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Makeni Lives Matter – opposition MPs protest in Sierra Leone Parliament
Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 August 2020: Over continued acts of hostility by the government security forces in Makeni, Rights Activists are demanding an end to brute force. “We are concerned about the continued indiscriminate and arbitrary arrests and inhumane treatment meted out
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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A moment of epiphany? There is blood on the carpet
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 August 2020: “To solve Sierra Leone’s democratic woes, it is not Maada Bio but Ernest Bai Koroma who must go. Sierra Leone’s problem is not just with Government. We have absence of an effective Opposition to checkmate the excesses of the Governing
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Legacy Keepers Bridge Gap Between Black Panthers and BLM
The original Black Panther Party (1966-1982) left behind a legacy that is often side-lined by the imagery of Black men and women carrying guns in self-defense while wearing black berets and leather jackets. The legacy had been stifled as many party members became political prisoners, and without
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Govt choke-hold on mobile money will prove costly – experts
Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE is likely to miss on the US$51 billion mobile money market in Africa due to the government’s repressive and harsh policies, analysts have said. Statistics from the GSMA show that Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the fastest growing region in terms of mobile money, with a CAGR
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Dr Adesina sworn in for second term as President of  African Development Bank
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 September 2020: “Let us move forward, driven by the power of our mission, inspired by the primacy of our vision and emboldened by the strength of our togetherness……Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank across the deep blue
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Peace is lost when we forget we belong to each other
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 August 2020: It is estimated that about 170 million people make up the African diaspora. But Africa is yet to unleash the full potential of this group on the continent. Despite the cultural and economic contributions of diasporas, they are often treated
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Killing of unarmed citizens – is the Sierra Leone police above the law?
Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2020: Police brutality or police violence is defined as a civil rights violation where law enforcement officers exercise undue or excessive force against a subject. This includes, but is not limited to bullying, physical or verbal
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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SLFA appoints first female national football coach in Sierra Leone
Sulaiman Stom Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2020: The Sierra Leone Football Association has appointed National Team coaches and other technical staff of the various football categories. This came about after the executive committee adopted the recommendations of the Technical Committee
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Gov. and Lawmakers Cut Last-Minute Deal for Renters Before Evictions Resume Sept. 2
The clock was ticking as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers circled up to cut a deal to save the state from the wave of evictions they expect would happen when the state’s moratorium on evictions ends this week.  This past weekend, Gov. Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins
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America Declares to Trump: ‘You’re Fired’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With all eyes on Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona, it was the Keystone State’s 20 electoral college votes that put Biden over the top, and helped America send the message Trump had become known for years earlier during his “Apprentice” reality television show: “You’re
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Government of Sierra Leone budget credibility questioned
Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2020: The Public Financial Management Consortium (PFMC) has questioned the credibility of the Sierra Leone government budget. Critical analyses by the Consortium documented in two separate reports launched yesterday indicate that government
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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PRESS ROOM: Meet EnJunaya Canton, who quit a six-figure job to start fast-growing Zuhuri Beauty | BlackPressUSA
NNNPA NEWSWIRE — After going through countless trials and tribulations to get where she is today, EnJunaya understands the risks that come with starting your own business. In 2016, she quit a six-figure job to go work at a cosmetics store to learn the skills she knew that she’d need to be
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Sierra Leone’s consumer protection laws strengthened – will consumers have faith in the justice system?
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August 2020: Sierra Leoneans may be among the most discerning and 'shopping savvy' group of consumers on the continent but few understand their legal rights, let alone have confidence in the country's legal system when it comes to seeking justice after parting with their
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Will president Bio go to UNGA with strong human rights and peace record?
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 August 2020: Sierra Leone's Chief Minister - Professor David Francis is believed to have confirmed that President Bio will attend the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit, provisionally set by the UN to take place in mid-September 2020 to early
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
ACC reacts to allegations of corruption in Sierra Leone parliament
Patrick Sandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 September 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notes public reactions and rightful concerns on allegations of corruption within the House of Parliament in Sierra Leone, emanating from the 2019 Perceptions Survey Report commissioned in April, 2020, by
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Latest position of ECOWAS heads of States on military coup in Mali
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 August 2020: Heads of States and governments of ECOWAS countries, held a webinar meeting yesterday to review the latest developments in Mali and agree a common position. This is the statement of their position: 1. ECOWAS Heads of State and Government convened an
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Rep. Waters Applauds Decision by Six NBA Teams to Boycott Playoff Games Following the Shooting of Jacob Blake
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These incidents, fueled by white supremacy and racism, have been happening for generations, only to be swept under the rug. It is only through the spotlight being shone upon them by high profile public figures, the tireless work of civil rights advocates, Black elected officials
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Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson Honored with NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award | BlackPressUSA
2020 NNPA LEADERSHIP AWARDS — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who began his grassroots political activism being a civil rights champion through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while a student at Tougaloo College, will receive the National Newspaper Publishers Association
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Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Receives NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has introduced several bills, including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act, H.R. 71, the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015, and H.R. 4660, an
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NNPA is the global media partner for the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), an advocacy and marketing partner of the United Nations, and we had an opportunity to interview an African American leader in motorsports, Chris Miles, Global Motorsport Marketing Advisor
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California State Bar Shaken by Personnel Issues Involving Two Black Women
In less than one month, the State Bar of California has been roiled in high-level personnel snafus involving two prominent Black California women.    In July, the California State Bar offered Fredericka McGee, a respected California legislative attorney, the position of executive director. Then, in
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Fred Perpall, CEO of The Beck Group, says Blacks and whites need to be more inclusive - African American News Today - EIN News
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Ivory Coast – Shrinking civic space with dozen persons killed as government bans protests
ARTICLE 19: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 August 2020: ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the deadly violence and repression of protesters and the ongoing stifling of the freedom of expression and the right to protest in Côte d’Ivoire, two months before the presidential election. The different
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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ACC takes action on Auditor General’s Audit Reports
Patrick Sandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 September 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to update the general public of the actions and steps it has taken to address critical issues raised in the Auditor General’s Audit Reports of Sierra Leone. These interventions focused on aspects of
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
President Bio flip-flops on ministerial reappointment over stolen Chinese rice
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2020: Emily Kadiatu Gogra – the impugned deputy minister of basic and senior secondary education who was sacked by president Bio, and charged to court just four months ago by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for her involvement in the disappearance of 50,000
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We are in our worst moment: Chamisa
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Sierra Leone Parliament exposes corruption in China Kingho’s deal
Fritong Post Investigating Team: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 September 2020: As the Parliamentary Committee on Transparency and Accountability continues to probe Sierra Leone's National Minerals Agency (NMA), more questions than answers have emerged regarding the circumstances under which four
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