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When WIPF led regional, intergenerational movement against VAWG in Freetown
Abuja Inquirer
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September 3, 2025
The Women in Politics Forum, WIPF, is leading a regional and intergenerational movement against Violence Against Women and Girls in the Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, shaping the future of women’s rights advocacy across our region....
ECOWAS Fact-Finding Mission in Sierra Leone over border dispute with Guinea
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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September 2, 2025
Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 September 2025: A high-level fact-finding delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)on August 26, 2025 commenced engagements with the Government of Sierra Leone over the...
EU contributes 9M euros for groundbreaking biodiversity and community development projects in Sierra Leone
World Food Programme
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a EUR 9 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to launch a transformative three-year project aimed at reducing biodiversity loss and improving the...
Why Sierra Leone’s main opposition APC must confront electoral justice to heal, unify, and prepare for power – Op ed
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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September 2, 2025
Mohamed Gibril Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 September 2025: Let me start with a simple observation: politics in Sierra Leone is rarely black and white. The Electoral Justice (EJ) issue is no exception. It sits in the middle of a web of...
Secondary school principals in Sierra Leone say Maada Bio’s Free Education Scheme is a big lie
Cocorioko
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September 2, 2025
SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN SIERRA LEONE SAY MAADA BIO’S FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS A BIG LIE THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PRINCIPALS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF HEAD TEACHERS, SIERRA LEONE. +23276-643612/ +23278-024120 /...
FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 3, 2025
Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...
Furor in Sierra Leone over power- sharing plans being put together by President Maada Bio
Cocorioko
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September 2, 2025
Why We MUST REJECT Power-Sharing? (Episode I) By Mira Dumbuya : Former Sierra Leone Police Superintendent 🛑 1. Self-Protection Masquerading as Reform: These laws are often designed not to empower others, but to shield the ruling elite from...
South Sudan’s Democratic Mirage
The New York Review of Books
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September 4, 2025
In December 2024 South Sudan was scheduled to hold elections for the first time. They would have finally given its citizens a chance to pass judgment on the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), which had fought a twenty-two-year-long...
Parliamentary decadence and impotence in corrupt Sierra Leone
Cocorioko
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September 1, 2025
POLITICS, CULTURE, AND PARLIAMENTARY DECADENCE IN SIERRA LEONE: A CYCLICAL HISTORY OF RISE AND DECLINE By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Tuesday, 2 September 2025 Sierra Leone’s Parliament, like its American counterpart, has moved through cycles of power,...
SLAJ Strengthens Partnership with U.S. Embassy on Press Freedom
Sierraloaded
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September 4, 2025
The new executive of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) paid a courtesy call on the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Freetown on Tuesday, 2nd September 2025. The visit aligned with SLAJ’s tradition of...
Sierra Leone’s Missing $1.4 Billion: A Call for Truth, Transparency, and Justice
Sierraloaded
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August 31, 2025
In a revelation that has sent shockwaves through Sierra Leone’s political and civic landscape, Finance Minister Sheku Fantamahdi Bangura disclosed that the country exported an estimated $1.5 billion worth of minerals last year, yet only $16...
Dr. Yumkella Calls on Bloggers to Champion Responsible Energy Use and Fight Electricity Theft
Sierraloaded
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September 4, 2025
Electricity theft remains a pressing challenge in Sierra Leone, undermining the nation’s efforts to expand reliable energy access and maintain sustainable infrastructure. Recognizing the critical role of digital influencers in shaping public...
Ooni, Alaafin and Yoruba’s endless war
The News (Nigeria)
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September 4, 2025
By Lasisi Olagunju A race of giants. The Yoruba had been producing monumental men and women long before Nigeria became a country. Professor Adelola Adeloye’s ‘African Pioneers of Modern Medicine’ (1985) has a list of eleven Nigerians who...
The Thursday Murder Club star Dame Helen Mirren backs launch of Street Child’s ‘Back to School’ campaign
London Post
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September 4, 2025
The Thursday Murder Club star Dame Helen Mirren has voiced her support for international children’s charity Street Child as it launches its new Back to School campaign. Street Child’s Back to School campaign urges the public to help get children...
Davido expresses love for South Africa after 'Scorpion Kings Live with Friends' performance
IOL
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September 4, 2025
Fans are not the only ones still raving about the night Amapiano pioneers DJ Maphorisa and Kabza de Small brought Loftus Stadium alive with a star-studded line-up on August 29. Nigerian sensation Davido, who was revealed as the international...
Burkina Faso criminalises homosexuality in far-reaching family law reform
Modern Ghana
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Burkina Faso has joined a growing list of African nations tightening laws against same-sex relations, with an extensive new code set to reshape family and nationality rules. Burkina Faso's transitional assembly has passed a controversial law...
Mathapoly Church International holds 10 days Annual Peace Prayer convention at Agona Abodom
Ghana News Agency
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September 2, 2025
By James Esuon Agona Abodom (C/R), Sept 02, GNA – A 10-day Peace Prayer International Convention being organised by the Mathapoly Church International (MCI), former Musama Church International ended at Agona Abodom in the Agona West Municipality...
Egypt vs Ethiopia Prediction and Betting Tips | September 5th 2025
Sportskeeda
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September 4, 2025
Egypt will invite Ethiopia to the Cairo International Stadium in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The hosts have enjoyed an unbeaten run in the qualifiers thus far and are at the top of the CAF Group A qualification standings. The...
Stakeholders collaborate towards stronger migration governance frameworks in ECOWAS
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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September 1, 2025
Stakeholders have agreed to work together to ensure a stronger migration governance frameworks that will protect workers, empower unions and contribute to sustainable development. This position was canvassed at a three day strategic workshop of...
Electoral Justice (EJ) and APC Politics: Why APC must confront EJ to heal, unify, and prepare for power
Cocorioko
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September 1, 2025
Screenshot Electoral Justice (EJ) and APC Politics: Why APC must confront EJ to heal, unify, and prepare for power Mohamed Gibril Sesay Let me start with a simple observation: politics in Sierra Leone is rarely black and white. The EJ issue is no...