ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER BY THE RT. HON. DR. ABASS CHERNOR BUNDU (TUESDAY, 25 JULY 2023) Hon. Members Today, 25th July 2023, marks the third sitting of this Sixth Parliament to which a total of 149 Members have been duly elected by the citizens of this country in the last General Election held on 24th […]
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Dr Modupe Taiwo, Save the Children’s Programme Director for the Global Affairs Canada funded Project on reducing and responding to child and early forced marriage and union titled ‘My Body. My Decision. My Rights.’ was a panellist among other global leaders at this year’s 2023 Women Deliver Conference (WD2023) in Kigali, Rwanda. Happening every three
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Global vaccine alliance GAVI said on Wednesday 12 countries in Africa would receive 18 million doses of malaria vaccine over the next two years, expanding access to the shots to nine new countries in the region, according to Reuters. Malaria remains one of the continent’s deadliest diseases, killing nearly half a million children each year
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Sierra Leone’s All People’s Congress (APC) presidential candidate Samura Kamara on Tuesday called up the newly elected president Julius Maada Bio and congratulated him on his victory, according to Xinhuanet. Kamara was in the company of his running mate, Chernor Maju Bah, the Secretary General of the APC, Lansana Dumbuya among others at their party’s
Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, provisional results showed, reports CNN. The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) said it had so far tallied around 60% of the total vote and expects to declare a winner in the next two days. The election is considered a two-horse race between President
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Sierra Leone, known for its white sand beaches, lush rainforests and unique foundation as a colony for freed slaves, will hold general elections on June 24, reports AFP – Agence France Presse. Here are five things to know about the mineral-rich West African nation, whose name derives from the Portuguese words for “Lion Mountains”. Sierra
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Sierra Leone’s President who is running for re-election held his final rally in the capital on Freetown’s Lumley Beach Tuesday 20 June 2023, reports AFP. Julius Maada Bio held his final rally in the capital before the polls open on Saturday (June 24). Voters will also elect MPs and local councils. Julius Maada Bio is
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Why it matters to understand the APC’s posture now There is a context in which to understand the elections results that come out after the 24th of June polls, which will end in a victory for the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). It is natural with politics everywhere that an opposition would try to portray
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Diamond dealers from Surat are routinely flying to Sierra Leone, buying uncertified rough diamonds from artisanal mines and smuggling them home, according to an investigation by The Blunt Times. Many of the stones are reportedly stolen by workers and sold for dollars at “throwaway” prices. One diamond dealer, who said he was a frequent visitor, told
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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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