Freetown, 30th March 2026- The Institute of Governance Reform (IGR) has issued a position paper calling for the adoption of a hybrid electoral system, blending both Proportional Representation (PR) and First-Past-the-Post. The paper, which falls under IGR’s critical perspectives, aimed at resolving the disagreements between the government and the opposition, the All People’s Congress, about the most preferred electoral system.
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Freetown, 30th March 2026- In Sierra Leone, rights are enshrined in the constitution, the right to life, association, and free speech among them. Yet, in practice, the right to secure basic state documents such as passports, birth certificates, and national ID cards has increasingly become a privilege, priced beyond the reach of many citizens.
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York, 29th March 2026- In the Magistrate court holding at York, Magistrate Solomon C. Kekurah, has committed three employees of Regimanuel Gray Company Ltd Sierra Leone to stand trial at the high court for allegation of conspiracy and larceny of Eight Hundred and Ninety-six Thousand worth of properties of the company.
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Street Child of Sierra Leone (SCoSL) has rolled out a nationwide grant distribution worth NLe 6,490,800 to support 3,606 caregivers across 10 districts, in what is being described as one of the largest direct financial interventions targeting vulnerable families.
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Freetown, 30th March 2026- Sierra Leone’s food security profile is shifting, with new data showing a significant decline in the proportion of households facing severe hunger. According to the Food Security Monitoring System survey (July 2025), the share of severely food-insecure households dropped from 28 percent in 2023 to 13 percent in 2025, a 15 percentage-point reduction, effectively cutting the figure by more than half.
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