A coalition of leading civil society organizations (CSOs) has publicly criticized the judiciary’s decision to pursue disciplinary action against outspoken lawyer and rights activist Augustine Sorie Sengbe...
A women’s rights organization, African Women’s Research Initiative for Social Empowerment (African Women’s R.I.S.E.), has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Edwina Jamiru, whose...
A coalition of civil society organizations has strongly condemned the government’s decision to impose a 15% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on bottled and bowser water in Sierra Leone, describing the move...
A group of civil society organizations and media institutions have condemned a public statement made by former Member of Parliament and All Peoples Congress (APC) Chairman of Falaba District, Hon. Lahai...
Prominent lawyer and President of the Lawyers' Society of Sierra Leone, , Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah Esq., has called for a more vibrant and proactive civil society to hold politicians accountable and...
Students from Sierra Leone studying in the Russian Federation say they are facing severe hardship as government stipends for the 2024/2025 academic year remain unpaid. The students say the delay has left...
The Chief Minister led a large team of government and security officials to several locations around the Western Area Peninsula Park to take firm action in protecting its boundaries and preventing further...
In any true democracy, civil society is meant to be the voice of the people and the watchdog that keeps government on its toes. But in Sierra Leone, that watchdog seems to have turned into something else...
The editor-in-chief of Africanist Press, Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, has raised concerns over recent statements made by President Julius Maada Bio about the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) planning...
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone have announced the launch of a strategic roadmap and the establishment of a National Coordination Platform aimed at advancing Security Sector Reform and...
