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Ghanaian Ambassador pays courtesy call on Ambassador Yongawo

By Politico staff writer

Dr Oheneba Lesley A.A. Opoku-Ware, the Ghanaian Ambassador to the Russian Federation on Monday 13th September 2021 paid a courtesy call on her Sierra Leonean counterpart, Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo, and officials of Sierra Leone’s Embassy in Moscow, Russia Federation.

IPAM to hold SU election online

By Saio Marrah

In a bid to end election violence and observe the NACOVERC precautionary measures, the Institute of Public Management and Administration (IPAM) will be holding its first online student Union (SU) election on Saturday 18th September, 2021.

Speaking at the college campus, the Acting Deputy Registrar, Brima Bah, said they have already demonstrated the use of the online voting system to the student since it the first time it’s being introduced to them.  

Sierra Leone gets Early Warning Response Centre

By Alpha Abu

Sierra Leone has become the latest country in the sub-region to boast of an ECOWAS Early Warning Response Centre, following the formal launching of the facility at State House, Freetown on Monday 13 September 2021. The event attended by senior officials of  

Sierra Leone president starts commissioning100 schools

By Saio Marrah

As a way of fulfilling what he described as “solid foundation” for every nation, President Julius Maada Bio, on Friday 10th September 2021, started the commissioning of 100 Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) with other facilities worth 29 million dollars, in four districts across the country.

Old Skul Murder: Life imprisonment for artist

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Justice John Bosco Allieu has sentenced Hassan Morray (an artist) alias Sani Med, 38, to life imprisonment for killing Sia Matu Yobah 85, on the 17th July 2017 at Old School in the Mountain Community of Freetown.

African Union suspends Guinea after coup

By Kemo Cham

The African Union has followed in the footsteps of regional bloc ECOWAS and suspended Guinea, as punishment for the 5 September 2021 military coup.

The AU Political Affairs, Peace and Security department made the announcement via its Twitter handle on Friday morning, confirming the continental bloc would remove Guinea from official business until it returns to constitutional order.

MRCG trains women in Digital media use

By Nasratu Kargbo

In an effort to increase women’s participation and knowledge in the use of the digital media, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) and the Women in the Media Sierra Leone have concluded the training of the second cohorts of female journalists, bloggers and civil society activists in Sierra Leone on their rights online.

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