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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Cocoa has been ranked as the third highest export revenue earner for Sierra Leone. This development was acknowledged by the Government of Sierra Leone and the private sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), together with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the European Union, in a technical roundtable on the 18^th of January 2024.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Giving updates about the ongoing treason trial following last November’s failed coup, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Tarawalley has said the process is not a ‘witch hunt.’

Tarawalley was speaking at a press conference by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on 19^th January this year at the Ministry of Justice, Freetown.

He said the accused were not arraigned based on a personal vendetta, but on the evidence that they have against them.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Giving updates about the ongoing treason trial following last November’s failed coup, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Tarawalley has said the process is not a vendetta.

Tarawalley was speaking at a press conference by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on 19^th January this year at the Ministry of Justice, Freetown.

He said the accused were not arraigned based on personal vendetta, but on the evidences that they have against them.

By Saio Marrah

The first- ever consignment of electric-powered rickshaws known locally as Keke, which arrived in the country recently, will soon start running after they were launched past Saturday by Neev Sierra Leone- the company managing them. According to Neev officials, the coming of the chargeable kekes is expected to see a reduction in fares for passengers since they do not run on petrol.

By Politico Staff writer

A Policy Brief by the Sierra Leone Land Alliance has called on the Government of Sierra Leone to undertake a comprehensive audit and retrospect to address historical injustice that has over the years clouded land rights.

The brief titled “Righting the wrong : historical injustices and Land reforms in Sierra Leone“ highlighted the need for a forensic audit into the resettlement programmes that have already been implemented since independence to establish the extent to which they benefited the landless.

By Saio Marrah

A few hours after we published a story about a new garbage dump on the road leading to Fourah Bay College, the authorities at the college have moved to clean up what was becoming an embarrassing development for the college community and their neighbors.

Politico witnessed the cleaning exercise on Saturday morning to see college staff using their vehicles to transport mounds of rubbish that the Freetown City Council has ignored despite complaints from people living in the area.

By Saio Marrah

In a move to support the operations of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sierra Leone has officially handed over two G.X.R Land Cruiser Sport Utility Vehicles to the NRA.

The handing-over ceremony was held at the UNDP Country Office in Freetown last Friday 19 January 2024, that saw the UN agency’s country representative, Fredrick Hans Ampiah, hand over the vehicles to the board chairperson of NRA, Tuma Adama Gento Kamara.