AYV News, December 2, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has apologised to all victims of online harassment and bullying, noting that no nation can prosper without prioritising women and girls.
He assured that government rejects all forms of violence against women and girls whose lives and dignity are important for national development.
While noting that women and girls must be given the opportunity to reach their greatest potentials, the chief minister said technology has provided opportunities as well as risks, but that people’s privacy is now being violated and silenced.
According to the Dr. Sengeh, government has enacted several progressive laws to end violence against women, and that Sierra Leone has made astronomical progress citing the country’s rating as the 10th most African country in the cyber security stage in just five years.
He said Sierra Leone has also improved from 72%-98% in terms of mobile phone coverage, noting that human beings should make better technology not the other way round and urged all to work hard to make the world perfect.
The Chief Minister was speaking during the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and the National Cybersecurity and Awareness Campaign in Freetown.
The event was organized by the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre and partners on the theme, ‘Unite! End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls.’
The campaign theme, ‘Click Wise, Stay Safe,’ aims to promote safe and responsible digital living while focusing on empowering women and girls and combating online harassment.
The Minister of Information, Chernor C. Bah, who chaired the event, underscored that cyber security is a human rights and security issue and assured that government is doing all in its power to put strategies in place to protect the digital space.
The Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr. Isata Mahoi articulated that the event is not only for women and girls to raise their voices but to reaffirm their commitment to end the menace, a call to action and to remind all that now is the time to end voice against women and girls in the digital space.
