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Why Sierra Leoneans in the Diaspora fear coming back home
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 30, 2025
Michael Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2025: Every December, the airports in Lungi and Freetown welcome a wave of well-dressed Sierra Leoneans returning from the diaspora. They arrive with suitcases full of gifts, dreams of reconnecting...
Op-Ed: Who Decides What Sierra Leonean Families Should Value?
Sierraloaded
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July 29, 2025
In the last week of June, Sierra Leone hosted the Strengthening Families Conference, an event led by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church) in partnership with Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio....
Vice President Jalloh engages Sierra Leonean Diaspora in London on national development priorities
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 29, 2025
Amin Kef: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2025: The Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has concluded a community engagement with Sierra Leonean diaspora stakeholders in London, emphasizing his Government’s...
Africa goes local to boost pharma sector
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Africa is building a new vaccine future through strategic investments, skilled workforce development, and local manufacturing. From Kenya to Rwanda, deals for new facilities and skills development promise to reduce reliance on foreign pharma...
When a Dutch Drug Kingpin Needed a New Base, Sierra Leone Welcomed Him With Open Arms
New Lines Magazine
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July 28, 2025
It was just after 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, 2023, when Hussein Fawaz joined the growing line outside Scarlet, an exclusive nightclub at a seaside resort in Freetown. The evening air was warm and humid, and the crowd at the entrance was growing...
Is Sierra Leone’s Environmental Protection Agency a mockery of sustainability?
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 28, 2025
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2025: Sierra Leone established the Environment Protection Act (EPA) in 2008, and among many others, it is meant to safeguard the environment and manage the nation’s natural resources. Embedded in...
‘The matter is in his hands alone’: president of Sierra Leone urged to ban FGM as court rules it tantamount to torture
The Guardian
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July 28, 2025
As Kadijatu Balaima Allieu walked to a neighbour’s house in her village in Sierra Leone, she had no idea that what was about to happen would alter the course of her life for ever. It was a beautiful September morning in 2016 and Allieu, 28 at the...
Sierra Leone’s New Ambassador to the United States Presents Credentials to President Trump
Sierraloaded
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July 26, 2025
His Excellency Ambassador Amara Sheikh Mohammed Sowa has yesterday 24th, July 2025 presented to President Donald J. Trump, President of United States of America his Letter of Accreditation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sierra...
Government of Sierra Leone begging bowl mentality is crippling the economy
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 26, 2025
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2025: The question that has lingered in the minds of many Sierra Leoneans for far too long: what exactly does Sierra Leone produce that is needed by the world; that is bought by other nations;...
Three Pharmacists Face Suspension Over Drug Theft in Public Hospitals
Sierraloaded
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July 28, 2025
The Chief Pharmacist and Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr. Batema, has announced the suspension recommendation of three pharmacists amid ongoing investigations into widespread drug theft in Sierra Leone’s healthcare sector. The pharmacists,...
Information Ministry and GOAL Sierra Leone Sign MoU to Boost Civic Education and Health Advocacy
Sierraloaded
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July 26, 2025
The Ministry of Information and Civic Education has formalized a partnership with GOAL Sierra Leone through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant milestone in advancing civic education and health advocacy...
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to U.S. Presents Letters of Credence to President Trump
Sierraloaded
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July 25, 2025
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United States, Amara Sheikh Mohammed Sowa, has officially presented his Letters of Credence to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, formally accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. In a ceremony...
Sierra Leonean Striker Mohamed Buya Turay Joins FC Zhetysu in Kazakhstan
Sierraloaded
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July 24, 2025
Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan has officially announced the signing of Sierra Leonean international forward Mohamed Buya Turay as part of efforts to strengthen their attacking force for the remainder of the season. The...
World Bank Warns of Growing Digital Divide in Sierra Leone Due to Low National ID Ownership
Sierraloaded
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July 25, 2025
A new World Bank report has raised concerns over Sierra Leone’s widening digital and financial divide, linking it directly to the country’s low rates of national ID ownership. The Global Findex Report, which monitors financial access in over 120...
Parliament Pass Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission Act
Sierraloaded
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July 25, 2025
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday, 24 July 2025, debated and unanimously passed into law, with some amendments, the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission Act 2025. Key provisions in the Act included the establishment of...
Home-grown solutions: Sierra Leone’s school meals start a new chapter
World Food Programme
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Sierra Leone's farmers, like Isata Feika Sesay, are increasingly growing the food their children eat at school. Photo: WFP In Sierra Leone’s northern Kambia district, the morning sun casts a golden hue over a milling hub, where farmer Isata Feika...
CDC Issues Warning to Americans Traveling to Sierra Leone and Two Other Countries
Sierraloaded
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July 24, 2025
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel health alert advising American citizens to take enhanced precautions when traveling to Sierra Leone, following an outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the...
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I'm helping to get the world's largest floating hospital back in the water
Sunderland Echo
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July 27, 2025
A Mackem marine engineer who honed his skills in South Shields has six weeks to get a 37,000-tonne hospital ship serviced and ready to sail Ben Barker and the Annual Maintenance Teams are working on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship to...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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Sierra Leone Strengthens Vaccine Policy to Boost Public Health
Sierraloaded
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July 22, 2025
Sierra Leone has completed a comprehensive review and validation of its national immunization policy, reaffirming the country’s commitment to improving vaccine coverage and safeguarding public health in line with Sustainable Development Goal 3 on...