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By Saio Marrah

The Gender Analyst of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to Sierra Leone, Kadiatu Bachalle-Taylor during the institution’s commemoration of the 16 days of activism against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), solicited action to prevent violence against women and girls.

Ms. Bachalle-Taylor was speaking at the UN agency’s country office in Freetown on Friday 8^th December, 2023.

According to her, there are many women and girls in Sierra Leone that are suffering from all forms of SGBV.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Whip from the Government Bench, Ibrahim Tawa Conteh says arrears and debts that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) owe certain institutions such as Guma Valley, Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) and Audit Service should be deducted from their budget.

Conteh who is a Committee Chairman for one of the sub-appropriation committees in parliament said he has observed that most of the MDAs that appeared before his committee have debts and arrears to pay these institutions.

By Politico Staff Writer

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka has said that the ambitious ‘Feed Salone’ programme launched by President Julius Maada Bio will transform food systems, create jobs for women and youth, and boost economic growth in the West-African nation.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs through the Decentralization Secretariat and support from UNDP has on the 12th December, 2023 conducted a day’s popularization of the newly reviewed decentralization policy in Kenema.

In his statement, the Director of Decentralization Secretariat, Alex Bonapha Esq. said reviewing of the policy got underway in 2022 for the running of the local councils based on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendation.

By: Sylvester Alhaji Massaquoi

Health Alert Sierra Leone, a local Civil Society Organization has ended a day’s engagement with stakeholders in Pujehun District on emergency response and health preparedness on COVID-19 and other epidemics.

The meeting according to the Project Manager of Health Alert Sierra Leone, David Alieu, was in line with the Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal Child Health and Nutrition Networks and targeted key stakeholders in the various sectors.

By Alpha Abu

Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been invited by the Sierra Leone Police for questioning concerning what State Authorities say was an attempted coup that was hatched by a group that comprises former and serving security personnel and some civilians.

By Sorie Ibarahim Fofanah

The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah has read out the names of Sierra Leone Armed Forces officers whom he said were the planners of the November 26^th attempted coup.

Bah made this statement at the government’s weekly press briefing on 5th December 2023, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conference room, Tower Hill, Freetown.