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Facebook Monetization is Now Available in Sierra Leone – Chief Minister Sengeh
Sierraloaded
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June 20, 2025
Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh has announced that Facebook’s monetization features are now available to creators in Sierra Leone. The announcement was made via a post on his official Facebook page. “Some of Facebook’s monetization is now...
Nigerian Businessman Obi Cubana Joins President Bio to Launch Chapter One Nightclub in Freetown
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Nigerian influencer and businessman Obi Cubana was among the VIP guests at the official launch of Chapter One VIP Nightclub in Freetown, which was officially opened by Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio. The nightclub, owned by...
Freetown Village Singers bring down the house
Princeton Clarion - Indiana
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PRINCETON - A backup band and fancy lighting weren't needed for the Freetown Village Singers to bring down the house Saturday during the Juneteenth celebration at Lyles Station Historic School and Museum. The singers are based in Indianapolis, but...
Is Sierra Leone the escape plan for Black Americans?
Amsterdam News - New York
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June 19, 2025
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Community based mentoring in Sierra Leone for pregnant adolescents and their babies doubles survival rates
EurekAlert!
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An innovative community-based mentoring scheme for pregnant adolescent girls in Sierra Leone has been found to save lives, whilst also helping girls return to education. The pilot trial, published in The Lancet and led by researchers at King’s...
“Sierra Leone Faces Worst Economic Hardship Since Civil War” – Says Journalist
Sierraloaded
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June 14, 2025
Journalist Eliasu Jalloh has claimed that the current economic difficulties under President Julius Maada Bio’s administration are the most severe Sierra Leoneans have encountered since the end of the civil war. In a recent statement, Jalloh...
President Bio Set to Unveil New Chapter One Eatery and Restaurant in Freetown
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio is set to officially open the New Chapter One Eatery and Restaurant tomorrow, Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM. The event will take place at the establishment’s location on 30 Lumley Beach...
UK High Commissioner Hands Over King’s Baton to Sierra Leone Commonwealth Team
Sierraloaded
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June 18, 2025
The King’s Baton was officially handed over to the Sierra Leone Commonwealth Games Association in a ceremony at State House on Monday, presided over by UK High Commissioner Josephine Gauld. Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh unveiled the...
MFA receives gift of rare African art
WBUR - Massachusetts
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Benin kingdom, Nigeria, 16th/€“17th century, Robert Owen Lehman Collection (Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston received a trove of rare Western African art on Tuesday. Together the objects make up the Robert Owen...
Sierra Leone Government Exceeds Electricity Supply Target Despite Karpowership Shutdown
Sierraloaded
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June 13, 2025
Sierra Leone’s energy sector has successfully surpassed its power supply target for Freetown, delivering over 56 megawatts (MW) of electricity as of 6:00 AM today, despite a significant reduction in output from Karpowership. The Turkish-based...
Veteran Sierra Leonean Journalist Ibrahim Karim Sei Dies
Sierraloaded
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June 18, 2025
Ibrahim Karim Sei, a veteran Sierra Leonean Journalist and former National Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. He died at the Chinese Government Hospital in Jui, Freetown....
FIFA Kicks Off Intensive Training for Sierra Leonean Referees in Bo City
Sierraloaded
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June 18, 2025
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) officially launched its FIFA Member Association (MA) Course for Referees and Instructors on Monday, June 16, 2025, in Bo City. The intensive training program, running until June 25, 2025, aims to...
Sierra Leone’s Forests Are Burning — But Communities Hold the Water
IOL
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Nestled along the West African coast, Sierra Leone grapples with a largely unnoticed environmental emergency: rampant deforestation. Within the supposedly safeguarded Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAPNP), which also acts as a critical...
Dr Kadi Sesay – the politician and academic expected to become Sierra Leone’s first female President has died aged 76
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 16, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2025: Tributes are pouring in from across Sierra Leone’s political and social divide, after the reported death yesterday of Dr Kadi Sesay, who is described as a feminist, scholar, politician, and pro-democracy...
QNET Launches Anti-Scam Campaign to Combat Fraud and Brand Misrepresentation in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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June 17, 2025
QNET, a global lifestyle and wellness-focused direct selling company, has launched its “QNET Against Scams” campaign in Sierra Leone. The initiative aims to educate the public and raise stakeholder awareness about fraudulent activities misusing...
Wole Soyinka at 90: writer and activist for justice
Patriotic Vanguard
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July 5, 2025
Abayomi Awelewa, Lecturer in African and African Diasporan Literature, University of Lagos Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka (pictured), the legendary African author and activist, is proof of what words and acts can achieve in the struggle for justice and...
WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE
Cocorioko
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June 15, 2025
WHY FORGIVENESS MUST BE PART OF SIERRA LEONE’S POLITICAL FUTURE By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Sunday, 15 June 2025 In an age when digital outrage dominates public discourse and political rivalry often devolves into vendetta, Sierra Leone stands at a...
Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for over 84 per cent of Mpox cases across Africa. The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week...
Civil Society Activist Urges Stronger Media Accountability to Uphold People’s Rights in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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June 15, 2025
Civil society activist, popularly known as J Mus, has called for increased accountability within the media to better defend the rights of the people in Sierra Leone. In a recent statement, he stressed the crucial role that journalists and media...
In the Hills Above Freetown, a Chimp Sanctuary Is Fighting for Its Existence
New Lines Magazine
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June 25, 2025
On a quiet afternoon atop the rainforest hills that sit above Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Bala Amarasekaran leaned against the railing of the sanctuary he built from scratch. His eyes scanned the treetops where rescued chimpanzees swung...