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Sierra Leone
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Crackdown in Sierra Leone: Arrests Made Amidst Plot Allegations
In Sierra Leone, fourteen soldiers, including both current and former police officers, as well as two civilians, have…
School Children Injured in Sierra Leone Stadium Accident
Several school children were injured on Thursday when a railing collapsed at a stadium in the Southern region…
Sierra Leone MPs Pass Bill to Give Women a Third of Parliamentary Seats
Women in Sierra Leone have a reason to smile after the country’s Members of Parliament (MP) passed a…
Outcry as Sierra Leonean Government Buries Civilians Killed During Riot
Twenty-seven civilians killed in August riots in Sierra Leone were buried Monday in the capital Freetown following a…
Sierra Leone Launches Probes Into ‘impractical’ Football Score Lines
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has launched an investigation into two first division matches that finished with…
Sierra Leone Removes “Zeros of Shame” On Currency To Tackle Inflation
Sierra Leone on Friday released new banknotes without many zeroes in a bid to restore its economy in…
Super Eagles Defeat Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Peseiro’s First Win
The Super Eagles got their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign off to a winning start after…
Sierra Leone Launches Bid for Seat in U.N. Security Council
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has officially launched a bid for a seat in the Non-permanent…
127 Women Rights Groups from 35 Countries Ask Sierra Leone to Criminalize FGM
In the wake of the death of yet another woman in Sierra Leone due to female genital mutilation…
Sierra Leone Kicks Off Health Workers Ebola Vaccination
Sierra Leone will begin vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola in areas near its border with Guinea where…