Africa Sierra Leone The Gender Empowerment Bill, introduced and sponsored by the Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs Manty Tarawalli, has been approved
Africa Sierra Leone The just approved Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act states that 30% of government and private sector jobs in the country will be reserved for women
Africa Sierra Leone The country has endowed itself with a Diplomatic Service Academy, the first in the country and in the Mano River Union region, which was inaugurated in recent days by President Julius Maada Bio
Africa Sierra Leone Sierra Leone's central bank has become the first in Africa and the second globally after Israel to raise interest rates this year
Africa Sierra Leone Betting on education to grow the country is President Maada Bio's political strategy, with the recent allocation of 22% of the state budget - one of the highest in the world - to schools to enable the abolition of school fees that burden families