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
Sierra Leone Abolishes Death Penalty
www.theguardian.com -MPs vote unanimously for abolition, making it the 23rd African state to end capital punishment
Viral Video: Chinese Official Attacks African Worker, Video Goes Viral | International - Times of India Videos
timesofindia.indiatimes.com -A Chinese worker attacked an employee in Sierra Leone in West Africa. The African national too kicked away the Chinese manager. The incident exposed Chinese influence in Sierra Leone.
Clubless Kamara Takes Sierra Leone Back to Africa Cup of Nations - France 24
www.france24.com -Clubless Kamara takes Sierra Leone back to Africa Cup of Nations
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.
China Defends Controversial Sierra Leone Fishing Project
www.thecitizen.co.tz -Chinese embassy in Freetown accuses critics of engaging in a smear campaign.
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.
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.