June 2023

David Sengeh Talks About Helping Amputees After Civil War In Sierra Leone

Education, Health, Politics /

David Moinina Sengeh’s journey is proof that determination always exceeds doubt. Born and raised in Sierra Leone, David Moinina Sengeh witnessed the traumatic effects of his country’s civil war, which began in March 1991 until January 2002, Afrotech reports. According to France 24, between 50,000 to 200,000 people lost their lives. In addition to fatalities, many victims became amputees […]

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Sierra Leone’s President Bio Calls on Ukraine, Russia to Order

Business, Economy, Politics /

African leaders are “working to bring pressure” on Russia’s Vladimir Putin and others to end the war in Ukraine that has caused a cost of living crisis on much of their continent, according to the president of Sierra Leone. Julius Maada Bio, who is seeking re-election this month, said Africa “always suffers disproportionately” during global

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IMC Suspends Live Phone-In Programmes On 3 Radio Stations

Education, Politics /

The Independent Media Commission, Sierra Leone’s media regulatory body, has suspended all live phone-in programmes on Justice Radio—FM 98.5, Tumac Radio—FM 89.3 and Citizen Radio—103.7, all in the east end of the capital city, Freetown. “Since these radio stations lack the required equipment to screen incoming calls before putting callers on air as provided for

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SALONE EDITORIALS: Julius Maada Bio: Motivations And Character

Editorials, Opinions /

No political leader in the history of Sierra Leone has endured such sustained insults and character assassination as Julius Maada Bio, then as a candidate for his Sierra Leone People’s Party, the SLPP, and as President of Sierra Leone. The smear campaign and character assassination began within his own party when Bio sought to lead

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SALONE EDITORIALS: Why APC Should Lose The 2023 Elections

Editorials, Opinions /

The 24th June elections will be Sierra Leone’s third election in which an incumbent government seeks a second-term mandate. It was President Ahmed Tejan-Kabbah who first sought a second-term mandate in 2002, followed by Ernest Bai Koroma in 2012 and now Julius Maada Bio in 2023. Neither President Ahmed Tejan-Kabbah nor Ernest Bai Koroma’s second-term

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UNFPA, CUAMM Support PCMH, USL Teaching Hospitals With Vital Medical Equipment

Gender, Health, Politics /

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with Doctors with Africa CUAMM has donated equipment vital to the training of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) and the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex. The state-of-the-art equipment, which included laparoscopy and colposcopy machines, was provided with support from the Italian Agency for Development

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Reducing Infant Mortality in Sierra Leone: The Improvement Is Stunning

Gender, Health, Politics /

You may have heard of Sierra Leone as “the most dangerous place in the world to give birth.” No longer true: Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plunged 74 percent since 2000, according to United Nations figures. That arc is visible here in Sierra Leone, a country that remains heartbreakingly poor — yet where the risk of a

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