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Behind the facade : Wealth, poverty and the loss of empathy in Sierra Leone
Cocorioko
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August 27, 2025
Screenshot “Behind the Facade: Wealth, Poverty, and the Loss of Empathy in Sierra Leone” (Part 19 of the Radical Inclusion Series) By: Dr. Columba Michael Joe Blango (21/08/2025) I have spent the past five weeks in Sierra Leone, mostly in...
WAICA 2025 Education Confab To Tackle Climate Change In Lagos
Daily Independent
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August 27, 2025
2 The Nigerian insurance industry is set to host the 2025 Education Conference of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), taking place from October 12 to 15, 2025, at the iconic Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos. The conference...
Building connections to support sustainability across the world's cities
Global Environment Facility
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The role of cities in addressing environmental challenges is both critical and transformative. By 2050, 75 percent of the global population is expected to live in urban areas, creating immense pressures on resources, infrastructure, and...
We’re committed to leveraging data for devt — Vice-President
Graphic
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August 27, 2025
The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to leverage data for inclusive development, sustainable governance and global collaboration. “The role of data in development, governance and...
Africa Intelligence Brief Comprehensive News Roundup For August 27, 2025
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) On August 27, 2025, Egypt signed a $220 million deal with Gulf and Chinese partners to build a major solar-panel production complex, boosting its renewable energy capacity. Meanwhile, Algeria battled dozens of wildfires...
Feature: Chinese doctors bring healthcare to Sierra Leone despite challenges
Xinhua News Agency
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FREETOWN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- "The child arrived in critical condition, exhibiting intense sensitivity to light and sound, along with frequent convulsions," recalled Huang Yunjun, a pediatric specialist with the 26th batch of the Chinese medical...
Behind the facade: Wealth, poverty, and the loss of empathy in Sierra Leone – Op ed
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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August 22, 2025
Dr. Columba Michael Joe Blango: Sierra Leone Telegraph: I have spent the past five weeks in Sierra Leone, mostly in Freetown, with short journeys to other parts of the country. The picture I carry with me is layered, contradictory, and deeply...
Decentralised voting: Can blockchain secure Africa’s elections?
Technext
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August 27, 2025
Across Africa, futuristic innovations are springing up, reshaping how the continent tackles its unique challenges. From fintech solutions driving financial inclusion to revolutionary agricultural and transportation systems, technology is fuelling...
Experts outline ambitious plans to transform Africa’s commodity, trade finance at London conference
The Standard Gambia
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August 27, 2025
- Advertisement - Experts at the Ghana International Bank (GHIB) Converge 2025 conference in London unveiled ambitious new strategies designed to transform Africa’s commodity and trade finance sector, aiming to close the continent’s persistent...
Racing against antibiotic resistance
Harvard Gazette - Massachusetts
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August 27, 2025
A series exploring how research is rising to major challenges in health and society In 2023, more than 2.4 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia were diagnosed in the U.S. Though that number is high, it’s actually an improvement,...
NCDC reports decline in Lassa fever cases
Punch
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August 27, 2025
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a decline in the new Lassa fever cases across the country, but warned that the fatality rate remains alarmingly high. The NCDC via its official website said the remark in its...
The scam of Youth Empowerment under Maada Bio : A brutal reality check
Cocorioko
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August 27, 2025
The Scam of Youth Empowerment Under Bio: A Brutal Reality Check The announcement of a “landmark” MoU between Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Youth Affairs (MOYA) and UNDP is being paraded as progress. But let us speak the truth: this is not progress,...
Democracy cannot be bargained away by sharing power
Cocorioko
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August 27, 2025
Screenshot Democracy Cannot Be Bargained Away by Sharing Power Pa Baimba Sesay In recent times, the idea of “power sharing” has resurfaced in Sierra Leone’s political discourse, promoted as a way to resolve disputes, prevent conflict, or maintain...
AM Briefing: FEMA’s Dissent Crackdown
Heatmap News
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August 27, 2025
Current conditions: A large dust storm blew over the Phoenix area, causing damage and airport delays • Typhoon Kajiki made landfall in central Vietnam, leaving at least four dead in flooding as heavy rains deluged Laos and parts of Thailand •...
COVER STORY | Blood Orange, Between the Strings
Paste
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After releasing his first Blood Orange album, Coastal Grooves, in 2011, Devonté Hynes co-wrote and co-produced what is, by my approximation, the best pop song released in my lifetime: Sky Ferreira’s “Everything Is Embarrassing.” After doting on a...
*The Deadly Cost of Mistrust in Public Health Facilities: Why Connaught Hospital May Help Save Precious Sierra Leonean Lives. *
Cocorioko
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August 18, 2025
*The Deadly Cost of Mistrust in Public Health Facilities: Why Connaught Hospital May Help Save Precious Sierra Leonean Lives. * ~Dr. Mark Kapuwa Connaught Hospital, established in the 19th century and commissioned in 1912 by the Duke of Connaught,...
Freetown Mayor expresses nostalgia,. . .
Ghana Districts
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The Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone and C40 Cities co-chair, Mayor Yvonne Aki - Sawyerr has hailed the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s (AMA) Roof Top Garden as a shining model of sustainable urban innovation that advances environmental stewardship...
Sierra Leone Marks 8th Anniversary of Devastating Freetown Mudslide
Sierraloaded
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August 14, 2025
Today, Sierra Leone commemorates the eighth anniversary of the catastrophic mudslide that struck the capital, Freetown, on the morning of August 14, 2017. Following three days of torrential rainfall, a massive mudflow from the Sugar Loaf Mountain...
Beyond the rhetoric : Fact checking President Bio’s 2025 State Opening Address
Cocorioko
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August 27, 2025
BEYOND THE RHETORIC: FACT CHECKING PRESIDENT BIO’S 2025 STATE OPENING ADDRESS By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Monday, 25 August 2025 President Julius Maada Bio entered Parliament in August with the cadence of triumph. He promised a nation where rice is...
Africa’s imports of Chinese solar panels jump 60% as continent turns to renewables
Business Insider Africa
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August 27, 2025
African countries are ordering more Chinese solar panels, with imports increasing by 60% in the 12 months through June, according to the climate think tank Ember. That is because China produced 80% of the world’s solar panels in 2024, and is by...