Sierra Leone’s Director of the Decentralization Secretariat, Alex Bhonapha Esq., has reaffirmed the legal and institutional resilience of local councils, stressing that their operations cannot be halted...
The Local Councils Association of Sierra Leone (LOCASL) has publicly aligned itself with Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, over governance concerns at the Freetown City Council, calling for the replacement...
Aide to the President at State House, Michael ‘Myk’ Berewa has indicated that government have plans to increase salaries for civil and public servants in July 2025. “Our government will implement...
The Minister of Local Government, Tamba Lamina in a town hall meeting organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education called on councils to enforce environmental bye-laws against sand miners...
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Finance has remitted a total of Fifty-Four Million Four Hundred and Forty Thousand and One Leones (NLe54, 440, 001) to the bank accounts of the country's 22 Local Councils. This...
Vice President of Sierra Leone Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has confirmed that an oversight body will be established to oversee the Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC). The Vice President made this statement...
In a recent investigation conducted by a Committee of Members of Parliament at Bombali District on the outskirts of Makeni City, substantial issues were uncovered regarding the operations and efficiency...
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has taken a decisive step by naming several Members of Parliament to sit in various local councils across the country. This development follows a letter penned by the Clerk...
Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh today Thursday 6th July, 2023 chaired a meeting of all the twenty-two Local Councils held at the New Freetown City Council Conference...
As the June 24th, 2023 elections draw closer, the Electoral Commission For Sierra Leone (ECSL) has announced dates for the nomination of Local Councils across the country. It was stated that the nomination...
