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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Sierra Leone’s transparency ranking in financial accountability has dropped. This was highlighted in the final document prepared by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Assessment for the year 2021, quoting Transparency International’s latest report.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Independent Media Commission (IMC) Sierra Leone has in a bid to ensure credible election reporting, engaged journalists, civil society activists, and security personnel to review the elections guidelines produced in consultation with other media stakeholders.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

In realisation of the importance in ensuring the safety and security of journalists in the line of duty, Media Practitioners, Security Personnel, Civil Society activists, Government functionaries including those from the judiciary, and as well individuals from media regulatory and coordinating bodies, have in a meeting approved a draft document and a National Coordinating Committee to oversee the safety of journalist in Sierra Leone.

By Saio Marrah

Following several calls by the Leader of the main opposition party in Parliament, Chernor Maju Bah, for timely distribution of bills to members of parliament, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Manuel Muller, has said the EU will support the parliament and the government printing house to facilitate timely availability of bills to MPs and the public.

He made this promise at a pre-legislative hearing on the Local Government Act of 2021 bill at the house of parliament on Monday 4^th July 2022. 

Solidaridad West Africa (SWA) in partnership with Trust Africa (TA) has ended a five-day intensive capacity-building workshop on the theme “Strengthening the Advocacy Capacity and Voice for Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains and Trade in Cocoa and Palm Oil,”

In his welcome address, Programme Manager Equitable Development at Trust Africa, Bethule Nyamambi, said the workshop is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the local CSOs to enhance their skills, knowledge, and voice to advocate for the rights of women through inclusive dialogues.

By Politico staff writer

The leaders of Mali’s military regime have confirmed that the country will return to civilian rule in 2024.

A spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga announced on state television this week that the transition period for return to constitutional rule is set at 24 months as of 26th March 2022.

The announcement was from a decree endorsed by Junta leader Colonel Asssimi Goita.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The thunderous applause by hundreds of progressive women and girls from across the African continent reverberated around the enclosed Bintumani Auditorium in Freetown last Friday when President Julius Maada Bio announced his government’s approval of the Safe Motherhood Bill that guarantees women’s reproductive rights and choice.