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Children injured at president’s event in Sierra Leone

News outlets have reported that children were hurt on Thursday when a railing at a stadium in Sierra Leone collapsed as the president and first lady were...
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Brazilian ship transporting cocaine intercepted  by the French navy in Sierra Leone

In an operation off the coast of Sierra Leone, a Brazilian vessel carrying more than 4.6 tonnes of cocaine worth over $157.4 million was...
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Sierra Leone: Gas shortages forces taxi drivers to turn to black market

Major gas stations in Sierra Leone continue to see long queues as the west African nation struggles with high gas prices and a lack...
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Sierra Leone MPs scuffle over electoral reform

A brawl broke out in Sierra Leone's parliament in Freetown Wednesday (Nov 23) as MPs were in session. They debated a proposed change to the...
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Sierra Leone MPs brawl over electoral system

A row over a new electoral system in Sierra Leone has prompted a brawl in parliament. Video footage shows punches being exchanged amid raucous shouting. A...
Independent Africa

Sierra Leone passes bill to make women a third of MPs

Parliament in Sierra Leone has unanimously approved legislation that will ensure that one in three of its members, and a third of all local...
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Women in politics: Sierra Leone passes legislation to make women make up one-third of MPs

Sierra Leone's parliament has unanimously approved legislation that will ensure that one-third of its members and one-third of all local councillors are women. The bill...
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Sierra Leone: First women’s football league kicks off

Sierra Leone's first professional women's football league launched on Saturday with a match in the northern city of Makeni, kicking off a six-month season...
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Fascinating story behind the helmet mask carved by men but worn by only women in Sierra Leone

One of the respected traditional symbols of the Mende people of the West African nation, Sierra Leone, in initiation ceremonies is the helmet or...
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First Lady: Sierra Leone president has PhD in coups

Speaking at a charity event over the weekend in the US, Fatima Bio said that unknown individuals wanted to have her husband removed from...
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