Like him or loathe him, hardly has any footballer in the recent history of Sierra Leone been a fan favourite like Musa Tombo. His prowess on the field has been phenomenal. A back-to-back golden boot winner for two clubs in the country’s top league.
That notwithstanding, the goal-scoring maestro has had several issues (mainly off-field) with his club, Bo Rangers FC, which led to the Premier League back-to-back champions terminating his contract on 31 August 2022.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara in Monrovia
The ECOWAS Parliament at its just concluded Delocalized joint committee meeting held in Monrovia, Liberia from the 25th to 29th July unanimously condemned the military coup that took place in Niger on the 26th July, 2023.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara in Monrovia
Parliamentarians in the ECOWAS Parliament have called on majority and minority Political Parties of parliament in the different member states to always work together, regardless of their disagreements.
The motion was moved by the Liberian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mawine G. Diggs on the 27th July 2023 during a Delocalized Joint Committee meeting held by the ECOWAS Parliament.
By Mabinty M. Kamara in Monrovia
As part of the outcome of a three-day conference in Monrovia Liberia, Regional actors from central and West Africa have mapped out a collective approach that would minimize the spread of Fake News and enhance effective information -sharing across the continent.
Issues such as gendered approaches to data governance and regional research were deliberated on, and the importance of diverse perspectives, in shaping the strategies, also highlighted.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has held a regional consultative engagement with stakeholders on developing tracking mechanisms for effective monitoring of factors surrounding climate change.
In his statement, the Deputy Director of Climate change at EPA, Tamba Emmanuel Nyaka said‘’We want to see the use of tracking mechanism tools that will ensure effective mitigation on climate change,’’ he said.
By Politico staff writer
President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, has at a regional journalism conference in Nigeria stated that media development bodies and journalists’ unions in West Africa should collaborate with relevant actors, including governments, to guarantee press freedom.
Nasralla made the statement whilst participating in a panel discussions on ‘Regulations and Spaces for Press Freedom Advocacy’ and ‘Media in West African Elections: Observation, Reporting and Polling’,
By Saio Marrah
Justice Adrian Fisher, presiding over the ongoing corruption trial with respect to the renovation of the Sierra Leone UN mission chancery building in New York, has promised that the case will be completed by December 2023.
The judge told the crowded court in Freetown on Wednesday 26th July 2023 that he would now be giving short adjournments and would spend more time in court when the trial resumes.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
