June 2022

UN Women Welcomes Assistant UN Secretary-General & UN Women Deputy Executive Director and UN Women Regional Director for West and Central Africa to Sierra Leone

The Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director (DED) of UN Women Asa Regner and Regional Director for West and Central Africa (WCARO) of UN Women Oulimata Sarr arrived in Sierra Leone through Gendema on the south-eastern Liberia-Sierra Leone border today, 29 June 2022. The team aims to strengthen and re-affirm […]

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Assistant UN Secretary-General & UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Asa Regner and UN Women Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Oulimata Sarr to visit Sierra Leone

UN Women wish to announce the visit of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director, Asa Regner, and UN Women Regional Director of West and Central Africa, Oulimata Sarr, to Sierra Leone from June 29 to July 1, 2022.  Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director (DED) of

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Two housemates have been evicted from the housemate salone season 3 the game get yagba reality tv program on Sunday 19 June 2022 after four weeks in the home. Munah Mimi Zayat and Mitchell Abdul Koroma [M-Posh] were kicked out of the Housemates Salone Season 3 reality program on Sunday. Juliana Conteh, Nohmi George, Francis

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Whistleblower shaves head in solidarity with detained rapper

In the early hours of Sunday, June 19 renowned fake degree whistle blower, John Idriss Lahai shaved his head in solidarity with Sierra Leonean rapper Boss LA. The hip-hop rapper was arrested on June 12 on robbery with violence charges, while in detention his dreadlocks were shaved. On Sunday evening June 19, John Idriss Lahai posted a video on

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SCI commemorates IDAC

Save the Children has joined the worldwide community in commemorating African Children’s Day, along with crucial stakeholders from around the country. The participation is intended to provide children with the chance to exchange ideas and network on how to eliminate harmful behaviors that impact them. Children from the Children’s Forum Network, Prince of Wales Secondary,

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Orange commemorates IDAC with disable kids

Orange Foundation SL honored the International Day of the African Child with Disable Kids around the country on Thursday, June 16, 2022. This year’s festival has as its subject the abolition of harmful behaviors affecting children. Children from the Milton Margai School for the Blind, the National School for the Deaf, the Albinism family, teachers

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Entertainment Industry accuses Police violation of detained rapper’s Human Rights

In an open letter, the Sierra Leone entertainment sector decried the detention of popular artist Alhaji Amadu Bah, commonly known as LAJ. According to the letter, LAJ was seized in his car with other friends in Freetown’s East End and taken to the OSD headquarters in Brookfields, better known as Benghazi. The letter also stated

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Freetown Rotary Club hands over refurbished library to Rokel School

12 years ago the Freetown Rotary Club decided to renovate the Government Rokel Secondary School’s library which was in a deplorable state. On Friday, the newly refurbished structure was handed over to the school authorities. Rotarian Sheila John, who identified the project, explained that the project started some 11 or 12 years ago “when I

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FCC, UNCDF, ILO launches W4WP

The Freetown City Council (FCC). the United Nations Capital Development (UNCDF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), together with their implementing partners, has launched the “Women for Water and Peace” (W4WP) Project at the New City Hall in Freetown. The project is funded by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund. Through a community-led approach, the

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