Sierra Leone Hosts Landmark National Dialogue on Electoral Reform

Sierra Leone took a decisive step toward electoral reform on Thursday, as over 500 citizens, political stakeholders, and development partners gathered at the Bintumani Conference Center in Freetown to engage in a national dialogue on the country’s preferred electoral system. The high-level event, organized by the Tripartite Steering Committee Secretariat and the Office of the…

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betPawa Pays Out SLE 24.7 Million in Africa’s Biggest Aviator Win

betPawa, Africa’s leading iGaming platform, has set a new continental record with the largest-ever group payout on Aviator, awarding a total of SLE 24,750,000 (USD 1.1 million) to players across the continent. The record-breaking event was revealed during a high-profile celebration in Accra, Ghana, where top winners from Ghana, Cameroon, and Zambia were honoured. The…

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Digital Dawn for Sierra Leone’s Printing Press

By: James Kamara-Manneh (jkmanneh2020@gmail.com) The recent $5 million agreement between Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Civic Education, Hon. Chernor Bah, and China’s Diming Yimo Printing Company marks more than just a technological upgrade—it signals a strategic shift in how the nation approaches information, education, and industrial development in the digital age. For decades, Sierra…

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Sierra Leone Signs $5 Million Deal with China’s Diming Yimo to Modernize Government Printing Press

The Government of Sierra Leone has secured a $5 million agreement with China’s Diming Yimo Printing Company to overhaul and digitize its state-owned printing infrastructure, marking a major step in the country’s push for digital transformation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by Minister of Information and Civic Education, Hon. Chernor Bah, during an official…

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SLP Trains 80 FSU Investigators on SGBV with UNICEF Support

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), with support from UNICEF, has commenced a five-day intensive training for 80 investigators from the Family Support Unit (FSU) on handling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases. The training, aimed at strengthening investigative capacity and case management, is being held simultaneously at the Sierra Leone Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy…

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Exim Bank of China Delegation Engages Sierra Leone’s Finance Ministry on Investment, Economic Cooperation

A high-level delegation from the Export-Import Bank of China met with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Ahmed Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, on Friday as part of a five-day working visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and assessing ongoing development projects in the country. The delegation, comprising Mr. Wang Hongjie and Mr. Li Wantong — both Country…

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Melvin Mansaray Slams ACC Over Naming and Shaming Strategy; Commission Defends Integrity

Journalist Melvin T. Mansaray has strongly criticized the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone for its previous decision to publicly name and shame teachers accused of corruption, describing the practice as illegal and outside the scope of the Commission’s legal authority. Speaking on The Epic Morning Show on Monday, June 14, Mansaray alleged that the…

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