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World Bank Approves $24m Governance Reform And Growth Credit for Sierra Leone
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved the fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit (GRGC) for Sierra Leone amounting to $ 24 million, being a one-tranche budget support disbursement. How People Arrived Here: world bank support...
Registration of Prospective Voters Begins in Sierra Leone
The registration of prospective voters has begun in Sierra Leone in the run-up to the country’s multi-tier elections in November 2012. How People Arrived Here: national electoral commision sierra leone, current voter registration in sierra leone, National...
New Political Party, the Citizens Democratic Party Registered in Sierra Leone
The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) of Sierra Leone has issued the final certificate of registration to a newly formed political party called the Citizens’ Democratic Party (CDP) months before elections are supposed to take place. How...
President Ernest Bai Koroma Pardons 153 Sierra Leone Inmates
President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone has used his prerogative of mercy to pardon over 150 inmates held by the country’s prisons. How People Arrived Here: sierra leone prison
Fishing Company Workers in Sierra Leone Protest Poor Working Conditions
Aggrieved fishermen working with the Sierra Fishing Company have protested over the manner in which they were treated by the company.
Sierra Leone to Receive World Bank Funding to Tackle Poverty And Promote Growth
The World Bank has, through one of its agencies the International Development Association (IDA), provided credit to the tune of 15.5 million special drawing rights to Sierra Leone to combat poverty and promote growth, Sierra Leone’s Information Attache...
$30m Road Project in Sierra Leone Handed to Chinese Contractors
President Ernest Bai Koroma has handed over a $30 million road project to a Chinese Construction Company China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG), with funds provided by the Chinese government through their bilateral development funds. How People Arrived Here:...
Sierra Leone Inspector General of Police Francis Munu Announces an End to the Ban on Outdoor Political Activities
Sierra Leone’s Inspector General of Police Francis Munu announced an end to the more than three-month blanket ban on outdoor activities of political parties in the country, urging parties to be guided by the memorandum of understanding (MoU) the...
