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A Budget Built on Fragile Ground: Sierra Leone’s 2026 Plan Meets a Harsh Economic Reality

A Budget Built on Fragile Ground: Sierra Leone’s 2026 Plan Meets a Harsh Economic Reality

Posted by | Dec 8, 2025 | , |

Freetown, 8th December 2025- When Sierra Leone’s government unveiled its 2026 national budget, it framed the document as a turning point, a promise of renewed agricultural productivity, social investment, and a pathway out of chronic economic strain. But beneath the optimistic language lies a familiar tension: a country attempting to engineer growth atop a fiscal structure that shows signs of deep fragility.

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The Youthful Rush into Politics; Competence or Playing the Relevance Card?

The Youthful Rush into Politics; Competence or Playing the Relevance Card?

Posted by | Dec 8, 2025 | , |

“A society that cuts off from its youth, severs its lifeline, it is doomed to bleed to death.” The above were the spirited words of Kofi Annan. This highlights the critical role of young people as catalysts for global change, innovation, and progress. We must recognize that when youth are given the tools and opportunities to lead, they become pivotal agents for development and peace.

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‘I Was Only 10’: Survivor’s Voice Ignites Call to End FGM in Port Loko

‘I Was Only 10’: Survivor’s Voice Ignites Call to End FGM in Port Loko

Posted by | Dec 8, 2025 | |

Port Loko District, 8th December 2025- As the EU continues its nationwide Bus Tour on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), the team arrived in Mange Burreh, Burreh Chiefdom, Port Loko, where the heart of the conversation shifted from policy to lived experience. And at the center of that experience was Zainab Mansaray, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), standing boldly in her orange polo shirt that read, “My Voice Matters.”

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Savings Groups Drive Change, Challenge Gender Norms in Bonthe

Savings Groups Drive Change, Challenge Gender Norms in Bonthe

Posted by | Dec 8, 2025 | |

Freetown, 8th December, 2025- In the riverine communities of Bonthe District, a quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding. For many women and young people, life is beginning to look different, more hopeful, more stable, and more dignified thanks to European Union-supported economic empowerment programmes that are reshaping livelihoods and challenging long-standing gender norms.

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