Author: Truth Media

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. 

Freetown 17th November 2025- The All People’s Congress (APC) Party has issued a strongly worded public statement expressing deep concern over what it describes as unilateral and opaque actions by the Tripartite Steering Committee Secretariat (TSCS), particularly regarding the rollout of civic engagement sessions across Sierra Leone.