Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2024: This writer has learnt from a very reliable source within the government that there is desperation to remove the suspended Auditor General, Mrs. Lara Taylor Pearce by the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) Paopa Government. If this illegal action is taken against the auditor general, it will deepen public ire against President Bio and government and will demonstrate once again the SLPP’s contempt for the principles of transparency and accountability. In November 2021, Mrs. Taylor-Pearce, a national heroine for exposing the economic waste and profligacy of ministries, departments and agencies, as well as the President’s Office in both the APC and SLPP governments, was handed a letter addressed by the chair of the advisory board of the state audit service (ASSL) requesting that the auditor general and her deputy be immediately suspended while the attorney general sets up a tribunal to look...

Moscow is set to reopen an embassy in Sierra Leone after a 30-year absence The reopening of a Russian embassy in Sierra Leone will significantly strengthen the bonds between the two nations, Freetown’s ambassador to Moscow, Mohamed Yongawo, has said in an exclusive interview with RT. Speaking on the sidelines of ‘Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum 2024’, Yongawo emphasized the historical de Source link

President Bio’s Sierra Leone has one of the highetst inflation rates in West Africa at over 54% Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2024: For too long, Sierra Leone has been held hostage by the shackles of political dynasties, marred by corruption, violence, and a disregard for human rights. (Photo above: President Julius Maada Bio). Since gaining independence in 1961, the nation has oscillated between the ruling elites of the All People’s Congress (APC) and the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), with intermittent interruptions by military coups. But now, as we stand on the precipice of history, it is evident that the time for change has arrived. The scars of our tumultuous past, etched by the atrocities of civil war and the tyranny of power-hungry leaders, still linger in the collective memory of our nation. We endured the horrors unleashed by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the...

Moscow is set to reopen an embassy in Sierra Leone after a 30-year absence The reopening of a Russian embassy in Sierra Leone will significantly strengthen the bonds between the two nations, Freetown’s ambassador to Moscow, Mohamed Yongawo, has said in an exclusive interview with RT.  Speaking on the sidel Source link

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 May 2024: The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Nisha Biswal and Chief Minister of Sierra Leone David Moinina Sengeh yesterday announced up to $412 million in financing and political risk insurance in support of the country’s plans to address rolling blackouts and expand its power system through renewable energy solutions in the future, according to statement by the US Embassy in Freetown.. DFC approved a new loan of up to $292 million to the Freetown-based Western Area Power Generation Project to help develop and upgrade the power plant’s infrastructure, promoting reliable access to power throughout Sierra Leone. DFC will also provide up to $120 million in political risk insurance to crowd-in private investment. The financing package is bolstered by a $40 million loan from ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). “Sierra Leone’s vision for a sustainable energy future is...

Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Women Affairs says it is investigating a plan by a lawmaker in central Niger state to marry off some 100 female orphans of unknown ages later this month. Speaker of the Niger State Assembly Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji announced the mass wedding last week but called off the ceremony following widespread outrage. Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, speakin Source link

FCC Media Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2024: Waste found on our streets, gutters and waterways in Freetown is the result of illegal dumping by residents and businesses. For those residents living in hard-to-reach and informal settlements, the lack of access for waste service providers is often combined with a lack of willingness to pay for waste disposal, resulting in significant localized illegal dumping that contaminates  waterways and creates a health hazard, providing a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other disease vectors. Tackling the sanitation challenges of Freetown requires addressing the challenge of waste collection in hard-to-reach and informal communities. Last week,  Freetown City Council in collaboration with CRS, provided two tricycles each (total of four tricycles), cleaning tools and rain gear to youth groups established in the Kolleh Town and Cocklebay informal communities. The 40 female and male youth will provide household waste collection services to their communities...

Top officials in Ankara are under investigation after claims they conspired against ex-ministers, according to local media Senior officials tasked with fighting organized crime in Ankara, Trkiye are under investigation for an alleged conspiracy targeting the government, Hurriyet has claimed. The high-profile ca Source link

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2024: Former Leone Stars and AC Milan midfielder Rodney Strasser has made a passionate donation to the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) ‘Cottage Hospital’ in Freetown. In the early hours of Monday May 13, the football legend, through his Rodney Strasser Foundation, donated a 100KVA generator to the PCMH in collaboration with the Sick Pikin Project in a bid to enhance and support crucial health service delivery in the wake of unstable electricity supply in the city. The generator is worth above $20,000. Strasser’s donation also includes 325 litres of diesel fuel to power the 100KVA generator in the meantime. Following viral social media pleas about the lack of electricity in the hospital, Strasser responded with this magnificent donation to improve the conditions at the PCMH/Cottage Hospital, where he was born. Staff of PCMH commended the legendary football star for his generous and thoughtful donation…...

Yaounde – Cameroon’s military has moved over 300 civilians rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity along the central African states border with Nigeria and Chad this week to a northern Cameroon military post. The country’s army says scores of militants of the Nigeria-based insurgent group were neutralized in a border operation called Alpha. Oumar Fatime, 37, tells Cameroon military and senior government offic Source link