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During the 21st Annual General Meeting of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Chief Minister Dr Moinina David Sengeh challenged regulators to prioritize connectivity to integrate the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). At the meeting in Freetown, Dr Sengeh emphasized the importance of regulatory collaboration and coordination in ensuring a strong connectivity system that promotes subregional development. Dr. Sengeh emphasized the importance of technology, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI), in improving learning outcomes and citizens’ lives in Sierra Leone. He discussed President Bio’s “BIG FIVE GAME CHANGERS” initiative, which aims to improve citizens’ lives through a variety of…

Dr Robert Taliercio O’Brien, World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Liberia, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at the Presidential Lodge in Hill Station, Freetown. The focus of the meeting, which was chaired by Mr Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, the nation’s finance minister, was the government’s priority agenda and investment plans for food security. Throughout the discussion, Dr. O’Brien conveyed how happy he was in Sierra Leone and restated the World Bank’s commitment to the nation’s progress. He underscored the Bank’s dedication to offering support in vital domains like sustenance security, infrastructure,…

NaCSA Commissioner, Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, is currently in New York to participate in the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). As a key representative of NaCSA, Ambassador Ndomahina has been invited to participate in a high-level event organized by the Permanent Mission of Belgium and the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. The side event, titled “Harnessing Social Protection to Tackle Poverty and Empower Women and Girls,” aims to explore the critical role of social protection in addressing poverty and promoting gender equality. Ambassador Ndomahina will join other distinguished panellists to share…

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Archdiocese of Freetown during an interview with ACI Africa at his office in Freetown. Credit: Caritas Freetown By Agnes Aineah The Archbishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has decried favouritism in the West African nation, based on tribal lines, and expressed concern that the vice is now manifesting itself among members of the Church. In the Church in Sierra Leone, people are denied leadership positions just because they belong to a particular tribe, Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles said in his homily during the Lenten Pilgrimage of his Metropolitan See that was held on Sunday, March 17. Archbishop Tamba…

Dr Moinina Sengeh, chief minister of Sierra Leone, after he cut his hair. (Kate Krontiris) By David Moinina Sengeh FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — On Jan. 23, I represented my country’s government before the U.N. Security Council, where I called for a cease-fire in Gaza and justice for all parties. The following day, International Day of Education, I gave a lecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education on “radical inclusion,” a strategy for social justice outlined in my 2023 book with that title. Then I did something that got people’s attention. I cut my hair. Specifically, I cut off the dreadlocks I had worn for 17…

On March 18, Ms KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting New York, U.S.A. to participate in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), received a courtesy call from Hon. Mrs Francess Piagie ALGHALI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone. The overview of the meeting is as follows. At the outset, Minister Kamikawa expressed her appreciation to Deputy Minister Alghali for her attendance at the meeting and her expectation for cooperation from Sierra Leone in achieving a “world without nuclear weapons.” Minister Kamikawa and Deputy Minister Alghali also…

During the holy month of Ramadan, Afrimoney has once again demonstrated its commitment to the community by launching the Afrimoney Iftaar Rice Truck promotion, setting the pace for charitable initiatives in Sierra Leone. Thousands of Afrimoney subscribers have already reaped the benefits of this innovative promotion, which offers not only financial rewards but also essential food items for Iftar. Headed by Finnoh Conteh, the distribution and sales team at Afrimoney have orchestrated a promotion that not only rewards customers but also fosters a spirit of generosity and community support. To participate, subscribers simply need to purchase a top-up of NLe10…

As efforts to boost the agricultural industry in Sierra Leone intensify, the Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) continues to increase its support in vegetable production in line with the Government’s ‘Feed Salone’ Initiative. Apart from supporting smallholder farmers in the development and rehabilitation of over 2,300 hectares of inland valley swamp this year, the project has also ensured that 5,000 individual beneficiaries were previously supported to cultivate 5,000 hectares of oil palm while 6, 000 beneficiaries are currently being supported to establish 6,000 hectares of cocoa plantation in the various cocoa belt regions of the country. Meanwhile, the AVDP…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has formally opened the fourth roundtable conference on the country’s energy sector around the theme “Countdown to 2030: Sustainable Energy for All, Energy Transition, and Climate Resilience”. The conference created a platform for the government, development partners, the media, and civil society to pave the way for the country’s energy challenges. President Bio expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Energy and the World Bank for organising the event and acknowledged that sustainable, reliable, and adequate energy was a critical contributor to the transformational development of any society. He also confirmed that attaining sustainable…

The Board Chairperson of the NRA, Mrs Tuma Adama Gento-Kamara, has voiced her deep appreciation to ECOSOC for convening a Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters at the Committee of Experts on tax matters at the United Nations on Monday 18th March 2024 at the UN Headquarters in New York. According to her, the principal focus of the Special Meeting was “to identify effective approaches to fiscal policies for inclusive and sustainable development and to support a fair, inclusive, and effective international tax system”, as utmost significance to the Government of His Excellency Dr Julius Maada Bio, President…