May 25, 2013
Sierra Leone News
School principals under close watch, due to drop in standard
March 19, 2012Fed up with “poor management” of public schools, Sierra Leone’s Education, Science and Technology Ministry is compelling high school principals to sign performance contracts.
S. Leone biometric voter roll counts nearly 2.2m voters
March 16, 2012The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (NEC) has disclosed that over 2,196,679 voters have registered through its newly introduced biometric voter registration system, ahead of November's presidential and general elections.
Sierra Leone assesses environment ahead of oil exploitation
March 14, 2012As Sierra Leone braces itself to exploit its new found oil wealth, President Ernest Bai Koroma has launched the scoping report for the strategic Environmental Assessment of the Oil and Gas Sector.
Sierra Leone police frown on families compromising rape cases
March 12, 2012Sexual offences are said to be on the rise in Sierra Leone in recent times, with a number of teenagers allegedly being raped either by strangers or their own family members.
Court rejects Taylor lawyer's request to change verdict date
March 9, 2012Judges of the UN-backed Sierra Leone war crimes court in The Hague have dismissed a request by lawyers of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to postpone the April 26 date set to hand down the verdict in Taylor's trial in The Hague.
In an earlier motion, Taylor's lead defense lawyer Courtney Griffiths requested that the court change the judgement date from April 26, 2012 to May 1, 2012 "or any suitable date thereafter."
Staffers at S. Leone’s universities, colleges threaten strike
March 8, 2012Staffers of various colleges, including the state owned University of Sierra Leone known as Fourah Bay College have issued a 21-day strike notice.
Sierra Leone Western Area Peninsula rain forest endangered
March 7, 2012The Western Area Peninsula rain forest reserve in Sierra Leone is currently being threatened by human activities, such as charcoal burning, construction works, felling of virgin trees, environmentalists have alarmed.
Taylor judgment set for 26 April at war crimes court
March 1, 2012The long awaited judgment in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will be delivered on 26 April 2012, in line with a Scheduling Order issued Thursday by the UN backed Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Kenyan becomes Sierra Leone Special Court Appeals judge
February 28, 2012Justice Philip Waki, a prominent Kenyan jurist, has been sworn in as an alternate judge of the Appeals Chambers of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), which is yet to hand down verdict in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
Land grabbing in Africa: Who’s benefiting?
February 27, 2012An expert on land grabbing and Executive Director of the Oakland Institute, Anuradha Mittal has described as “appalling” the issue in Sierra Leona and Africa as a whole, in an interview with West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR).
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