May 22, 2013
Sierra Leone News
126 prisoners set free as presidential New Year’s gift
January 5, 2012In Sierra Leone, a total of 126 prisoners have walked out of prison as free men and women, as a New Year’s gift through a pardon by President Ernest Bai Koroma.
Sierra Leone Police Release Cocaine Suspects
January 4, 2012In Sierra Leone, five suspected cocaine traffickers arrested recently have been released.
Death Rate Drops in Sierra Leone
January 3, 2012In Sierra Leone, a total of 10,824 deaths have been reported for the year ending 2011 by the Births and Deaths Department of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation.
Sierra Leone: Bombali District, Challenges, Achievements in 2011
December 28, 2011In Sierra Leone, the Bombali district council is among local councils in the country that continue to strive in bringing development to its people.
Sierra Leone: Govt Challenges 'Illegal Logging Documentary'
December 22, 2011The government of Sierra Leone has insisted that the ban on timber export is still effective in the country.
18 US Congressmen want probe of Sierra Leone logging scandal
December 16, 2011Eighteen members of the U.S. Congress have urged their government to insist on a full investigation of “credible reports” that senior Sierra Leonean officials offered permission to conduct illegal and destructive logging operations in exchange for bribes.
Sierra Leone Journalists take police to court
December 14, 2011Members of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) say they have had enough of police brutality and resolved to take two presidential bodyguards to court.
Sierra Leone: WACSI Trains Civil Society to Influence Domestic Policy
December 13, 2011The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) has started a-four-day training for civil society groups in Sierra Leone on specialized training in policy advocacy and
engagement.
Sierra Leone: Diabled people threaten to boycott 2012 polls if…
December 8, 2011By Mohamed Konneh/WADR Freetown Correspondent
People with disabilities in Sierra Leone have threatened to boycott next year’s presidential and general elections, if the government does not set up a commission to cater for their welfare.
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