By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
To address the concerns of some commuters who would like to travel shorter distances, the Company Secretary for the Metro Transport Company managing the Waka Fine Buses has said fifty mini-buses or “poda- podas” would be incorporated into into the Waka Fine buses’ routes and supervised by the company.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
As Community Radio stations continue to face challenges in their operations, President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasrala has called for more support to assist their functioning.
Signing Africell’s support for 50 Radio stations across Sierra Leone to commemorate World Radio Day in Freetown on the 13th February, 2024, Nasralla noted that in the context of the current economic situation, the Africell support to community Radio Stations was very timely.
By Politico Staff Writer
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) has distributed eight hundred customized tablets, headsets, and solar panels to thirty-two schools in Pujehun District.
The project called Building Foundational Learning through Technology under VSO targets seven thousand (7,000) early learners in fifty-two schools for pupils in classes 1 to 3 in both Pujehun and Kailahun Districts.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Following the postponement of the General Elections in Senegal and the spate of demonstrations across the country, the ECOWAS Parliament has urgently called for calm and asked that the country’s political actors avoid using any form of discourse that could lead to violence or create more tension in the country.
This was contained in a Draft Declaration dated 13th February 2024 on the pre-electoral political situation in Senegal.
By Alpha Abu
The recent statement from the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) talking about “Responsible Participation in SLFA Elections” has attracted angry reactions from some football fans in the country who believe the SLFA is unfairly targeting Babadi Kamara of Bo Rangers who they believe intends to run for the presidency.
By Saio Marrah
Amadu Koita Makalo and 11 others have finally gone on trial at the High Court in Freetown charged with treason and other offences, after clearing procedural issues including the selection of a 12-person jury.
The first prosecution witness, a line manager of the Foreign Nationals Unit of the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department told Justice Komba Kamanda on Monday 12 February 2024, that Amadu Koita Makalo was arrested in a kitchen cabinet at the home of the 5th accused, Alima Bangura.
By Saio Marrah
The second witness for the prosecution in the on-going treason trial of Amadu Koita Makalo and 11 others has told the High Court that when they searched the compound of 8th accused Bai Mahmoud Bangura, they found military fatigue in his guard post
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
