By pursuing the controversial Mamamah Airport project, Sierra Leone is not going against the advice of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has said.
In an apparent response to a report carried by Politico, Kamara said in an interview in China that the government was working “closely” with the international lenders over the issue.
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Last season’s wildfire outbreak left a massive destruction in its wake in Kono, development and agricultural officials have said.
Farmers are the most affected by the infernos that affected about half a dozen chiefdoms in the district known best for its diamond reserves.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The head of Project Implementation at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS), Dr Saran Kamara, has said the ministry has a plan to save the lives of up to 600 women and 5000 babies by 2018.
This plan is part of the President’s Recovery Priorities (PRP) that is set to be launched shortly. The PRP is the second phase of the post-Ebola recovery programme of the government. It succeeded the Post Ebola Recovery Plan [first phase].
This second phase is expected to last from April 2016 through July 2017.
A civil society developed manual that will boost local council efforts at becoming viable through local economic development around natural resource extraction has been unveiled to trainers in Bo, southern Sierra Leone.
By Kemo Cham
The Sierra Leone government is set to reject repeated advice by World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) not to go ahead with its project to build a new airport at Mammamah just outside the capital.
The second such facility after the Freetown International Airport in Lungi has been a thorny issue, with the two international lenders vehemently opposing the idea, citing its effect on the country’s ability to service the funding involved.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
