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How Stigma Undermines Contraceptive Use Among Women in Sierra Leone
Africa, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Inequality, Population, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Women's Health Marie Kamara speaks of the...
Owner: Inter Press Service (Non-profit)
Sierra Leone U-17 Girls defeated Liberia U-17 Girls 3-0 at WAFU-A U-17 Girls Tournament
Sierra Leone’s U-17 Girls team has secured another impressive victory at the WAFU-A U-17 Girls Tournament in Liberia, defeating the host nation 3-0 to strengthen their position as strong contenders for the title. Having already achieved two...
Owner: Felima Media Ltd
Civil Peace Service Network Sierra Leone Marks International Day of Peace with Urgent Call for Environmental Protection
Sierra Leone’s Civil Peace Service Network (CPSN) observed the International Day of Peace on September 19, 2025, with a compelling appeal for urgent action to protect the country’s environment as a fundamental component of sustainable peace. The...
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Liberia, Sierra Leone Celebrate International Day of Peace Under the Theme “Act Now, For a Peaceful World”
The event brought together citizens from both countries to reflect on the importance of peace, cross-border connectivity, sustainable development, and the shared history both countries enjoy. BAMBALA, Grand Cape Mount – In observance of...
Owner: Rodney D. Sieh
China launches on-site first aid training initiative in Sierra Leone
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A member of the 26th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone instructs local trainees in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sep. 10, 2025. The first Sierra Leone-China On-Site First Aid Training...
Owner: Chinese Government
A conversation on radical hope with John Green
On Sept. 25, Oakland University gathered for a crash course on writing books, being a parent and navigating life with diseases as John Green visited campus. While not everything was tuberculosis in his presentation, Green invited the campus...
Owner: Oakland University
Jagaban Secures $3M Bus Deal to Boost Public Transport in Sierra Leone
Aspiring Presidential Candidate for Sierra Leone’s main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), Mohamed Omodu Kamara, also known as Jagaban has signed a $3 million contract with a Chinese bus manufacturer to equip Sierra Leone with sixteen new...
Owner: Felima Media Ltd
In Sierra Leone, child labour leaves childhoods on hold
“I’m not happy that I’m working here while my friends are in school,” says 12-year-old Adama as she looks around the quarry in the Gombu community of Kenema, southeastern Sierra Leone. Adama works alongside her parents, and each day is faced with...
Owner: Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization
First Lady Fatima Bio Advocates Women’s Economic Empowerment at Sierra Leone–Canada Trade and Investment Show
Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Maada Bio, delivered a powerful address on the second day of the Sierra Leone–Canada Trade, Investment and Cultural Show 2025, emphasizing that women’s economic empowerment is not an act of charity but a matter of...
Owner: Felima Media Ltd
Kenya, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire partner with Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies to fight sickle cell
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 September 2025: In a landmark move, the Ministries of Health of Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire, together with Uganda’s Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) under the stewardship of the Uganda Ministry of Health, have signed...
Owner: Abdul Rashid Thomas
Over $1.5M in Free Healthcare Commodities to Reach Hospitals and PHUs
The National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA) has announced the commencement of the third and fourth-quarter nationwide distribution of Free Healthcare commodities for 2025. Which follows the successful completion of the first and second- quarter...
Owner: Felima Media Ltd
Top officials from Sierra Leone visit McMaster, part of tour to deepen 'relationship with Canada'
A trade delegation from Sierra Leone is meeting this week with government officials in Vaughan, Ont., and McMaster University leaders in Hamilton, in a first-of-its-kind summit that has origins in the Hammer. The summit is organized in part by...
Owner: Canadian Government
U.S Ambassador to Sierra Leone resigns in shocking diplomatic drama
Screenshot The United States Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Sierra Leone, His Excellency David Bryan Hunt , stunned the nation yesterday when he announced that he has resigned from his position. He said that he submitted his resignation to...
Owner: Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu
GRA Joins Regional Tax Leaders in Sierra Leone for WATAF High-Level Dialogue
By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has joined regional peers in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the 7th West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) High-Level Policy Dialogue and the 21st General Assembly—an annual gathering of tax...
Owner: People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS)
West Africa records 175 Lassa fever deaths in Q3 2025
Between January and September 2025, four West African member states recorded 175 deaths from Lassa fever. The countries include Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Nigeria had the highest impact with 162 deaths and 871 confirmed cases,...
Owner: Kwasi Twum
Sierra Leone’s Development Partners and Government Pledge Stronger Collaboration for Service Delivery
High-level officials from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) and leaders of international NGOs gathered at the Ministry’s Conference Hall in Tower Hill to discuss ways to deepen partnerships and improve...
Owner: Felima Media Ltd
Sierra Leone Welcomes 700 Babies Daily: Vice President Juldeh Calls for Urgent Strategic Planning
Every day, around 700 babies are born in Sierra Leone, highlighting an urgent need for strategic planning to support the nation’s youngest citizens. Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh emphasizes that preparing for this demographic shift is...
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Trees are natural ACs for cities, if you plant the right ones
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today,” so the saying goes. Trees have been touted as solutions to many environmental problems, from reducing air pollution to restoring biodiversity. But much planting in...
Owner: Earth Journalism Network & China Dialogue Trust
Palm trees in Africa are in decline: these botanists made a plan to do something about it
Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while west Africa has 38 and east Africa 18. They form part of a global...
Owner: The Conversation Media Group
Direct Relief Monitors Health Outlook in Central Africa as Ebola Cases Climb
By Olivia Lewis Ebola virus has emerged again as a health threat in central Africa, with at least 31 deaths recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month. As of Sept. 18, there were 48 confirmed and probable cases in the Kasai Province...
Owner: Direct Relief