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By Crispina Cummings

A senior official of the United Nations Development Programme says Sierra Leone has the worst youth unemployment in Africa - at 60%.

Presenting his organisation's youth development strategy to the parliamentary oversight committee for youth affairs, the UNDP Youth Affairs Project Manager, Molla Allemu said more than "80% of the country’s youth population lives below the poverty line of US $2 per day, and Sierra Leone has the worst youth unemployment rate in Africa which is about 60%".

By Tilly Barrie

Government and its development partners have pledged their support towards improving the water sector in the country.

They made this commitment during ceremonies to mark this year’s World Water Day on 21 March at the Miatta Conference Centre with the theme  “The Nexus of Water and Energy”.

DIG Moigbeh

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

The Deputy Inspector General of police, Richard Moigbe has launched the Handbook of the Local Policing Partnership Board (LPPB) at the Koidu City hall in Kono.

By Jenneh Braima

The chiefdom headquarter town of Small Bo in Kenema District has benefited from SALWACO's "Quick Water Supply Project’’.

The Director General of SALWACO, Samuel Bangura said the provision of pure drinking water in the Blama Community was part of several projects to be implemented throughout the country.

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

Authoritative sources close to the funeral committee for the late former president of Sierra Leone  Ahmad Tejan Kabbah say a budget of around Le 2 billion has been submitted by people representing his family and the Sierra Leone People's Party.

The amount was paid into the funerals account yesterday.

By Aminata Phidelia Allie

The UN committee on human rights has expressed "serious concerns" over the state of human rights in Sierra Leone and the country’s effort at meeting its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ICCPR.

The country’s human rights record faced serious scrutiny for the first time on 11-12 March this year in meetings held at the Palais Wilson, Geneva in Switzerland.