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The Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Planning and Economic Development, Chaired by Hon. Peter Yamba Koroma, on Thursday, 16/05/2024 conducted an oversight tour at the construction site of an Ultra-modern Maternal Hospital in Koidu City, Kono District. The hospital, the Maternal Center of Excellence (MCOE) is being constructed by a non-governmental organization, Partners in Health (PiH) together with the Government of Sierra Leone, with a total initial investment of Twenty-Eight Million Dollars. Once completed, the 166-bed facility will be a state-of-the-art complex serving women, and children and a training centre for the next generation of health professionals in Sierra Leone. During…

In a significant development aimed at bolstering agricultural productivity and supporting farmers in Bombali District, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, represented by Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, and the National President of the National Federation of Farmers of Sierra Leone, Madam Yatta Samah, officially handed over assorted rice processing machines to the District Coordinator of the Federation of Farmers, Madam Kadija Bangura, on Friday, 17th May 2024. The handover ceremony marked the transfer of essential agricultural equipment, including Rice Mills with a milling capacity of 4mt/day, Threshers, Weeders, Fertilizer Applicator Machines, Manual Rice Transplanters, Rice Dryers, and other vital…

Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone and President Emmanuel Macron of France recently met in Paris to talk about and discuss ways to improve bilateral relations between their countries. President Bio characterized the meeting, which happened during his trip to France for the Clean Cooking in Africa Summit, as historic and fruitful. President Bio thanked President Macron in a post on X for his gracious hospitality and his dedication to strengthening ties between France and Sierra Leone. The leaders emphasized their common objectives and dedication to collaboration while talking about a wide range of regional and global issues. The…

During the recent Clean Cooking Summit in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted international leaders, committed to advancing clean cooking practices in Africa. The summit served as a high-level forum to discuss the region’s pressing need for safer, healthier, and more environmentally friendly cooking methods. President Macron thanked the leaders in his speech to the gathering for their dedication to building a better world for everybody. In particular, he commended President Julius Maada Bio for his commitment to making clean cooking a top priority to better the lives of Africans and save the environment. President Macron declared that France…

Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has travelled to Paris, France, for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Summit on Clean Cooking. President Bio will give the keynote address at the plenary session on a turning point for Clean Cooking in Africa, accompanied by Mr Jiwoh Abdualai, Minister of Energy, and Dr Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change and Renewable Energy and Food Security.   Other heads of state, such as the prime minister of Norway, the president of Togo, HE Faure Gnassingbé, and H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic…

Yusufu Abdul Silla, Managing Director of SLCB By: Christian Conteh Customers and members of staff of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank eagerly await the outcome of an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) into the actions of Yusufu Abdul Silla, the bank’s Managing Director. Amid allegations of impropriety and financial misconduct, customers and staff of the bank find themselves on edge, eager for answers and accountability. Yusufu Abdul Silla stands accused of flouting procurement processes and overspending on an official vehicle, allegations he vehemently denies, labelling them as baseless. The spotlight shines particularly bright on Silla’s reported acquisition of a…

On 6th May 2024, following a resolution for dialogue with defaulting member states, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, led a delegation to Monrovia, Liberia, earlier this week, to foster collaboration and address the issue of outstanding membership dues owed to the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC). Minister Swaray’s visit to Liberia follows his recent appointment as the Regional Coordinator of ARLAC Member States in West Africa during the 50th Governing Council Meeting held in Mombasa, Kenya, earlier this year. At that meeting, the ARLAC Governing Council decided to expel states who defaulted…

On Friday 10th May 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Consumer Protection Commission (NCPC), Mr Lawrence Landi Bassie, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB), Prof. Yormah, at the offices of the SLSB, Kissy. Before the signing ceremony, Prof. Yormah gave a brief history of the Consumer situation before establishing the NCPC. He maintained that in the absence of a well-constituted agency to seek Consumer interest, some Civil Society Organizations took advantage of this vacuum, with some of their members and unscrupulous people heckling the business community, leading to…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the new management of the Sierra Leone Brewery Limited, led by the Managing Director, the Managing Director North and East Africa for Heineken International, the Corporate Affairs Manager and the Legal Officer and Company Secretary of the company. The Corporate Affairs Manager, Foday Daboh, on behalf of the Sierra Leone Brewery, thanked the President and informed him that they had operated in the country for almost 60 years, resilient and living through all the odds and positive times in the country. Mr Daboh said that the history of their company resonated…

OCP Africa, a subsidiary of Moroccan fertilizer giant OCP Group, has announced a partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Sierra Leone. The partnership, which was formalized on Thursday through a Memorandum of Understanding, aims to prioritize soil health, empower farmers, and foster sustainable practices within Sierra Leone’s Agricultural sector. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Senior Vice President for West Africa at OCP Mehdi Filali and Musa Kpaka, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security. OCP Africa said in a statement that the partnership aims for a “just agricultural transition putting soils and farmers…