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Young man shot on the head by soldiers in Makeni has died this morning
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 July 2020: One of the youths shot by security forces last Saturday in Makeni has died this morning at the Connaught Hospital, where several other seriously injured young people are receiving treatment. This brings the total number of young people killed in Makeni last
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Parliament approves president Bio’s government supplementary budget
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 July 2020: Parliament of Sierra Leone last Friday, 24th July 2020 approved the government's 2020 Financial Year Supplementary Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies, tabled by the  Minister of Finance - Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa. Presrenting his budget to
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Young people perceive COVID-19 as catalyst to re-shape Africa’s future
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2020: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has published its first Now Generation Network Survey findings on the impact of COVID-19, entitled “COVID-19 in Africa: what does it mean for young people?” The report analyses youth perspectives on the challenges Africa faces as
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Dr Sylvia Blyden’s trial adjourned
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 June 2020: The seditious libel case involving Sierra Leone’s former minister of social welfare and journalist – Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, was adjourned today to Friday 12 June 2020, after prosecution witness who is the lead police investigator – Detective M.K. Alieu, was
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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NetOne board ‘disconnects’ Muchenje
BY BUSINESS REPORTER RECENTLY reinstated NetOne Cellular (Pvt) Limited chief executive Lazarus Muchenje has not been allowed to go back to work by the company’s board despite an interim High Court order to do so, NewsDay Business can reveal. The board is currently functioning as a three-member team
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World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of  education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in 2018. According to the World Bank, the Free Education Project will
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Parliamentarians in Sierra Leone call for investigation into killing of unarmed youths in Makeni
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2020: There are reports from Sierra Leone that the president has instructed the country’s Office of National Security (ONS) to lead what the government refer to as an 'independent investigation' into the rioting which took place last saturday in the northern city of
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Portrait of former president Koroma brought to court at Dr Blyden’s libel trial
Gabriel Kai Moses: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: A portrait of the Former President of Sierra Leone Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was today, Tuesday June 30th 2020, tendered in evidence at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 by the State in support of its libel allegations against one [Read More]
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
President Bio is determined to guarantee press freedom in Sierra Leone
SL Ministry of Information: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 July 2020: Guaranteeing press freedom, promoting and protecting the rights of journalists, giving oxygen of  publicity to the voices of reasoning, and making the country compete with other civilized democratic nations, His Excellency President
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone politician highlights silver lining to COVID19 clouds in the ECOWAS region
Abdul Malik Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2020: Sierra Leone female politician - Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has spoken about the silver lining to the dark clouds of COVID19 outbreak in the ECOWAS subregion. Blyden was speaking in an exclusive chat with members of the ECOWAS Parliament
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Freetown Correctional Centre publishes report into Pademba Road prison riot
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2020: Following the aftermath of the rioting that took place on the 29th April, 2020, at the Freetown Correctional facility, Pademba Road, leaving several prisoners dead, injured and serious destruction to buildings and property, Officers of the Freetown Correctional
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Eighty-percent of properties in Freetown to pay Le500,000 or less rates – says mayor
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2020: Mayor of Freetown – Yvonne Aki Sawyerr on Monday, engaged a cross section of the city’s Krio Community, including the representative Krio Descendants Union, “to address concerns and provide clarification about Freetown City Council’s (FCC) property rates and
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Celebrities Make News on BlackPressUSA’s #FIYAH! Livestreams
NNPA NEWSWIRE — They’ve included Los Angeles Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, hip-hop icons Chuck D, Ice Cube, Russell Simmons, and Big Daddy Kane. They’ve also included important conversations with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Ben & Jerry’s CEO Michael
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FOOD: The Bake with Paris
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many things you can do with these cookies- you can eat them by themselves, put some chocolate and marshmallows on top to make s'mores, or create a cheesecake filling, just like I did.
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Palo Conteh should never have been charged with treason
Yankuba Kai Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 July 2020: No jury should convict a man  when the prosecution blocked vital material evidence that could exonerate him. This was what I wrote two days before the jury reached their verdict. The Paopa government supporters who had already convicted Paola
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone prepares to open Lungi international airport
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) Moses Tiffa Baio, yesterday held talks with senior officials of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) about the necessary safety and
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Government of Sierra Leone and Joule Africa reach agreement on Bumbuna II
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Energy last week announced that it has reached agreement with Joule Africa, the developer of the Bumbuna II Hydroelectric Power Plant (“the Project”) over the cost and funding mechanism of the project. The government, nor Joule Africa
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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President Bio receives National Electoral Commission's 2019 Report
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 July 2020: The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has today presented its 2019 Annual Report to President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House, in line with Section 33 (12) of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone. Acting Chief Electoral Commissioner, Edmond Sylvester
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
MDAs attend seminar to help improve public service delivery in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, yesterday engaged with key officers of ten government departments, agencies parastatals, commissions and state-owned enterprises, in a one-day seminar aimed at helping MDAs  accelerate effective
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Makeni riot – who said it was about a generator?
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2020: Much has been written and said about the recent riot in Makeni that resulted in such much mayhem and loss of valuable lives.  Blame has been cast on all sides and comments from the politically inclined have tended to support the views [Read More]
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone issues COVID-19 air travel protocol as commercial flights resume
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2020: Authorities in Sierra Leone will reopen the country's international Lungi Airport next Wednesday, 22 July 2020, after four months of closure due to the global coronavirus pandemic. last week, president Bio announced that details of safety measures for
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Dr. Yumkella speaks about Sierra Leone’s judiciary as parliament approves Appeals Court Judges
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Democracy was at work in Sierra Leone’s parliament yesterday, when the main opposition APC party, led by  Honourable Chernoh Ramadan Maju Bah voted against two of the eight presidential nominees put forward by president Julius Maada Bio for MPs approval. The
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
OP-ED: Returning to School in the Fall Isn’t Safe Without a Vaccine.
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African destinations meet to plan growth and sustainable future for tourism
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 June 2020 Recovery and resilience were the central themes as the members of the World Tourism Organization’s Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) met for the 63rd time today. (Photo: Aberdeen Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone).  Reflecting the extraordinary circumstances, the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Camille Cosby Opens Up to the Black Press in an Exclusive Historic Interview | BlackPressUSA
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Sierra Leone signs five-year electricity supply deal with Turkish Karpowership
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 July 2020: The government of Sierra Leone has this week agreed a 5-year contract with the Turkish owned Karpowership - one of the world’s largest operators of floating power plants, to continue to provide electricity for the country’s capital Freetown. It is not certain
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone parliament debates new laws to replace seditious libel law
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2020: There is at long last, a ray of hope in Sierra Leone for journalists as members of parliament yesterday debated the repeal of Part 5 of the Public Order Act of 1965 (Act No.46 of 1965) which has been used by politicians of varying [Read More]
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Opposition APC leadership hit by multiple deaths in road accident
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: Sierra Leones main opposition All Peoples Congress Party (APC) today suffered a massive blow, after a vehicle carrying three of the partys Northern regions senior officials, were killed in a road traffic accident on their way to Freetown from Kabala, Koinadugu
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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President Bio appoints new chief electoral commissioner amid controversy
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2020: Yesterday’s controversial announcement by State House in Freetown, that:  “It has pleased His Excellency the President-  Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Wonnie Bio to appoint Mr. Mohamed Kenewui Konneh as Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissioner of  National Electoral
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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