Hundreds Protest in Sierra Leone Over 5-Year-Old Rape Victim’s Death
www.nation.co.ke -Rape victim, 5, dies in Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, informally Salone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea to the northeast. — Wikipedia
Sierra Leone Covid-19 Responders Strike Over Unpaid Risk Allowances
www.nation.co.ke -Sierra Leone Covid-19 workers strike over pay
Fighting Rape Culture in Sierra Leone
www.aljazeera.com -Husband Schools in Sierra Leone are taking on domestic violence by teaching men about women’s health and gender issues.
Sierra Leone Appreciates IRCS’s Health Services
www.tehrantimes.com -TEHRAN – Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health and Sanitation, Alpha Wurie, has praised the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for offering health services to the African country.
Alone in Oman: Covid Worsens Abuse for Trafficked Women
www.theguardian.com -Women from Sierra Leone tricked into servitude find themselves sold on under Gulf’s kafala system
Giving Its Best Shots
www.chinadaily.com.cn -Chinese COVID-19 vaccines delivered across continents convey its profound feelings of friendship to Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Signals Million-Dollar Airport Expansion Drive
www.nation.co.ke -Move lays to permanent rest the idea of constructing a new airport, which had divided the country.
Former Sierra Leone Rebel Leader Granted Early Release
ewn.co.za -Augustine Gbao, 72, a former leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), had served 17 years of a 25-year sentence for acts including terrorism, extermination, murder, rape, and sexual slavery.
Sierra Leone to Receive 200,000 Virus Vaccine Doses
ewn.co.za -The West African nation’s official infection rate is far below that of the West, having recorded 3,880 cases since March, and 79 deaths.
Sierra Leone Government Under Fire Over Graft Accusations
ewn.co.za -The scandal has come as an embarrassment to the West African state’s president, Julius Maada Bio, who after coming to power in 2018 launched a graft probe into his predecessor.
US Partially Lifts Visa Sanctions on Sierra Leone
www.thecitizen.co.tz -The US government has announced the partial lifting of visa sanctions imposed on Sierra Leone over differences in the handling of deportees.
FM Kuleba: Ukrainian Citizens May Travel to 45 Countries
www.unian.info -Tunisia has closed its borders to Ukrainian tourists, whereas Kazakhstan, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Sudan have reopen their borders.
Sierra Leone Anti-FGM Activist Wins German Human Rights Prize | DW | 22.10.2020
www.dw.com -Campaigner Rugiati Turay has won the Theodor Haecker human rights prize for fighting female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone.