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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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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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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Several staff members at the British High Commission in Sierra Leone have been suspended on suspicion of defrauding the UK government of about £2mn, according to a report by the Financial Times. Sir Philip Barton, permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, notified the Commons foreign affairs committee this week of the loss to the department,
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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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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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