Sierra Leone election: voter trust has been shaken, and will need to be regained: President of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Konneh announcing partial election results in Freetown on June 26, 2023. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images Julius Maada Bio, a 59-year-old former soldier, was sworn in for his second and final five-year …
Elections en Sierra Leone : une enquête révèle ce qui intéresse le plus les électeurs: Un homme vote dans un bureau de vote à Freetown lors des élections générales de 2018. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Les Sierra-Léonais se rendront à nouveau aux urnes le 24 juin, pour la cinquième élection post-conflit du pays. Depuis …
Sierra Leone has been at peace for 20 years after a brutal civil war – what went right: Henry, a teenaged rebel solider, before he is disarmed in 2001. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002. They also mark …
Sierra Leone : les dirigeants africains ont joué un rôle clé dans la fin de la traite transatlantique des esclaves: Freetown, capitale de la Sierra Leone et refuge de milliers d'esclaves libres. Original Artwork: Hatch Collection. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Freetown, la capitale de la Sierra Leone sur la côte ouest de l’Afrique, doit son nom …
Sierra Leone elections: survey reveals what voters care about most: A man casts his vote at a polling station in Freetown during the 2018 general elections. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest. For more than two decades following its …
African leaders in Sierra Leone played a key role in ending the transatlantic slave trade: Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone and haven for thousands of free slaves. Original Artwork: Hatch Collection. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned …
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Targeting disaster management: New research evidence from Sierra Leone: The fire at Susan Bay magnified the lack of disaster management in Sierra Leone Lee Miles Sierra Leone is prone to climate-related disasters like fires, water shortages, floods and mudslides. It has also seen serious disease outbreaks like Ebola and COVID-19. On the World Risk Index …
We used performing arts to map out gender violence in Sierra Leone. What we found: About 62% of Sierra Leonean women aged 15-49 have experienced physical or sexual violence. Getty Images It’s been more than two years since Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency over sexual and gender-based violence. The declaration followed a public …
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South Africa in the news: Super Eagles face Covid-19 tests ahead of Sierra Leone clash: Nigeria senior national team players will be tested for Covid-19 before taking on Sierra Leone in Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.: “South Africa” – BingNews Banks provided R50bn in financial relief over lockdown: The country’s banks have provided over …
Why Sierra Leone needs to focus on cardiovascular health: Cardiovascular risk factors are high in Sierra Leone. Steven Rubin Cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are major causes of death and disability globally. Noncommunicable diseases such as these arise mainly from lifestyle transitions towards a high-calorie diet and …
Sierra Leone faces coronavirus as rainy season hits – local disaster planning will be key: Local coroanvirus awareness raising in Funkia Market, Sierra Leone. Trocaire/Flickr, CC BY The government of Sierra Leone called a state of emergency on March 25, seven days before the first case of COVID-19 was even confirmed. The virus has spread …
Sierra Leone takes welcome leap on rape: but next steps are crucial: Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has made fighting rape a priority. EPA-EFE/Ernest Henry The president of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency on rape and sexual violence following a public outcry over the high number of rapes of …
Sierra Leone mudslide was a man-made tragedy that could have been prevented: Shoes left after a flash flood during the mudslide in Freetown, Sierra Leone August 18, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Sierra Leone is still reeling from the effects of a mudslide that killed nearly 1 000 people, left hundreds missing and rendered thousands homeless. After …
Resilience has become a way of life in Sierra Leone, now mourning hundreds lost in mudslide: A nation “once again… gripped by grief”. This was how Ernest Bai Koroma, president of Sierra Leone, described the effects of the mudslide that devastated Regent, on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Freetown in the early hours of …