By Politico staff writer
Politico can authoritatively reveal that the CID in the coming days will charge a schoolboy with murder over the death of his teacher in Freetown. Usually, reliable sources say after weeks of painstaking investigations, a decision has now been reached to charge Aroun Conteh with the murder of 68-year-old Gilis Edwin Ola Johnson.
By Politico Staff Writer
The West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network is in Sierra Leone to conduct a pre-assessment mission to enhance the credibility and integrity of elections. According to a press statement published by the group dated 11th May 2023, the team has already commenced a solidarity mission in the country.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The University of Sierra Leone has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of West of Scotland to improve quality management by providing capacity-building programmes to enhance the knowledge and skills of students and businesses in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector.
By Politico staff writer
An Election Observation Mission from the Carter Center is in Sierra Leone to monitor the June General Elections at the invitation of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL).
The four-person team of experts arrived in Freetown from the United States, Poland, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. Additional electoral experts and medium-term observers from around the world will join them in advance of the campaign period, followed by short-term observers and high-level leadership around Election Day.
By Saio Marrah
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has on Wednesday 10th May 2023, appointed 26 judges to administer justice at the newly established Electoral Offences and Petitions Courts across the country.
20 of the judges are assigned to specific regions and districts, according to the Sierra Leone Gazette published on Thursday 11th May this year, also stating that the other six judges are assigned generally to the courts.
President Julius Maada Bio says the National Grand Coalition (NGC) Progressive Alliance between the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) and the National Grand Coalition is not just about winning the 2023 elections, but about governing and delivering what the citizens want.
The president was admonishing his supporters when introducing their progressive and strategic alliance to the people of Bo over the weekend.
By Saio Marrah
The National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP) that spans from 2021 to 2025 has indicated that access to essential products for health remains a challenge in Sierra Leone.
The Document acknowledged that access to high quality, safe, efficacious and cost-effective essential medical products, vaccines and technologies are necessities for a resilient health system.
It recommended that the creation of a strong supply chain management system will enable quality product availability at all health system levels.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
