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By Alpha Abu

A Finnish Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged a Sierra Leonean named Gibril Massaquoi of all four counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Liberia.

The ruling made on 31^st January 2024, has brought to a close, a long running case that first began in March 2020 when Massaquoi, now a resident of Finland, was charged of the crimes by a Finnish District Court.

By Nasratu Kargbo 

One of the government’s Medium-Term National Development Plans (MTNDP) for 2024 - 2030 aims to develop the marine sector and export the country’s fish to the European Union and Chinese markets, according to Alphonso Campbell a Consultant at the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MOPED).

By Politico Staff Writer

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Rashid Sesay has been unanimously appointed by his colleagues as the new Dean of The African Group of Ambassadors in the gulf country.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

As part of ongoing raids, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) over the weekend stormed the Diamond Lodge Hotel in Koidu where they disconnected power supply from the facility for what they said was an illegal abstraction of electricity among other offences.

By Saio Marrah

The Sierra Leone Court of Appeal led by Justice Reginald Fynn is to on Thursday deliver a ruling regarding a case brought against Octea a diamond mining company based in Kono District, by Marginalized Affected Property Owners (MAPO) and others.

Justice Fynn said the court would issue the ruling after hearing arguments put forward by Lawyers Drucil E Taylor, and Chernor M.B. Jalloh as lead counsel for the defendants and appellants, respectively.

By Nasratu Kargbo

United Nations Resident Coordinator Seraphine Wakana together with her team and the representatives from the government have engaged stakeholders from diverse groups in Makeni to get their views and contribute to the next United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework which will serve as a guide in the execution of their programmes from 2025 to 2030.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

After acknowledging the delay in publishing the list for the Sierra Leone Grant-in-aid, the Minister of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE), Dr. Ramatulai Wurie has confirmed that over 3,000 students are set to benefit from the grant.