The United Nations appealed Friday for $50 million to help more than 84,000 people in Nepal affected by catastrophic flooding, warning that winter was fast approaching. The August 26 floods on the China-Nepal border, triggered by a glacial mountain collapse, killed more than 1,300 people and left more than 5,600 missing in both countries. “Time is against them,” the…
Maryland federal judge Deborah Boardman on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s latest effort to halt birthright citizenship, citing an earlier judgement from the Supreme Court in June. Ms Boardman, appointed by former President Joe Biden, issued a preliminary injunction restricting Mr Trump from enforcing provisions of an executive order which sought to deny citizenship to children of foreign parents,…
Sierra Leone’s Cabinet has approved development financing packages worth approximately US$73.8 million to support affordable housing, climate-resilient agriculture, food security and job creation, while also endorsing major reforms in land administration, pensions and the mining sector. The approvals were announced by the Minister of Information and Civic Education, Hon. Chernor Bah, during the Government’s Weekly Press Conference held at…
Two members of The Lawyers’ Society have filed an action before the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone seeking constitutional interpretation regarding the passage of the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in what could become a landmark legal challenge over the country’s constitutional amendment process. The action, filed on September 3, 2026, was brought by Thomas Moore Conteh…
The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of Aissatou Diallo as its new Country Manager for Sierra Leone, a role in which she will lead the institution’s strategic engagement with the Government of Sierra Leone and other key stakeholders while overseeing the implementation of its development portfolio in the country. Diallo, a Guinean national, brings nearly three decades…
Bolivia has ordered the temporary state intervention of its national oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), as persistent fuel shortages leave motorists facing long queues at filling stations. The intervention was ordered by President Rodrigo Paz through Supreme Decree 5697, approved on 1 September and published on Wednesday. The government said the move was necessary to address weaknesses…
