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By Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, and Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice-President for Western and Central Africa

While Senegal’s level of electrification is one of the highest in West Africa with an 80% access rate, many countries on the continent are experiencing a real energy crisis.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The other day a colleague returned to the office expressing fascination at the impressive and swift service he received at the National Social Insurance Trust (NASSIT) head office, having gone there to replace his missing Card.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya

Girl child education across the world requires multifaceted interventions by governments, NGOs and other key players such as human rights groups and partners so they can grow viably against any throes in life. In order to compete with their male counterparts, state actors should continue strengthening the existing laws which would see the promotion of girl-child issues in the country – not continuing to renege on the laws.

By Umaru Fofana

The presidential candidate of the opposition APC party, Dr Samura Kamara has responded to a question on whether he plans to run for president for the third time. In an exclusive interview with Politico at his IMATT residence in Freetown, he spoke about whether or not he was interested to run again in 2028. Read the full interview, which begins with his reaction to the recent peace agreement that ended his party’s boycott of governance.

Exclusive Interview with APC presidential candidate, Dr Samura Kamara

Like all other elections in Sierra Leone since the restoration of democracy in 1996, the results of the polls of 24 June 2023 were contested. Even the one in 2002, when incumbent president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah won by the most decisive victory in the country’s democratic history with more than 70% of the votes, the losing candidate Ernest Bai Koroma faulted the result.

By Princetta C. Williams (Information Attaché, SLHC Accra)

Her Excellency Francess Virginia Anderson Ph.D. on the 16^th of October 2023 clocked 5 years in office as the country’s High Commissioner to Ghana.

Throughout the last five years, High Commissioner Anderson has played an exemplary leadership role in the diplomatic arena in Ghana while remaining steadfast in promoting the agenda of her boss, the President centered on displaying Sierra Leone positively to the world.