering their apologies, they resolved to issue a joint press release condemning and dissociating themselves from the actions of the perpetrators. It was…
Residents of Katlehong, a township east of Johannesburg queue up to vote on April 26, 1994 [Juda Ngwenya/AVD/CMC via Reuters] By Safia Khan and Tarryn Booysen On April 27, South Africa marks the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid, when we, South Africans, finally won the fight for all to be recognised as equal citizens. We will hold a national election just a month later, on May 29. Every election in South Africa is a chance for us to remind ourselves that our country belongs to all those who live in it. But this year’s vote has special meaning. It will be…
This year’s World Earth Day Celebration 2024, brought together world leaders in Ottawa, Canada, to combat one of the most severe environmental challenges: plastic pollution. The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) marked the start of a global push to secure a treaty addressing plastic pollution to create a plastic-free future. The treaty’s scope is to reflect the requirements of Resolution 5/14 of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which includes eradicating plastic pollution throughout the whole life cycle of all plastics and addressing its effects on human health and the environment, particularly the marine environment. The instrument will…
Conex Energy Limited, one of the leading Oil Marketing Companies ( OMCs) in Sierra Leone, on 25th April 2024, officially commissioned the Freetown International Airport Depot. Speaking at the ceremony, the Managing Director for Conex Energy, Avrajit Kar, applauded the collaboration of all relevant stakeholders within the Downstream Sector, noting that it’s timely for Airport Aviation to have their depot with adequate products so that passengers travelling abroad will not be constrained when it comes to the availability of petroleum products. The Acting Director of License and Inspection, Mr Jayah K Muana, while speaking on behalf of the Executive Chairman…
By Brian Roach, American International School of Freetown The more engaging an online program can be and the more human contact it offers, the better it’s going to be for the students. The American International School of Freetown in Sierra Leone (AISF) has 90 students between the ages of three and 19, seven teachers and a director–an all-encompassing administrative role that is common in small international schools in Africa. AISF does not have a certified high school but does have 11 high school-aged students who have no other options for international education in town. So, our school has been offering them…
There has been a lot of hue and cry over the Sierra Leone passport as to whether it is biometric or not, as well as confusion over who issues it. This confusion and misinterpretation by people who are bent on painting the company in a bad light prompted Netpage to make the following clarification Netpage is operating as the financier, while the company that prints the passport is HID. Thus, it is a tripartite arrangement, with the government on the one part providing the design of the passport they want HID to print, Netpage providing the finance and HID doing…
Dr. Isata Bendu Mahoi, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs By: Kingsley Ighobor Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr Isata Bendu Mahoi, recently participated in the 68th session of the Commission on the State of Women (CSW) at the UN headquarters in New York. She shared insights with Africa Renewal’s Kingsley Ighobor on her empowerment initiatives, the challenges she faces as a political figure, and her message to young women across Africa. The following are excerpts from the interview: Africa Renewal: What best practices you would you like to share with other countries regarding your government’s work to empower women? Dr. Mahoi: Everybody…