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£900,000 EU-Funded Youth Empowerment Project Launched in Sierra Leone
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August 14, 2025
During International Youth Day celebrations on August 12, 2025, at Bintumani Conference Hall, ActionAid Sierra Leone and the Centre for Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) launched the €900,000 EU-funded Youth Action for Good Governance and...
High Vaccine Acceptance in Sierra Leone Highlights Role of Trust, Messaging, and Misinformation
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More than 80% of adults in Sierra Leone said they would accept COVID-19 vaccines for themselves or their families, according to a study presented at the 2025 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research. The study surveyed 2,146 adults to assess...
New Egyptian Ambassador Expresses Interest in Supporting Vocational Training in Sierra Leone
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August 14, 2025
The newly appointed Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Rasha Poliman Mohin Eldin, has expressed interest in supporting vocational institutions during a courtesy call on the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Dr. Ramatulai...
Faithful throng La Vang shrine for Assumption celebration in Vietnam
Vatican News
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August 18, 2025
More than 90,000 Catholics converged on the national shrine of Our Lady of La Vang in central Vietnam on August 15 to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. By LiCAS News The annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our...
World Food Prize Foundation Youth Institutes Expand Across Africa, Established in Sierra Leone
Ethical Marketing News
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August 14, 2025
The World Food Prize Foundation has established its first Youth Institute in Sierra Leone, advancing its mission to engage the next generation of leaders in food security across Africa. The inaugural program was held on July 14, 2025, and marks a...
YOK 7 Urges Sierra Leone Parliament to Prioritize Kush Crisis Over Chants at First Lady
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August 14, 2025
Sierra Leonean rapper YOK 7 has publicly urged Parliament to prioritize addressing the pressing Kush crisis rather than engaging in chants at the First Lady, emphasizing the need for urgent national focus on critical issues. The rapper and Noble...
U.S. Government Releases 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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August 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor has released its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, highlighting both progress and ongoing concerns in Sierra Leone. While there were no credible reports of...
Pre-war evils we fought at the UN have crept back into Sierra Leone’s body politic- Part 1
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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August 13, 2025
Kabs Kanu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 August 2025: One of the bloodiest conflicts ever in Africa was the rebel war in Sierra Leone from 1990 to 2002. The war which devastated the country’s already crumbling infrastructure also killed over 150,000...
The Jockey Club Announces Election Of New Members
Yahoo Sports
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The Jockey Club Announces Election Of New Members originally appeared on Paulick Report. The Jockey Club today, Aug. 18, announced the election of 10 new members: Craig Bernick, Peter M. Brant, Boyd T. Browning Jr., Case Clay, Dennis Drazin,...
Event organised to strengthen the mission in Sierra Leone
Neos Kosmos
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August 14, 2025
An event to strengthen the mission in Sierra Leone will be held this Sunday (17 August) at the holy church of St Panteleimon in Dandenong. The event will begin with a divine service between 7.30 and 10.45am, presided over by Bishop of Sierra...
Sierra Leone Teachers Union Warns Payroll Suspension of Over 4,000 Teachers Could Disrupt September School Reopening
Sierraloaded
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August 12, 2025
The Sierra Leone Teachers Union has issued a stern warning, cautioning that the suspension of over 4,000 teachers from the payroll could jeopardize the planned reopening of schools in September. The union expressed concern that many of the...
The Global Mercy Returns to Sierra Leone to Deliver Even More Free Surgeries and Expand Training ...
Business Ghana
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The Global Mercy™, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, docked once again in Freetown marking the start of its third consecutive field service in Sierra Leone. Operated by the international NGO Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.Africa/), the...
Sierra Leone Achieves Historic 90% Survival Rate in Special Care Baby Units for the First Time Since 2017
Sierraloaded
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August 12, 2025
In a groundbreaking milestone for neonatal health, Sierra Leone’s Special Care Baby Units (SCBUs) have recorded an average 90% national survival rate for admitted infants—marking the first time since 2017 that such a high rate has been achieved....
The Global Mercy Returns To Sierra Leone To Deliver Even More Free Surgeries And Expand Training For Healthcare Professionals
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) The Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, docked once again in Freetown marking the start of its third consecutive field service in Sierra Leone. Operated by the international NGO Mercy...
Sierra Leone Signs Civic Education Deal to Support Young People
Sierraloaded
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August 11, 2025
Sierra Leone has signed a new partnership to support civic education and youth development at the 30th American Field Service (AFS) Youth Assembly in New York. The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Information and Civic Education and...
Sierra Leone to Participate in Inaugural Beach Kabaddi World Cup
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August 11, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Men’s National Kabaddi Team is set to make history as one of 18 nations competing at the inaugural Beach Kabaddi World Cup, scheduled from September 23 to 28, 2025. Representing Africa alongside Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi, Sierra...
Global Mercy Ship Returns to Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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August 12, 2025
The Global Mercy, operated by the international charity Mercy Ships, has returned to Sierra Leone and is set to remain in the country for the next ten months. The hospital ship, which recently completed a short maintenance period in Cádiz, Spain,...
The Soviet Vibes of Trump’s Assault on Science
Truthdig
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August 18, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the fall of 1925, agronomist Trofim Lysenko arrived on the dusty plains of what is now Azerbaijan, hoping to keep cows from starving to death over the...
From civil society to evil society: The story of Sierra Leone’s so-called watchdogs
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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August 12, 2025
Dr Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2025: In any true democracy, civil society is meant to be the voice of the people and the watchdog that keeps government on its toes. But in Sierra Leone, that watchdog seems to have turned into something...
‘Koko Ros’ and the erosion of Sierra Leone’s national decorum
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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August 12, 2025
Oumar Farouk Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2025: According to the local lore, the song “Koko Ros” was composed by Dr. Orloh, in the wake of a personal rupture – his divorce. On the surface, it is draped in melody and rhythm. Beneath...