By Albert George Sheriff
For the first time since 1996 visually impaired voters in Sierra Leone will not vote independent of a sighted person, according to the National Electoral Commission.
Sierra Leone Human rights commission gives political parties a dressing down
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has condemned the “persistent use of indecent, obscene and provocative songs and slogans” it says are being chanted by members and supporters of the country's two main political parties – the ruling All People's Congress (APC) and the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)”. The warning comes a day after the APC held a huge rally across Freetown.
Diasporans condemn killing in Fourah Bay
A group of indigenes of the Fourah Bay community in Freetown living in the United States have condemned the stabbing to death of opposition supporter, Abdul Rahman Wright.
Port Loko residents say water supply is politicised
By Tejan Ayoub Joaque in Port Loko
Some residents in the northern town of Port Loko say there is deceit and politics in the way piped water is being supplied them.
Women meet US Embassy Chargée
The Chargée d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Sierra Leone, Kathleen FitzGibbon, has met with two members of the Women for World Health
(WWH) organisation, a U.S.-based health organisation.
