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Sierra Leone

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:44:06 GMT
President Accuses Protesters of Insurrection
[DW] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Friday accused protesters who demonstrated earlier this week of attempting to overthrow the government.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:44:48 GMT
Violence Rocks Sierra Leone
[New Dawn] Reports say at least three persons have been confirmed dead in the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown as the Government imposes a straight curfew following violent protest.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:43:09 GMT
Anti-Government Protests Turn Deadly in Sierra Leone
[VOA] Nairobi -- Authorities in Sierra Leone say at least 13 civilians and six police officers have been killed in clashes that broke out during anti-government protests.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:09:14 GMT
Chaos Erupt in Neighboring Sierra Leone As Citizens Violently Protest Against Rising Cost of Living
[FrontPageAfrica] Sierra Leone -- It was a day of unrest and violence in the Sierra Leonean Capital, Freetown on Wednesday when anti-government protesters clashed with police in the streets; leaving several people dead and wounded.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:41:59 GMT
Curfew Imposed After Deadly Protests
[DW] Officials in Sierra Leone on Wednesday announced a nationwide curfew amid anti-government protests, during which an unspecified number of people were killed, including two police officers.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:15:16 GMT
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:07:49 GMT
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Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:29:02 GMT
As a Month Old Baby Suffers, Mother Cries for Help
[Concord] The one month old daughter of Aminata Saffa from in NJawai Village in Bo Distruct is suffering from imperforate anus defect. The baby is only able to pass stool through her vigina.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:29:00 GMT
Peace Corps Alumnus Builds 42 Schools in Sierra Leone
[Concord] Peace Corps volunteers serve for two years and return to the US, but not Cindy Nofziger. After arriving in Sierra Leone from Maryland in 1984, her commitment to grassroots development in the West African nation continues to this day.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:28:58 GMT
Meet the Founder and CEO of Empower Africa
[Concord] Empower Africa was founded by Ezi Rapaport in 2018 out of the vital need to create significant international awareness and impact during a unique window of opportunity to uplift Sierra Leone. Since then, the company has grown and evolved.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:28:52 GMT
Sick Pikin Project Pleads With Gov, Doctors to Resolve Ongoing Strike
[Concord] Sick Pikin Project International, in partnership with Caritas Freetown, issued a press release on Wednesday, 3rd August, 2022, pleading with medical doctors and the government for the cessation or resolution of the ongoing doctors' strike a...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:28:51 GMT
Environment - Impacts of Illegal Mining Activities: Threat to Water Security, Human Health, and Potential National Public Health Emergency
[Concord] The availability of abundant natural resources in a country is considered to be a blessing by many because of the potential to change the destiny of a country for the better if managed well. Sierra Leone as a country has a huge deposit of m...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:28:48 GMT
Alleged Illegal Recruitment Process, Nepotism At ECOWAS Parliament - Nigeria Threatens to Quit Ecowas
[Concord] West Africa's economic power house, Nigeria, has threatened to withdraw its membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) due to allegations of leadership misdoings in the recruitment process of the regional body.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:47:25 GMT
Sierra Leone Politician Shoves Journalist Abdulai Gbla in Parliament
[CPJ] On June 28, 2022, Abdul Muniru Lansana, a member of Sierra Leone's parliament, pushed Abdulai Gbla, CEO of the privately owned broadcaster Gbla TV Online, as the journalist filmed legislators at the country's parliament building in Freetown, th...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:18 GMT
Law Students' Research Reveals Kono District Is Rich, but Poor
[Concord] A research conducted by first year students of the Faculty of Law, Fourah Bay College, reveals that Kono is a district endowed with riches but it peoples remain poor. The research topic was 'A critical evaluation of the positive development...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:15 GMT
IG Confesses in Parliament - I Am Not Satisfied With Police Performance
[Concord] The newly appointed Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police, William Fayia Sellu, has noted that he was not satisfied with the performance of the force as they have in some cases flouted their policies and have been inefficient in handling...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:13 GMT
My Take - APC Cosmetic Road Projects Exposed
[Concord] A report from the Northern district town of Makeni revealed that major parts of the township recently submerged as a result of heavy down pour. The streets were flooded, destroying houses and properties worth millions of Leones.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:10 GMT
Rokel Bank's MD Battles 'Green-Eyed Monsters'
[Concord] For some time now, the Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr. Walton Gilpin has not left the raider of some people placing him constantly on the limelight; almost overtaking the president of the country from what exactly looks like...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:10 GMT
VP Juldeh Tours USCG Mohawk Vessel
[Concord] The Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has on Monday August 1, 2022 visited the U.S. Coastguard Cutter (USCG) Mohawk vessel at the Queen Elizabeth Quay Cline Town Freetown.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:09 GMT
Tity Dimbuya Set New PB in 50m Butterfly
[Concord] Birmingham -- SierraLeone's swimmer, Tity Dumbuya set a new Personal Best in Heat 1 of her 50m Butterfly race at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:26:09 GMT
CSO to Sensitize Public On Tribal Hate Speech
[Concord] The National Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Anti-Ethnic organization, Ibrahim Usman Dumbuya, has informed this medium that they would embark on a nation-wide sensitization excises on the dangers of tribal hate speech.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:39:23 GMT
President Weah Extends Condolences and Sympathy to Sierra Leone
[New Republic] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah is deeply saddened by the dreadful loss of lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone, resulting from an explosion of a fuel tanker on Friday, November 5, 2021.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:01:46 GMT
LRA Returns Smuggled Cigarettes to Sierra Leone
[New Dawn] The Anti-Smuggling Unit (ASIU) of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has intercepted and turned over 138 cartons of cigarettes to Sierra Leonean customs collectors at Jenema Customs collectorate in Freetown.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:07:07 GMT
LRA Intercepts, Returns Smuggled Cigarettes to Sierra Leonean Customs
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Anti-Smuggling Unit (ASIU) of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has intercepted and turned over 138 cartons of cigarettes to Sierra Leonean customs collectors at Jenema Customs collectorate in Freetown.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:34:05 GMT
Chinese Embassy, Mlss Share Information On Labour Law
[Concord] The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security yesterday, 14th July, held an information sharing session on the reviews of labour laws.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:33:43 GMT
Mabang Bridge Renamed As Ella Koblo Gulama Bridge
[Concord] EU funded Mabang Bridge which was commissioned last week, has been renamed to Ella Koblo Gulama Bridge by the Government of Sierra Leone.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:33:30 GMT
I Faced 3 Months Ruthless Sexual Abuse in the Hands of Lebanese Police - Migrant
[Concord] Sallay Sallay (not her real name) was a graduate in catering, and was employed in a restaurant from which she was making ends meet, until when she received a WhatSapp message from an unknown international number. Hi! It's your sister Yan Ka...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:33:22 GMT
APC MP Takes Oath of Office
[Concord] Following the just concluded bye-election in Constituency 056 in Tonkolili District conducted by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone, Hon. Jawah Sesay, on Wednesday took oath of office to serve his people in accordance to the 1991 Con...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:33:36 GMT
Ponder My Thoughts - 'Speak With a Still Small Voice of Calm' - President Bio Urged
[Concord] The past few months have been extremely difficult for us Sierra Leoneans. The grumblings about difficulties in making ends meet have been constantly aired out in the open in discussions amongst various classes of people in society. We have ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:33:57 GMT
Journalists Barred From Covering Debate On Public Elections Bill
[Concord] While other members of the public were allowed unfettered access to the Parliament Building yesterday, police officers manning the gate to the entrance denied journalists entry into the premises, saying that they were told that there was no...



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