News

By Saio Marrah

The Carter Center Observer Mission in its post-elections preliminary statement has indicated that there were insufficient ballot papers in some polling stations in Freetown and that they ran out in midafternoon.

The report says some polling stations opened late on Election Day due to lack of materials and that the voting process assessed was “reasonable” or “very good” in 93 percent of polling stations visited.

By politico staff writer

As part of many institutions that monitored the just concluded multi-tier elections in Sierra Leone, the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) observed that unverified and fake pronouncements of election results were prevalent on social media especially Facebook, TikTok, and WhatsApp, mostly by either the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) or the All Peoples Congress (APC) party supporters and sympathizers.

BY Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The PAN African Women Projects (PAWP) has called on the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) to improve the recruitment of Adhoc Staff for the next multi-tier elections in Sierra Leone.

PAWP made this call in a press briefing held at the Atlantic Hotel, Lumley Beach Road in Freetown on the 29^th June, 2023 after observing the just concluded general elections in the country.

By Alpha Abu

The Security Sector has expressed dismay at what it says is the publication of parallel Presidential election results by National Elections Watch (NEW) – a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations operating in Sierra Leone.

A statement dated 29^th June 2023 signed by the National Security Coordinator Abdulai Caulker who is also Head of Office of National Security (ONS) , said the sector was gravely concerned about NEW’s publication, and its potential   implications for national security.

By Ruth Yeabu Seasy

Head of Communication and Public Relations National Tourist Board Sierra Leone, Kai Bockarie Saquee says the number of tourists coming to the country rose to 145,000 (one hundred and forty-five thousand) in 2022, which he said is an encouraging development for the country.

By Saio Marrah

The African Union Election Observer Mission (AU EOM) to Sierra Leone’s 2023 General Elections has recommended in their preliminary statement that Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone should make provision for journalists working on Election Day to be among early voters.

They called on ECSL to make the same provision for security personnel and electoral officials working on the election day.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

After the announcement of the Presidential election results in Sierra Leone, a coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has expressed concern over the misuse of social media by political actors and their surrogates in disseminating hate and inciting messages, including making calls for illegal demonstrations which constitute a big threat to the stability of the country.