May 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: American University Honours President Bio
The American University in Washington has awarded President Julius Maada Bio with its Global Alumni Leader Award 2023. Read more »
May 20, 2023
Sierra Leone: Only 41 Percent of Young People Know About the PR System - NaCCED)
Chairman of the National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED) Kalilu Ibrahim Totangi, has stated that a survey conducted by his institution has revealed that only… Read more »
Sierra Leone: EU, Germany Support ECSL to Sensitize Citizens, Political Parties On PR System
With the financial and technical support of the European Union and Germany, the ECSL has launched a comprehensive nation-wide sensitization campaign on the Proportional… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Know Your Presidential Candidate
This column is dedicated to profile all thirteen presidential candidates that would participate in the June Presidential Elections. This is a deliberate attempt by Concord Times to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Reining Mahawa Allieu Into Order
Based on some of her most recent discourteous, out rightly abrasive propensity to be spouting incendiary, hateful and vitriolic utterances against the leadership of the All… Read more »
Sierra Leone: 2023 Elections - UNPP Vows to Solve Economic Quagmire
National Chairman and Leader of the United National People's Party (UNPP), one of Sierra Leone's oldest political parties, has told this medium that they are a better political… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: 2023 Elections - Four Other Political Parties Sail Through Presidential Nomination
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) on May 5 and 6 successfully endorsed the nomination of four presidential candidates and their running mates. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ahead of June 24 Elections - SSDF Educates Youth On Non-Violence, Drug, Substance Abuse
Ahead of the June 24 elections, the Sport for Sustainable Development Foundation (SSDF) has engage youth groups and community youth leaders from all walks of life in order to… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: President Bio Launches National Payment Switch
President Julius Maada Bio, yesterday Wednesday May 3, officially launched the National Payment Switch. The switch is a gateway system to payment solutions in Sierra Leone. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Political Parties Commit to Working With PPRC
Representatives from different political parties have on Wednesday, May 3rd, made their commitments to continue working with the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) in… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ponder My Thoughts - IOD (Sl): Onboarding Boards for Good Corporate Governance in Sl
I was recently priviledged to chair the launching of the newly formed Institute of Directors (Sierra Leone)-IOD (SL) at the New Brookfields Hotel on April 13th, 2023. The theme for… Read more »
Sierra Leone: 2023 Presidential Election - UDM, PDP Sail Through Nomination
Presidential candidates for the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party and the People's Democratic Party have successfully gone through the nomination process at the Electoral… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: SLPP, NGC Align for 2023 Elections
Leaders of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), President Julius Maada Bio and the National Grand Coalition (NGC) Party leader, Hon. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella have on Sunday… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Sierra Leone: SLPP Washington Metro Chapter Donates U.S.$40 000 Towards Elections
The ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party North America (SLPPNA), Washington DC Metro Chapter, on Sunday, April 9, presented a check of 40, 000.00 United States Dollars to the Regional… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Speaker Calls On Political Parties to Give Space to More Women
The Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament, Hon.Abass C. Bundu has urged the Parliamentary Party leaders to tell their political parties leadership to give more space to women… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS, AU Assess Elections Preparedness
President Julius Maada Bio has received delegations from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the African Union, AU, that are on a fact-finding mission and to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Children Make Passionate Appeal for Passing of Child Rights Bill
Kofi Roberts, attending Sierra Leone Grammar School in SSS 1 (Science 2), has appealed to President Julius Maada Bio, saying: "because of the delay in enacting the revised Child… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: A Reflection of Five Crucial Occurrences in March
It could be quite significant to highlight events that happened these days because we are fast running into the June 2023 multitier elections. Read more »
March 21, 2023
Sierra Leone: PWDs Lobby Political Parties for Party Symbols
With funding from Shared Vision Organisation based in the United Kingdom, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have called on all political parties to award them symbols to contest the… Read more »
Sierra Leone: APC Parliamentary Aspirant Supports Community Road Projects
"Good road network improves and gives access to a community," the words of an indigene in Hill-Top Community as he gladly appreciates a donation of nearly a dozen bags of cement,… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Sierra Leone: Chinese Two Sessions Lay Out the Blueprint for the Future and Bring New Opportunities for China-Sierra Leone Relations
The National People's Congress(NPC)and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which are the annual Chinese sessions, have just been concluded in… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Sierra Leone: ECSL Postpones Distribution of Voter Identity Cards
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) announced it has postponed the distribution of voter registration cards initially scheduled to begin on the 17th of March. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Samura Kamara Announces Chericoco As Running Mate
After weeks of engagements and series of consultations with the hierarchy of the main opposition All People's Congress (APC), Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara has yesterday, March… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Parliament Approves Seat for Tribal Heads in Local Councils
The Minister of Local Government and Community Affairs, Tamba Lamina has confirmed that the new Local Government Act provides a platform for tribal heads to be represented in local… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Sierra Leone: Parliament Ratifies Bilateral Air Services Agreements
Members of Parliament yesterday unanimously ratified eight bilateral air services agreements to allow international commercial air transport services between signatory countries… Read more »