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Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Empowers Teenagers on Sexual Reproductive Health
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Marie Stopes Sierra Leone has successfully engaged local school health clubs in Kailahun to promote awareness of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). The initiative aimed to educate teenagers about family planning and the risks associated...
Sierra Leonean Female Referee Aminatta Fullah Departs for Women’s AFCON in Morocco
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Sierra Leone’s FIFA and Elite A referee, Aminatta Fullah has departed for Casablanca, Morocco ahead of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which runs from July 5 to July 26, 2025. Fullah’s appointment marks a significant milestone for...
Can Muslim Women Contest for Leadership in a Secular Country?
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Introduction The role of Muslim women in leadership especially political leadership has generated vigorous discussion among Islamic scholars. Some interpret Islamic texts as barring women from holding top leadership positions such as head of...
Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Penetrating Two Primary School Pupils in Freetown
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
A teacher from Basharia Islamic Primary School in Freetown has been arrested by police following allegations of sexual misconduct involving two pupils from Class Four. The incident, which occurred at the school located at 1 Bass Street, Fourah...
VIDEO: Deputy Director of Education says School Merger Driven by Data
Antigua News Room
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June 30, 2025
Deputy Director of Education Defends School Merger as Data-Driven and Necessary Antigua and Barbuda – 30 June 2025 Deputy Director of Education Dr. Jonah Greene has defended the Ministry of Education’s decision to merge Glanvilles and Pares...
President Bio Celebrated by Thousands of Sierra Leoneans Over ECOWAS Chairmanship
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio was celebrated by thousands of Sierra Leoneans at the Presidential Lodge in Freetown following his historic election as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic...
Shattered lives and broken homes echo the vanishing women of Lebanon
Al Mayadeen
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June 30, 2025
Given the magnitude and multifaceted nature of this urgent human rights issue, recommendations to address the silent vanishing and desperate escape of women and girls in Lebanon must be comprehensive. The alarming surge in the disappearance and...
What If Religion Was The Hero In Today’s Headlines?
Patheos
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June 30, 2025
Muhammad Elgazzar, a “savior surgeon,” trained some of the famed White Helmets in Syria on how to perform emergency first-aid. White Helmets of the Syrian Civil Defense in Kafrowaid, a village south of Idlib, on March 21, 2017. Qasioun News...
Mpox In Sierra Leone: What’s Behind The Recent Surge And Why West Africa Is At R
The Nigerian Voice
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Source: Dr Jia B. Kangbai As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak throughout the...
Sierra Leone’s Daniella Boima Garrick Crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Daniella Boima Garrick of Sierra Leone has been crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025. The 21-year-old fashion model and advocate was celebrated for her courage and grace at the inaugural pageant, held on June 28, 2025, as part of the broader African...
Sierra Leone’s government is ready to host Russian fishing fleet
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The government of Sierra Leone is set to grant Russian fishing operators an annual quota of 40,000 tons, accompanied by investment incentives aimed at enhancing bilateral collaboration in the fisheries sector, according to an announcement...
‘Smoking to survive’: How Sierra Leone’s youth got hooked on kush
Modern Ghana
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A cheap synthetic drug known as kush is ravaging West Africa and its epicentre is Sierra Leone. The government has declared kush a public health emergency, but poverty and trauma are slowing efforts by communities to help unhook young people from...
D. Wayne Lukas' death overshadows a big weekend of horse racing
United Press International (UPI)
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June 30 (UPI) -- News that legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas died peacefully Saturday at age 89 after a career of personal accomplishment and devotion to the industry overshadowed a jam-packed weekend of Thoroughbred racing. Lukas had been active...
Zainab Sheriff Urges Sierra Leonean Women to Step into Leadership Roles Ahead of 2028 Elections
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Popular Sierra Leonean Musician and Celebrity, Zainab Sheriff, visited the Low-Cost Bridge Mosque in the East End of Freetown on Friday, June 27, in an unannounced event aimed at empowering women within the community. During her visit, Zainab...
Sierra Leonean students fear US visa crackdown
TRT World
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The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is not just against people who may be in the United States without permission. It's also about how many foreigners should be allowed into the country. With reports of visa-holding tourists being...
Providence, MGHS Win Big at Orange-SL’s For Good Connections School Challenge
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Providence International High School and Methodist Girls High School had emerged as winners at the climax of Orange Sierra Leone’s “For Good Connections” campaign on Saturday, June 21st, securing top spots in football and pantomime competition....
MoPAPA Partners With India Government to Enhance Civil Service Capacity Building
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs (MoPAPA) has initiated a significant partnership with a high-level delegation from the Government of India, aimed at strengthening cooperation in capacity building and technical support...
Sierra Leone politician hints at attaining higher political office
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. David Sengeh, has highlighted the possibility of running for a higher national office in the future, only on the condition that he serves the country to a high standard during his current tenure. In a message...
Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Urges Realistic Sex Education Programs at Marriage to Curb “contraceptive culture”
ACI Africa
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June 27, 2025
“Sex must be seen as an expression of intimate love between a married man and a married woman—that is, husband and wife—and open to creation,” Archbishop Tamba said at the two day conference organized under the theme, “Building stronger families...
Samura Kamara Vows to Continue Fight for Electoral Justice and Democracy in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Dr. Samura Kamara, former leader of Sierra Leone’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), has reaffirmed his commitment to pursuing electoral justice and restoring democracy in the country, nearly two years after the disputed June 2023...