Tag: Sierra Leone
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Ethiopia is a beacon of Pan-African freedom and unity, former FM of Sierra Leone says
Ethiopia’s historic role in promoting Pan-African values of freedom, unity, and resistance stands unmatched, according to Professor David Francis, former Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone. As the cradle of humanity and the only African nation to resist colonialism, Ethiopia remains a symbol of hope and empowerment for the continent. “Ethiopia is the origin of humanity.…
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Sierra Leone: Addicts Dig Up Skeletons to Make “Zombie Drug”
Sierra Leone: Addicts Dig Up Skeletons to Make “Zombie Drug” | Vantage with Palki Sharma Sierra Leone faces a significant drug crisis marked by widespread substance abuse, particularly of Kush, popularly known as the “zombie drug”. This is a potent synthetic psychoactive drug that comprises of marijuana, opioids, and human skeletons. Now addicts are digging…
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Sierra Leone Grapples with Horrific Drug Epidemic
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone is in the grip of a terrifying drug crisis that has seen a surge in the use of a potent, synthetic drug known as “Kush.” The situation has taken a horrifying turn with the discovery that some drug manufacturers are incorporating human bones into the concoction, leading to a…
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Sierra Leone court sentences soldiers to long jail terms for failed coup
A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November. The sentences were read out in court late on Friday with the judge handing out prison terms ranging from 50 and 120 years…
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Bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-leader jailed over failed coup
Bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-leader jailed over failed coup A former bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been found guilty of treason and sentenced alongside 10 others over a failed coup last year. Amadu Koita Makalo, who is also a former soldier, was sentenced to 182 years in prison on charges of…
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Sierra Leone enacts bill to outlaw child marriage
President Julius Maada Bio signed a measure banning child marriage in Sierra Leone, where one-third of Sierra Leonean girls are married before reaching 18 years old. The health ministry says early marriages increase maternal mortality due to the physical dangers of childbearing at such young ages. Under the new rule, a male who marries a…
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Two African ministers who studied together in the Soviet Union meet at #SPIEF2024 decades later
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Mattai, and Guinea-Bissau’s Minister of Natural Resources, Malam Sambu, greeted each other warmly before a session, which brought a smile to the faces of journalists and other participants of the discussion. “I studied in the Soviet Union, in Krivoy Rog from 1986 to 1992,” Mattai told…
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Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Deepens Bilateral Relations with Russian Federation
During his one-day working visit to Moscow, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prof. David J. Francis together with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a ‘Visa-free Movement’ of holders of both Diplomatic and Service passports to facilitate the movement of people between the two countries.…
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Conseil Café-Cacao declares war on cocoa operators with Lebanese ties
Yves Koné, the head of the cocoa industry watchdog, has suspended the operations of several cooperatives that are suspected of buying and reselling beans above the regulated price. The Conseil Café-Cacao (CCC), which is run by Yves Brahima Koné, has removed sales and purchase codes from some forty cocoa cooperatives suspected of secretly working with operators belonging to…
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“We are not given the free will to make decisions on our own mineral resources”: Sierra Leone’s first lady criticizes neocolonialism
🇸🇱 “We are not given the free will to make decisions on our own mineral resources”: Sierra Leone’s first lady criticizes neocolonialism “There’s always a big brother who decides. And when you fight and say “no, we are not going to do this” they use the system to stop you. It’s either they set you…
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