Sierra Leone Reaffirms Commitment to Democracy, Climate Action and Regional Integration at ECOWAS Parliament

Sierra Leone has reaffirmed its commitment to democracy, climate action, peacebuilding, and regional integration during the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament currently taking place in Abuja. Presenting the country’s report on behalf of Sierra Leone, Hon. Saa Emerson Lamina, Deputy Leader of Government Business, outlined key national developments covering the period November 2025…

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AG Meets Reform Partners

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay, has met with a delegation of International Moral Guarantors to review progress on Sierra Leone’s electoral and constitutional reform agenda. The meeting, held at the Guma Building on Lamina Sankoh Street, brought together representatives from ECOWAS, the United Nations, and the Commonwealth, and was led by…

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Parliament Hosts ECOWAS Joint Committee on Children’s Rights

The Parliament of Sierra Leone hosted a consultative meeting of the ECOWAS Joint Committees on Social Affairs, Gender, Legal Affairs, Trade, and Political Affairs to discuss child protection in the region. The session focused on “Parliamentary Approaches to Safeguarding Children in Street Situations and Addressing Child Exploitation in the ECOWAS Region.” Hon. Veronica Kadie Sesay,…

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Sierra Leone’s Gender Minister Urges ECOWAS Member States to Swiftly Implement Recommendations on Women & Young People

By Princetta Williams, Information Attaché, SLHC, Accra As member states of ECOWAS participated in a four-day regional consultation on the political participation and leadership of women and young people in West Africa, the Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs of Sierra Leone and Chair of the West African Ministers of Gender and Women Affairs, Dr….

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Sierra Leone Reaffirms Refugee Protection at UNHCR ExCom

By Mohamed Sheriff, Information Attaché, Geneva, Switzerland Commissioner of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, has reaffirmed the Government of Sierra Leone’s unwavering commitment to the protection of persons of concern and promoting durable peace and development solutions aligned with regional and global frameworks. “In these challenging time—marked by conflict,…

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Kabba Chairs ECOWAS Ministerial Session in Abuja

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) today held an Extraordinary Session of its Council of Ministers, chaired by H.E. Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The session focused on key regional matters, including the allocation of statutory positions among member states and the recruitment and status…

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