By Politico Staff Writer
Sierra Leone and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have committed to partner in Artificial Intelligence.
The commitments were made at a meeting between President Julius Maada Bio and the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the sidelines of the 40th Session of UNESCO’s General Conference in Paris, France.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Sierra Leone and Lesotho will faceoff today, for the first time in an international competition. Both teams will be playing their opening game in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. And the Leone Stars coach, Silas Tetteh is optimistic after the disappointing exit from the World Cup qualifier at the hands of Liberia.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Journalist Sallieu Tejan Jalloh was released last night after he had been detained on Monday night. Police say he was arrested after he sent a text message to the Chief Minister, Professor David Francis to clarify allegations that he received US$ 1.5 million payment from SL Mining.
Jalloh said he was arrested by plain-clothed policemen from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) who “tricked me to follow them outside before they arrested me”.
By Prince J. Mua in Kenema
A delay in the de-amalgamagtion process in Kanduleppiama Chiefdom in Kenema District has sparked a row which led to the arrest of two chiefdom authorities and a section of the residents angry.
By Kemo Cham
Sierra Leone has been ranked 33rd in the second year in a row in the African Development Bank’s regional ranking of ease in traveling – the Visa Openness for Africa Index.
The report, which is done by the AfDB in conjunction with the African Union Commission, assesses 54 countries on the continent for their efforts in making traveling to them by fellow Africans easy. It measures how open African countries are when it comes to visa issuance. It looks at what they ask of citizens from other countries in Africa when they travel.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
Officials from the governments of Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire have vowed to work on deepening ties between the two countries in the area of aviation and other sectors. They made the commitment during the official re-launch of Air Cote d’Ivoire’s operation in Sierra Leone.
At a cocktail ceremony at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel on Friday, officials from both governments highlighted the numerous areas of cooperation they can work on.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
A Freetown High Court presided over by Justice Bintu Alhadi on Tuesday convicted three of four accused persons who were standing trial for corruption related charges at the judiciary of Sierra Leone.
Among the accused was Stephen Yayah Mansaray, former Master and Registrar of the High Court of Sierra Leone, who was acquitted and discharged.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
