By Alfred Kamanda
How under-aged voter registration derails sexual assault investigations
By Allieu Sahid Tunkara
It happened in a tiny village called Walihun in the Bumpeh Ngao Chiefdom, Bo district, Southern Sierra Leone. A girl (name withheld) aged 15 grapples with the pains of an eight-month pregnancy. She looks pale and sickly and cannot get her words quickly when she speaks.
Why Sierra Leone's capital should be worried about Air Pollution?
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
It’s 5pm at Congo Town in Freetown in the month of May and it’s raining; the place is foggy and dark. Rains do come with fog but not in May. This is not even a fog; it is another thick blanket of smoke that usually envelopes this area and its surrounding.
From unhappy kids to compromised police
By Sitta Turay
They are often times brought to Freetown from the provinces, especially from villages. They are taken to strange homes and handed over to strange people in the hope that they will be taken care of. These host families are sometimes so strange that even their skins are different. Their parents are assured that their children will be well – meaning they will be treated like normal children in a normal family, attending school, playing and being happy. Pretty much like any other child of the world.
AfCFTA – A Game Changer for stimulating Intra-African Trade
By Abdul Tejan-Cole
On 29 April 2019, with the ratification by Sierra Leone and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) reached the 22-country threshold. According to Article 23 of the Agreement, it comes into force 30 days after the 22nd instrument of ratification is deposited with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). As a result on 30 May 2019, the Agreement came into force. On paper, Africa now has a new free trade zone.
How microfinance is impacting the lives of women
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
Every time you think about microfinance there are a number of things you think of.
Firstly it is a scheme that promotes financial inclusion and secondly it helps in reducing poverty. But to get to this point, it involves a lot of issues.
Youth group aims to transform waste to wealth
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Maigore Christan Kallon, Executive Director of an environmental group, has said he wants to generate wealth from waste. He said so during the launch of his organization’s latest project titled, Green and Clean Campaign.
Waste management is major problem across the Sierra Leone. In the capital Freetown the situation is even worse. This week the Environment Protection Agency said they are looking to solve the challenges of waste management because it is a major source of air pollution.
