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Freetown, Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper ...
Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper editor physically assaulted
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
David Jabati, editor of  the Exclusive, a Freetown-based independent newspaper was on March 13, 2008 violently assaulted by angry supporters of the ...
SIERRA LEONE: “Forced marriage...
SIERRA LEONE: “Forced marriage” conviction a first
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Special Court for Sierra Leone on 25 February convicted three former leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), marking the first time a...
Japan provides US$2.9 million ...
Japan provides US$2.9 million in Sierra Leone
Friday, February 13, 2009
Targeting under-fives, pregnant women and young mothers nationwide The Government of Japan provided US$ 2.9 million for “the Prevention and Control...
Sierra ALERT: Media rights adv...
Sierra ALERT: Media rights advocate receives another death threat
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, Executive Director of Society for Democratic Initiatives (SDI), a Sierra Leone media advocacy organisation, received death...
SIERRA LEONE: Government weigh...
SIERRA LEONE: Government weighs “hybrid” health care plan
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Sierra Leone government is considering a health care plan that would combine a national insurance scheme with totally free care for the neediest...
AMINA KAMARA (Sierra Leone) MISS WEST AFRICA 2008
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
In the midst of hope and excitement, the stunning Amina Kamara was crowned the first ever Miss West Africa on the Saturday 8th of November 2008 at...
Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper ...
Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper fined
Friday, November 14, 2008
Awareness Times, a Freetown based newspaper, was on Thursday November 6, 2008 fined 5 million Leones, approximately ($1,700) by the Independent Media...
WEST AFRICA: Weighing free hea...
WEST AFRICA: Weighing free health care for all
Saturday, October 18, 2008
West African governments considering lifting health care fees for all will soon have a guide to manage the financial impact of the move. The guide,...
SIERRA LEONE: Government tight...
SIERRA LEONE: Government tightens control of NGOs
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Officials in Sierra Leone are drafting a new law that will tighten controls on non-profit organisations working in the country, joining other...
Sierra Leone UPDATE: News blac...
Sierra Leone UPDATE: News blackout on police lifted
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on September 24, 2008 lifted the news blackout it imposed on the activities of the country’s...