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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:14:44 GMT
Sierra Leonean Rapper Posts 'Obscene and Dangerous' Comments About Journalist
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a well-known Sierra Leonean rapper's outrageously insulting and obscene comments on Facebook about a radio station director. Online harassment of journalists in Sierra Leone must stop, RSF says.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:16:00 GMT
Entrepreneur Creates Clean, Affordable Energy for Sierra Leone's Rural Areas #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Energy. Who has it, who doesn't, where it comes from and the consequences of its use are some of the greatest challenges we face.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:45:20 GMT
WHOBoosts Covid-19 Response and Disease Surveillance With $600,000 Worth of Laboratory Commodities.
[WHO-AFRO] The World Health Organization has handed over a consignment of various laboratory commodities for COVID-19 as well as routine laboratory testing worth over $600,000 to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. The donation is part of the Orga...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:29 GMT
2 Million People to Receive Maternal and Child Health Services in Sierra Leone Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved $60 million grant financing to support maternal and child health services for 2 million people in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project, f...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:54:21 GMT
Covid-19 - Sierra Leone Confirms First Omicron Case
[East African] Health authorities in Sierra Leone has confirmed the country's first case of the Omicron variant.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:31:58 GMT
Sierra Leonean Vice President Pays Official Working Visit to Energy Ministry
[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohammed Julie Jalloh, undertook a day's official working visit to Ghana's Ministry of Energy in Accra.

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:40:21 GMT
Sierra Leone And Guinea Sign the Power Purchase Agreement With Cote d'Ivoire
[FrontPageAfrica] Abidjan -- Following his robust engagement with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire, the Vice President of Sierra Leone who leads a high-powered delegation to Abidjan has affirmed government of Sierra Leone commitment to conclude arrang...

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:34:44 GMT
HRCSL Presents State of Human Rights Report, President Bio, Calls White Paper On Constitutional Review
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Wednesday 1 December 2021 - Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission in Sierra Leone, HRCSL, Patricia Narsu Ndanema, has presented the state of human rights report 2020 to His Excellency President Dr...

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:00:02 GMT
President Bio Installs Chancellors of Universities, Assures Autonomy and Challenges Them to Project Integrity
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Tuesday 30 November 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has decorated and installed Chancellors for four public universities in Sierra Leone, assured them of autonomy in governance and ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:42:37 GMT
National Identification Registry to Issue National ID Cards to Liberians Along Sierra Leone Border
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Identification Registry (NIR) has launched a pilot project that will allow for issuance of national identification cards to Liberians living in communities along our border with the Republic of Sierra Leone....

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:19:57 GMT
FAO Concludes Phase Two of Blended Learning Programme On Responsible Agriculture Investment for Liberia & Sierra Leone
[FrontPageAfrica] Harbel -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with support from the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture last week ended a four-day Phase Two of a Blended Learning Programme on Responsible Agriculture Inves...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:50:04 GMT
Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Attend MRU Diplomatic Peace and Security Conference in Monrovia
[New Dawn] The Sierra Leone Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia on 21st November 2021, received a high-powered delegation from Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) ahead of a two-day Mano River Union Diplomatic Pe...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:45:07 GMT
President Bio Signs Global Pledge On Media Freedom, Says Unfettered and Professional Press Is Central to Country's Democracy
[Sierra Leone Government] Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Monday 22 November 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has signed the Global Pledge on Media Freedom as a commitment by the government to improving media freedom domestically and...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:42:02 GMT
FAO Commences 2nd Phase of Blended Learning Programme On Responsible Agriculture
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Liberia with support from its Headquarters in Rome and the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture on Monday 15th November commenced Phase Two of a four-day B...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:20:44 GMT
In the Swamps of Sierra Leone, Rural Women Plant Seeds of Peace
[WFP] Large mineral deposits in Sierra Leone have often caused tensions between farming communities and miners, especially in the rural south. But a group of women have become ambassadors for peace.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:27:12 GMT
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Commissions Various Projects in Bombali District, Promises Transformational Leadership for All
[Sierra Leone Government] His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has commissioned solar lights, solar boreholes, community centre, places of worship in the Mamankie Village, Bombali District and assured of transformational leadership for all Si...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:41:20 GMT
New NEC Commissioner for West Subscribes to Oath of Office Before Sierra Leone's President Bio
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Tuesday 16 November 2021 - New Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission, NEC, for the Western Region has subscribed to the oath of office before His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:41:12 GMT
President Bio Attends Funeral Service of Late Col. (Rtd) Dr James Anthony Samba
[Sierra Leone Government] Saint Paul's Quasi Parish, Regent, Freetown, Tuesday 16 November 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has attended the funeral service of late Col. (Rtd) Dr James Anthony Samba, who got his home calling on 10 ...



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