G5 Group has sent emissaries to Conakry to begin talks with the new administration. They met with Prime Minister Mohamed Beavogui (photo). Here is the press release from Conakry on that meeting. Translated from French to English. Conakry, 12 Novemb...

By Our Correspondent in Freetown The government of Sierra Leone has announced the setting up of a three-member tribunal to investigate the Auditor General who is now on suspension pending the outcome of the investigation. She has been accused of pr...

By PV Staff One of the best newsletters to come out of our diplomatic missions in recent years is the new newsletter from our embassy in Switzerland which is headed by Dr. Lansana Gberie ( photo). This is not surprising because Dr. Gberie not only ...

Commentary Moral values have no value if they are like beautifully suspended bubbles By Sinneh T. Moijueh, Freetown, Sierra Leone Though at varying degrees and dimensions, we all try to stand for certain things and this fundamentally helps us avo...

By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Congratulations Zainab Umu Moseray. The oath you have taken today comes with a big responsibility. We want credible state institutions for our democracy to thrive. We believe that the days of cavalier ...

Tanzania Minister for Agriculture, Prof. Adolf Mkenda (photo) said that the economic diplomacy that President Samia Suluhu Hassan continues to pursue is contributing to the improvement of people's living standards and the economy as a whole. Prof. M...

Why do (some) people enjoy violence? In the war against ISIS, men in Iran volunteer to fight in militant groups. Why do they join? And why do they stay commited? Cultural Anthropologist Younes Saramifar (VU Amsterdam) explains that taking pleasure ...

By Our Correspondent in Freetown The process to investigate Lara Taylor-Pearce, the suspended Auditor General (photo), has been set in motion here in Freetown with the forthcoming setting up of a tribunal to investigate her. She was recently suspen...

Commentary By Dr. Nanah Sheriff Fofanah- Sesay, Special Contributor, USA Since survivors of the Wellington Tanker explosion were mostly impacted by third and fourth degree burns, the focus of this educational narrative is limited to these types of...

By Our Correspondent Lara Taylor-Pearce (photo), the Auditor General of Sierra Leone, has been suspended while a tribunal will be set up by the office of the Attorney-General to investigate her and other officials, according to reliable sources her...