Sierra Leone eyes AfDB-backed Nigerian jobs scheme to boost youth employment
Sierra Leone is exploring ways to replicate Nigeria’s flagship Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (i-DICE) programme to tackle youth unemployment, its labour minister...
Sierra Leone postal chief attends global congress in Dubai, secures tech deal
DUBAI, Brima Katta, managing director of Sierra Leone’s postal service SALPOST, attended the 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai this week, holding talks aimed...
Bio opens new market in Freetown, pledges pension plan for informal workers
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday inaugurated the Sewa Grounds Market, a modern trading complex in central Freetown, pledging further support...
deputy justice minister urges deeper reforms to cement gender equality
Sierra Leone’s Deputy Justice Minister Saptieu Elizabeth Saccoh on Friday called for systemic legal and constitutional reforms to entrench gender equality, telling a gathering...
Conference of principals condemn councillor’s conduct at Kenema secondary school
The Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools in Sierra Leone’s Kenema District on Saturday condemned the behaviour of a local councillor who allegedly...
FGM survivor urges Sierra Leone to enforce ECOWAS court ruling banning practice
A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone on Tuesday called on President Julius Maada Bio’s government to enforce a West African...
