Sierra Leone: Concerns Over Payment for National ID Cards in US Dollars

Many citizens have been taken aback by a public notice issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC, which announced new prizes in US dollars for various identity cards including the National Identity Cards for Sierra Leoneans.

Concerns Sierra Leoneans have cried that the costly prices for the new ID Cards will further exacerbate the already gross economic hardship in the country.

According to the MIC public notice issued last week, contract for the ID Cards was ratified by the…