Author: Truth Media

Freetown, 17th November 2025 – Sierra Leone has pledged a series of reforms aimed at improving access to justice for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), following its participation in the OECD Roundtable on “Enhancing Access to Justice for SMEs.” The commitment comes amid growing recognition that SMEs vital engines of employment, innovation, and economic growth, face persistent legal barriers that undermine their ability to thrive.

The All ‘Works’ of Life (AWOL) development organisation has successfully concluded a two-day foundational media training for the Concern Koya Chiefdom Media Team and three officers of the Masiaka Police Division. The training, held on the 15 and 16 November 2025 at the Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Masiaka, was facilitated by AWOL Chairman and Ex Officio of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, who volunteered his expertise as part of AWOL’s new ‘Giving Back to Society’ initiative.

BAN is calling on policymakers to embed gender equality into the fiscal architecture of the state influencing budget allocations, revenue decisions, social protection, and economic participation. The organization warned that missing this window would mean postponing gender-responsive tax justice for another year, a delay Sierra Leone cannot afford.

As part of continued advocacy, Purposeful has also written letters to the AU echoing the call for the review and Strengthening of the Convention. In the letter which will be co-signed by civil society and the media, Purposeful said that it notes “with deep concern that the Convention, in both its substance and process, contains gaps that may undermine its effectiveness and credibility.” The same call is made in another letter to the Ministers of Gender, Justice, Foreign Affairs and Health.