development stories
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Attorney General Engages Isha Johansen on Correctional Service Reform and Women’s Empowerment
Guma Building, Lamina Sankoh Street, Freetown — Tuesday, 10 March 2026 — The Attorney General and Minister of Justice of…
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Mercury International Pays Over Le20 Million to 30,000 Football Betting Winners Nationwide
By Isatu Sankoh Sierra Leone’s leading sports betting and lotto company, Mercury International, on Monday, March 2, 2026, paid out…
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New Chairperson Gives SLPP MP 72 Hours to Retract Alleged Blackmail
By Kelvin Jay Civil society activist Marcella Samba Sesay has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to SLPP MP Hon.Hindolo Moiwo Gevao,…
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SLAJ, Media Stakeholders Engage Attorney General on Proposed Stand-Alone Chapter on Press Freedom
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), together with key media and civil society stakeholders, on Thursday, 26th February 2026,…
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IMF Concludes Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Review Mission in Sierra Leone
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a review mission assessing progress under Sierra Leone’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Programme.…
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Government Evacuates Sierra Leoneans from Iran Amid Rising Middle East Tensions
The Government of Sierra Leone has successfully evacuated twenty-four (24) Sierra Leonean nationals and embassy staff from the Islamic Republic…
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NEW Fires Back at Deputy Speaker Over Parliamentary Remarks
By VOS Writer A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has strongly condemned recent remarks made in Parliament by the…
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Juba Barracks Toilet Facility Turned Dwelling Place
By VOS Writer The Spokesman of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has disclosed that the once-strategic Juba…
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IMF Urges S/Leone Gov’t to Enforce Mandatory Declaration of Assets by Public Officials
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the Government of Sierra Leone to fully implement and rigorously enforce mandatory…
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