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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms (SLeNCSA) in collaboration with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is set to demolish 7,769 (seven thousand, seven hundred and sixty nine) unserviceable high explosives and incineration of 622,879 (six hundred and twenty two thousand, eight hundred and seventy nine) small arms ammunition.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Ahead of the 2023 election, the Integrated Security planning Committee under the Office of National Security (ONS) has ended a four day regional elections security training.

The training which was supported by the UNDP took place at the Kenema District Council hall.

By Saio Marrah

The 10th prosecution witness in the preliminary investigation into murder charge preferred against Skye Bank manager Ikibolaje Nicol has tendered 32 photos taken from the postmortem examination of the deceased Sinna Kai Kargbo, also formerly of Skye Bank.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

In order to uphold the foundational principles of National Unity, The National Commission for Democracy (NCD) has urged all Political Parties in Sierra Leone to embrace Tolerance, and Social Cohesion before, during, and after the June 24, 2023, national elections.

The Commission in a press release avowed the goal of creating a new political culture and attitude that will lead to good governance in the country.

By Alpha Abu

The frontier village of Yenga town which is at the centre of a dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea has reportedly been entered into by Guinean soldiers who were said to have this time erected concrete pillars to demarcate boundaries between the two countries.  

The latest move by the Guinean forces if confirmed would be the first time they have taken such an action and would be seen as an escalation of a crisis that has gone on for some two decades.

By Politico Staff Writer

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) has donated the sum of two million dollars to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to improve Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Science Laboratories and Libraries nationwide.

By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Cairo (Egypt) has in a press release called on the Tunisian Government to look into allegations of maltreatment of a number of Sierra Leonean nationals in the North African country.

The news of ill-treatment came to the notice of the Sierra Leonean embassy after a press release to clamp down on illegal migrants was issued by the state of Tunisia, in response to President Kais Saied’s statement last week that if illegal migration continues it has the potential to change the demography of Tunisia.