President Bio Receives Awards for Gender Equality and Education

12 months ago

President Julius Maada Bio has been awarded two prestigious African honors for his leadership in gender equality and girl child education. He received the African HeForShe Champion of the Year 2024 and...

Government Announces Plan to Combat Child Marriage, Adolescent Pregnancy in Sierra Leone

12 months ago

Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has launched a national strategy aimed at tackling the widespread issues of adolescent pregnancy and child marriage in Sierra Leone.  The initiative focuses on...

Kono Women to Benefit from NLe500,000 Empowerment Initiative

1 year ago

Kono District has witnessed the launch of the Kono District Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society at the Thomas Saquee Resource Centre on Thursday, February 13, 2025, signaling a new era of economic empowerment...

SLAWIJ Hosts Roundtable to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Sierra Leone

1 year ago

The Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ) convened a significant roundtable on December 4, emphasizing the urgency of unified efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV) as part of...

Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs Pledges to Implement and Promote the GEWE Act

2 years ago

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs, Isata Mahoi, has pledged not only to fully implement President Bio's Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) Act but to also promote...

President Bio The Champion For Women’s Empowerment

3 years ago

The President, Julius Maada Bio has continued to demonstrate strong knack for female empowerment. In 2022 he exhibited such by reforming the Gender Empowerment Act, and in recent times appointed over 30%...

Newly Appointed Minister of State, VP Office Manty Tarawalli Commits Her Support

3 years ago

The newly appointed Minister of State and Principal Assistant at the office of the Vice President, Manty Tarawallie has committed her support to the Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. Madam Tarawalli...

Despite Increase in Number of Female MPs, 30% Threshold Not Met

3 years ago

Despite the increased number of female Members of parliament elected in the June 24, 2023, parliamentary election, the 30% threshold that was expected from the Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders...

“Intimidation, Brutality” – Female Opposition Politicians Blame President Bio’s Administration

3 years ago

‘Intimidation and Brutality’ were the descriptions attributed to the President Bio’s Administration by former Freetown Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Unity Party’s Leader, Femi Claudius-Cole. The...

APC Reacts to President Bio’s ‘Thank You’ Parade

3 years ago

The main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has, in a press statement condemned the President Julius Maada Bio’s ‘Thank You’ parade, which turned sour when several collapsed out of suffocation. “The...