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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara & Nasratu Kargbo

Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI), has in a report said they have documented over 200 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases across several military barracks in the country during an investigation they conducted, noting that there is ‘credible evidence’ in that regard.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The Executive Director for the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law-Sierra Leone (CARL-SL), Ibrahim Tommy has said they will embark on massive public education with locals on the review of the new constitution.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Alhaji Mohamed Alpha Kallon, the newly-elected deputy Leader of the Sierra Leone People’s Party has promised to canvas and win votes in Bombali district northern Sierra Leone for his party. The district has mostly voted against the SLPP.

The politician and businessman said as a northerner with strong background in the east and a good interpersonal relationship with his people in his two home districts of Bombali and Kono he was sure to get his northern people to support his party to win a parliamentary seat at least.  

By Mohamed Macarthy

A visiting high-level delegation from the Republic of Mali has held discussions with President Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown.

The one-day working visit aims to engage President Bio on the return to constitutional democracy and peace in the West African country.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop led the delegation and conveyed greetings from the interim President of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita to President Bio, whom they addressed as colleague and brother.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) has suspended five gas stations as a result of artificial shortage of petroleum products created by the dealers in the country particularly into the New Year, despite the country being sufficiently stocked according to the regulatory agency.

The action of majority of the dealers led to an increase in the prices of petroleum products in the black markets and subsequently a sharp increase in transportation fare across the country especially in the city.

By Mohamed Macarthy

The Descendants of Kindia town section in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone on the 1^st January 2022 supported the disabled, aged, and other vulnerable groups in the community with bags of rice.

Giving an overview of the association, its Chairman, Ibrahim Kondeh said the one-year-old organization is aimed at helping every indigene of the community when in need. He explained how they had done so for one of their own who needed surgery that required the sum of ten million Leones but which the family could not afford at the time.

By Alpha Abu

The Director of Communications and Public Relations at Statistics Sierra Leone, Samuel Ansumana says the level of compliance to the Mid- Term Population and Housing Census has been high. Speaking to Politico he said a higher percentage of the population has been counted and that only a smaller proportion is left.