“I stand here today as a former child soldier, forcefully recruited during the civil conflict that decimated over 50,000 of my compatriots…I wouldn’t be the person I am today without the critical support of the ICRC and the international community,” Musa Timothy Kabba told Members of the informal visit of UN Security Council members to […]
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His loyalty to President Bio is unquestioned, as he has consistently supported the president’s policies…Some speculate that VP Jalloh is deliberately staying out of the fray to preserve his political capital for the future. Others believe he may be acting as a mediator behind the scenes, working to bridge the party’s divides without drawing attention
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The diamond is the second find of this magnitude at the mine, following the 2017 recovery of a 476.98-carat, type IIa rough that became known as the Meya Prosperity and sold to Graff for $16.5 million. The Meya mine in Sierra Leone’s Kono district has turned out a high-quality, 391.45-carat diamond, the second over 100 carats the
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This perspective invites readers to reconsider the narratives surrounding global health events and to critically examine the colonial legacies that still shape the ontology of Black lives today A new book titled Antiblackness and Global Health: A Response to Ebola in the Colonial Wake by Lioba Hirsch has shed light on the deep connections between
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Meanwhile, sources within the APC, including some executive members who have made public insinuations and outright calls to replace him ahead of the 2028 elections, also hinted that the candidate for the ruling SLPP would be a far more formidable force. Former presidential candidate for the opposition All People’s Congress (APC), Dr Samura Mathew Wilson
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“Sierra Leone has made significant progress in rebuilding and strengthening post-war institutions and in addressing some of the immediate needs of its people and war victims, including through the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Today, roughly two billion people live in conflict-affected areas. “Our charge,” declared U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda
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The challenges and difficulties are many, and we do not deny them. For our part, President Julius Maada Bio [Sierra Leone] has begun to build very effective relationships with these countries to restart dialogue Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has said that dialogue is still possible even though the break may
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This photo, along with other exhibits, played a crucial role in the trial, helping to establish the involvement of the accused in the plot to overthrow President Julius Maada Bio. In the recently concluded Court Martial trial involving the State versus Staff Sergeant Alhaji Koroma and 26 others, one of the most significant revelations concerned
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Three key themes emerged from the findings: the need for teacher comfort in discussing puberty, the utility of a teacher’s guide for delivering this content, and the various system and resource constraints that hinder effective implementation. A recent study published in Frontiers in Education has underscored the critical importance of providing young people with adequate
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For years, discussions around gender equality in Sierra Leone had been stagnant, with little progress made toward passing crucial legislation Isha S.Y. Sumah, a 20-year-old university student, has always had a strong desire to make a difference in her community. Growing up in a society where gender inequality and violence against women and girls were
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