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The world, it seems, is tired of Ukraine, writes Mitrovica [Yves Herman/Pool via AP] Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a forgotten man fighting a forgotten war. The Ukrainian president’s shooting star has lost much of its altitude and gleam as Russia’s grinding invasion approaches the two-year mark. An old war has turned into a plodding stalemate. The ballyhooed Ukrainian “offensive” has stalled. The promised “breakthrough” remains stubbornly elusive – if possible at all. The lethal, tit-for-tat exchanges have sadly become routine. Stoicism has replaced outrage. However, it may be defined, as “victory” is far beyond strategic or even conceivable reach. The world, it…
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr Eldred Taylor, together with the Chairman Presidential Initiative on Food Security, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, Dr Kandeh Yumkellah, has superintended over what could be described as a productive energy stakeholders’ engagement to discuss emerging concerns around Sierra Leone’s flourishing mini-grids. The Deputy Minister of Energy said that energy was a critical driver of national development, noting that this was why President Julius Maada Bio had prioritized the sector. He said the dialogue was meant to be an open one, with the view to proffering solutions to the emerging operational challenges that the mini-grid…
The Ministry of Finance, through the Multilateral Project Division, in collaboration with the World Bank, on Tuesday, 12th December 2023, conducted the Annual Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) of the 16 national and three regional projects funded by the Bank to the tune of $967million. The event at the Ministry’s main conference hall on George Street in Freetown attracted Project Managers senior members of various Project Implementation Units (PIU), and representatives of beneficiary MDAs. The CPPR has a positive impact on the CPIA Ratings. Deputy Finance Minister 1, Jeneba Bangura, who officially declared the workshop open, encouraged all project managers/coordinators…
Ambassador of Switzerland to Senegal, Andrea Semadeni, is seeking collaboration with Sierra Leone as the country takes a seat in January 2024 at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the non-permanent category. In a courtesy visit on Wednesday 13th December to the Sierra Leone Ambassador to Senegal, Alhaji Brima Elvis Koroma, the Swiss Ambassador congratulated Sierra Leone’s election to the UNSC and called for collaboration especially, on the United Nations Office for West Africa and also on climate change. On 9 June 2022, the UN General Assembly elected Switzerland as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. H.E…
Commissioner of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, has joined global leaders at the ongoing Second Global Refugee Forum (GRF) 2023 at the Palexpo Complex in Geneva, with a focus on accelerating global support for refugees. The key objective of the special session is to foster an opportunity to hear from key leaders from the private sector, governments and civil societies on their commitments to ensure the safety and dignity of refugees and internally displaced persons, by safeguarding their fundamental human rights and strengthen their inclusion in national development programmes. The Forum will strengthen international, regional,…
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Wednesday 13/12/2023, initiated discussions aimed at validating the Legislative Compendium of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. The said Compendium is supported by the PNAfrica Sierra Leone Chapter, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Momodu Lamin Deen Rogers, Director of Legislative Services got the consultancy for the development of the foremost Legislative Compendium of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. Mr. Rogers has been a Legislative Officer of high standing and repute over the years and has served several national and international Committees of Parliament, including Information and…
The Sierra Leone Football Association in collaboration with the Confederation of American Football (CAF) have today Tuesday, December 12 successfully concluded a 2-day (11 & 12) training workshop for Club Licensing Officers from both male and female Premier League clubs at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel in Freetown. The Training-of-Trainers workshop benefited over 50 club administrators who were particularly introduced and trained to navigate the recently launched Club Licensing Online Platform to ease the system of club licensing and stadium inspection across the continent. Addressing the trainees, Emmanuel Newton Dasoberi on behalf of his colleague CAF instructors Hamza Sorouri…
Mr Yankuba Askia Bio,General ManagerSLPHA The Siera Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA) has dissociated itself from a story published by Manchester Evening News and captioned: “The enormous shipment of cocaine from Sierra Leone destined for an industrial estate in Wigan.” The said publication alleged among other things that sometime in August 2022 a consignment of class ‘A’ goods (cocaine) was shipped from Sierra Leone and that nine (9) suspects (non-Sierra Leoneans) were arrested and seven (7) arraigned before a Court in the United Kingdom. The Siera Leone Ports and Harbours Authority has stated in a Press Release that “the export…
Mr. Kobi Walker In a bid to curb the looming fuel scarcity and ensure a steady supply for consumers, NP (SL) Limited, the leading importer and marketer of petroleum products in Sierra Leone has announced the imminent arrival of over 40 thousand consignments of petroleum products into the country towards the end of the year. The consignments encompass a diverse range of fuels, with the first delivery comprising 10,000 metric tons of petrol aboard the MT Taurus vessel, which docked on December 5 this year. Likewise, the MT TBN vessel is expected to bring in an additional 14,000 metric tons…
By Aminata Kane Balde In the wake of COP 28, the global discourse on climate action has reached new heights. COP28 has unanimously been recognized as the most pragmatic COP because of the compounded knowledge, experience, expertise and popular demand for action. As a staunch advocate for sustainable change, Craving 4 Development is committed to translating the macro-level discussions, engagements, and decisions of COP 28 into impactful micro-level projects. In this article, we shed light on Craving 4 Development’s unwavering commitment to gender equality in climate action, outlining our key highlights and detailing how we transform international commitments into tangible,…