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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

In Commemoration of International Human Trafficking Day, 30^th July, the Media Officer for Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Force Secretariat, John-John Whitfield told Politico that they have increased human trafficking prevention mechanisms in the country.

The yearly commemoration is to raise awareness, and for the government to make commitments toward combating trafficking.

BY Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

The Mayor of the Freetown City Council (FCC), Yvonne Aki-Sawyer has said they would demolish houses that are built in disaster prone areas at Kroobay community along the coastal area of central Freetown.

Aki-Sawyer made this statement at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s weekly press conference hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conference room on 30th July 2024, where she was speaking about council’s intervention to mitigate flooding and other natural disasters in the capital Freetown.

By Alpha Abu

The Mineral Wealth Fund geared toward accruing more money from the Mining Sector when fully operational will change the entire face of Sierra Leone’s approach to benefits derived from its minerals, according to Minister of Finance, Sheku Fantamadi Bangura.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanh

Updating the media on the recent collapsed five-floor building at SS Camp in Freetown amidst the heavy rains in July this year, the Deputy Executive Director of National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), John Vandi Rogers has said three people were killed and five others injured.

Rogers was speaking at the Government’s weekly press conference on 30th July 2024, about the torrential rains in July that led to the deaths of some six people across the city and destruction of property

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) together with the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), 50/50 Group, Initiative for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ), the Eminent Women Peace Mediators Sierra Leone (EWPM-SL) and the Citizen’s Barray have through the Rights to Access Information Law requested a copy of the final report of the tribunal set up to investigate the suspended Auditor-General, Lara Tailor-Pearce and her Deputy, Tamba Momoh.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

As part of Sierra Leone’s agenda during its presidency at the United Nations Security Council meeting this August, the country is set to promote the issues of Women peace and security in Africa and the world at large through debate to be held on the 7^th of August this year.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francess Alghali said the country has a unique experience when it comes to peace, women and security issues as a result of the 11 years civil war.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

A recently published report by Afrobarometer, with support from the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR), has shown that 77% of Sierra Leoneans reject military rule, a drop from 83%.

The report titled African Insights 2024 focuses on democracy on the African continent, taking into account 39 countries.