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Parliamentary Leaders Hail Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio's Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Chairmanship In Historic Show Of Unity
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, July 8, 2025/APO Group/ -- The parliamentary leadership of Sierra Leone's two main political parties, the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) and the opposition All People's...
As Nations Lag on Climate Action, Cities Across the World Step Up
Mother Jones
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July 8, 2025
A community farm on a vacant lot in Quezon City, Philippines, March 2021.Ezra Acayan/Getty Via Grist Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally...
Leotech Partner with Freetown Innovation Lab, Skill Pool to Transform Plastic Waste into 3D Printing Solutions
Sierraloaded
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July 7, 2025
In a pioneering move toward sustainable innovation, Leotech has successfully implemented a capacity-building workshop titled “The Circular Economy Pathway to Additive Manufacturing (Waste for 3D Printing)” in collaboration with Freetown Innovation...
Sierra Leone’s Free Quality Education Project Delivers Two Modern School Buildings in Kono District
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
July 5th, 2025 as part of government continued effort to improve education infrastructure across the country, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), under the government’s flagship Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative,...
Balancing Adaptation and Mitigation: The Agricultural Sector under the UN Climate Change Regime
EJIL: Talk!
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July 7, 2025
The climate change regime has been one focal point of international law over the past year, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has undertaken the task of addressing the questions presented as part of the advisory proceedings on climate...
Sierra Leone Showcases Mineral Potential at Istanbul Investment Forum
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
Sierra Leone is working to attract international investors, with Türkiye emerging as one of its key partners in efforts to develop the country’s rich mineral resources. At a recent investment forum held in Istanbul on May 30, hosted by the Sierra...
Orange Foundation Commissions Sixth Early Childhood Development School in Pujehun
Sierraloaded
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July 8, 2025
In a major boost to early childhood education in Sierra Leone, Orange Sierra Leone (OSL), through its Foundation, has on Saturday 5th July, 2025 officially commissioned and handed over a newly constructed Early Childhood Development (ECD) school...
84% of African Mpox Cases in DRC, Sierra Leone, Uganda
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda together account for over 84% of mpox cases reported across the continent. This figure, based on...
Directorate of Food and Nutrition Concludes 2025 Technical Review Meeting on Advancing Nutrition in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
The Directorate of Food and Nutrition under the Ministry of Health has concluded its 2025 Technical Review Meeting, aimed at assessing progress and shaping future strategies to improve nutrition outcomes across Sierra Leone. The three-day meeting...
HRCSL Criticizes Parliament’s Failure to Criminalize FGM in Child Rights Act
Sierraloaded
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July 8, 2025
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has expressed deep concern over a recent statement from the Parliament of Sierra Leone regarding the Child Rights Act, 2025. In a press release dated July 7, 2025, the Parliament clarified that...
Parliament Ends 4-Day Mid-Term Planning And Operational Retreat to Bolster Institutional Performance
Sierraloaded
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July 8, 2025
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has concluded a four-day Mid-Term Planning and Operations Retreat at Companero Bureh Beach, in a strategic move aimed at strengthening institutional performance, strategic planning, and operational excellence. The...
Sierra Leone Secures $250 Million Investment Deal with OPEC Fund
Sierraloaded
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July 3, 2025
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) and Sierra Leone have signed a Country Partnership Strategy, which earmarks US$250 million for investments in the West African country until 2030. OPEC Fund President Abdulhamid Alkhalifa...
Agriculture and Defense Ministries Sign MOU to Strengthen Food Security in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has officially partnered with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) to enhance food security through a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement was formalized during a...
Mission 300: Sierra Leone ready for collaboration
ESI Africa
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July 4, 2025
Sierra Leone has a plan in place to attract the private sector to collaborate and drive the change that the country needs to achieve Mission 300. This was heard at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF), which took place in Cape Town in June 2005. Ndeye...
Breast Cancer Prevalence in Sierra Leone: Sex Differences
Bioengineer.org
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July 3, 2025
In a groundbreaking study published in BMC Cancer, researchers have illuminated a concerning trend in the prevalence of breast cancer in Sierra Leone, shedding light on the persistent and widening disparities between sexes over the past two...
Sierra Leone’s Economy Projected to Grow by 4.4% in 2025 and 4.8% in 2026
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
Sierra Leone is projected to experience significant economic growth of 4.4% in 2025 and 4.8% in 2026, primarily fueled by the services, mining, and agriculture sectors. This optimistic outlook comes from the Country Focus Report (CFR) 2025, which...
Government Clarifies Financial Commitment as Sierra Leone Chairs ECOWAS
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
Amid rising public concerns over the financial burden of Sierra Leone’s new leadership role within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Foreign Affairs Minister Timothy Kabba has offered key clarifications to reassure citizens....
RMU Holds 19th Congregation in Accra Under Leadership of Sierra Leone’s Transport Minister Fanday Turay
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
The 19th Congregation of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) was held with pomp and purpose at the university’s Parade Grounds in Accra, Ghana, under the leadership of Rtd. Col. Ambassador Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq., the Chair of the RMU Board of...
Sierra Leone Bolters Mpox Response: World Health Organization (WHO) Leads Groundbreaking Genomic Surveillance And Bioinformatics Training
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing mpox outbreak response and genomic surveillance capacity, the Central Public Health Reference Laboratory (CPHRL) in Freetown hosted the mpox Genomics and Bioinformatics training...
From Curiosity to Commitment: What Joanne Dewar Learned Running the Sierra Leone Marathon with Street Child
The Fintech Times
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July 2, 2025
She’s spent years at the heart of the fintech world, building, scaling and championing inclusion. But it was a sweltering marathon in Sierra Leone that shifted something for Joanne Dewar. What began as a personal challenge became an eye-opening...