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Republic of South Sudan delegation, headed by the Director General of Human Resource Management at the Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development, Abraham Makur Magnok, has ended a week-long study tour on Sierra Leone’s Public Financial Management and Human Resource systems and reforms. The study tour started with a courtesy call on the Financial Secretary, Matthew Dingie, on Monday 4th and ended on Friday, 8th December 2023, where the head of the delegation thanked the government of Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Finance for their hospitality, and stated that they choose Sierra Leone because they believe the…

Africell Sierra Leone, one of the leading telecommunications companies in the region, has recently inked a strategic partnership agreement with Itel Mobile Limited Sierra Leone, a prominent player in the mobile device manufacturing sector. This landmark collaboration aims to revolutionize the telecommunications landscape in Sierra Leone by offering enhanced services and products to consumers. The agreement, signed by high-ranking officials from both companies, signals a significant step towards bolstering the telecommunications infrastructure and technology offerings in Sierra Leone. Africell, renowned for its wide-reaching network coverage and innovative services, seeks to combine its expertise with Itel Mobile Limited’s prowess in producing…

Sebastian Ashong-Katai, Managing Director Ecobank Ecobank-Sierra Leone, reports state, is being used allegedly as one of the conduits to fraudulently transact stolen monies to other banks. This syndicate has been going on for years, and many believe the Pan-African Bank has been notorious for being on the news for either fraud or other financial malpractices. This is evident with the case of Abdul Salim Mansaray, Head of Retail & Operations at Ecobank, presently at large, after the discovery of the huge amount of taxpayers’ monies squandered, running into billions of Leones. Mansaray is alleged to have left the shores of Sierra…

By Andrew Keili The date was January 19, 1995. I was at work at Sierra Rutile when reports reached us that RUF rebels were three miles off at Matagelema, between Sieromco in Mokanji and our plant site. I panicked and ran straight home to collect my kids and other members of my household (my wife was then in Freetown), bundled them in my vehicle and escaped to the coastal villages. What transpired in the ensuing two weeks, moving from village to village in hiding till we finally made it by boat to Bonthe is best left for another “pondering”. Unfortunately,…

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Ms. Seraphine Wakana of Burundi as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone, with the host Government’s approval. Ms. Wakana has more than 28 years of experience in coordination, political engagement, economics and development planning.Before her current appointment, she had also served as the UN Resident Coordinator in the Gambia, where she led UN efforts in supporting the national development priorities of The Gambia to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. Under her leadership and guidance, the UN Country Team in the Gambia has provided technical support…

In an event organised at the Family Kingdom Resort Center, Aberdeen in Freetown on Monday 4th December 2023, the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO), Hon. Alusine Kanneh, officially handed over 52 Passports to African-Americans, who traced their roots as Sierra Leoneans and encouraged them to invest in Sierra Leone. Handing over the Passports to the African Americans, Hon. Alusine Kanneh described Sierra Leone as ‘one of the most peaceful countries in Africa’, stating that last week, the African-Americans met him at his immigration office, where they discussed the rules and regulations that govern the laws of Sierra Leone’s National Passports, and…

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq, and the Minister of Transport and Logistics of Saudi Arabia, Saleh Al-Jasser, have signed a bilateral Air Service Agreement (ASA) to allow the free movements of commercial flights between the two countries. The milestone signing of the ASA agreement between the two countries at the 15th International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN 2023) in Riyadh, will facilitate free or direct movements of airlines between the two countries for sustainable economic growth. In his statement during the ceremony, Hon. Fanday Turay defined Sierra Leone as a…

By Shadrach Aziz Kamara In commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities normally held on 3rd December every year, Sight Saver Sierra Leone, with support from Irish Aid, on Monday 4th December 2023, held a day dialogue meeting with young women with disabilities in Sierra Leone at the Family Kingdom, Aberdeen in Freetown on the theme: “Disabilities issues: face it and fix it”. The dialogue meeting is geared towards young women with disabilities dialoguing with influential women in society. In his keynote address, the Program Officer, of Sight Saver Sierra Leone, Abubakarr Bakley Sesay, said that Sierra Leone…

London, UK | 7 December 2023 | Afrimoney, Africell’s mobile money platform, has just become more efficient with the adoption of the GSMA’s Mobile Money API Specifications for its merchant APIs. API stands for application programming interface. An API is a set of technical protocols for integrating different software. Companies which want to link their digital services use APIs. Afrimoney’s merchant APIs allow merchants to connect to Afrimoney and provide Afrimoney services to their customers. Services for which customers can pay using Afrimoney mobile money include paying bills, online shopping, food delivery, ridesharing, tax collection, and more. Typically, integrating a…

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Tuesday 5th December 2023, officially launched a day’s inception workshop of the project titled ‘Promoting Inclusivity for Improved Local Tenure Governance’, funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany at the Sierra Palms Hotel, Lumley Beach Road in Freetown. The 60 participants included Paramount Chiefs, Civil Society Organizations like NAMATI, Green Scenery, Solidaridad, Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the media. In the past ten years, the Government of Sierra Leone has made considerable progress in the land sector, using the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible…