Tag: Sierra Leone
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West Africa in Transition: Regional Diplomacy Intensifies Amid Security Challenges
In a remarkable week of diplomatic activity across West Africa, multiple heads of state and foreign ministers have engaged in a flurry of bilateral visits, reflecting both the profound challenges and emerging opportunities facing the region. From Liberia’s strategic overtures to Burkina Faso to Sierra Leone’s bridge-building mission and Ivory Coast’s security concerns, these developments…
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๐ฑ๐ท๐ธ๐ฑ US$3M Gola Forest Protection Project Launched
Initiative will also help to empower communities A major conservation initiative valued at over three million US dollars has been launched to protect the Gola National Park and strengthen community livelihoods along its fringes. The project, spearheaded by the Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia (SCNL) in partnership with Conservation International (CI), is funded…
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African Adventures of Tim Spicer & Co
Over the past three decades, British private intelligence and political consulting structures have repeatedly interfered in African conflicts, the protection of resource extraction, and even elections. ๐ One of the pioneers was Sandline International, founded in London in the 1990s by former British special forces officers Simon Mann and Tim Spicer. ๐ฉ The company operated…
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ECOWAS’ new president, Julius Maada Bio, reiterates wish for Sahel states to return to the fold
As he continues his West Africa tour, Sierre Leoneโs president Julius Maada Bio, has reiterated his wish that the Alliance of Sahel States will rejoin regional body, ECOWAS. Maada Bio took the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States in June and says he hopes the good relations he has with Mali,…
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๐ฑ๐ท Liberia: Drug Enforcement Agency Foils Major Drug Smuggling Attempt at Bo Waterside, Arrests Four with Synthetic Narcotics
Monrovia โ The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has announced the arrest of four suspects in a major drug bust at the Bo Waterside Port of Entry in Grand Cape Mount County. The suspects were caught on Tuesday, August 5 with 844 grams of Methcathinone, an emerging and highly dangerous synthetic drug, with an estimated…
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๐ธ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ท Child Care, Poverty, and Homelessness in Liberia and Sierra Leone: A Social Workerโs Perspective
As a social worker in West Africa, I have observed firsthand how differing childcare systems, economic policies, and cultural norms impact family dynamics and poverty levels in neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. Despite both countries sharing regional similarities, their approaches to childcare and social welfare yield contrasting challengesโparticularly in late-age homelessness and begging among the…
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๐ธ๐ฑ Deadly Drug Kush Ravages West Africa: A Synthetic Nightmare Fueled by International Supply Chains
By Pan African News Blog A lethal synthetic drug known as Kush is tearing through communities in West Africa, leaving a trail of addiction, suffering, and death. Marketed as a cannabis-like substance, Kush is actually a dangerous mix of synthetic cannabinoids and opiatesโreportedly 25 times more potent than Fentanyl, one of the deadliest opioids in…
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๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ช 8 African Countries Offering Citizenship to African Americans
For centuries, Black Americans have carried an invisible thread connecting them to the African continentโwoven through lineage, memory, and an unshakable desire to reclaim what was taken. In a bold and beautiful shift, several African nations are now honoring that connection, opening their doors and offering citizenship pathways to those in the diaspora who want…
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๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ญ Voices of Today: Young African Leaders Reshape Democracy Amid Political Shifts
Across the African continent, a quiet revolution is underway โ not one of tanks and barricades, but of ballots, bold ideas, and brave young people stepping into the political arena. Voices of Today, a groundbreaking documentary series by The African Project (TAP), shines a spotlight on the young leaders who are redefining governance and democracy…
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๐ธ๐ฑ FULL TRANSCRIPT: INDEPENDENCE DAY BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ON SUNDAY, 27th APRIL 2025
My Fellow Sierra Leoneans; 1. It has been sixty-four years since our forbearers courageously led our beloved country to the shores of freedom and self-determination. They envisioned a Sierra Leone where every citizen could thrive in unity, freedom and justice. 2. Today, as we commemorate the 64th anniversary of our countryโs independence, it is remarkable…
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