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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...
Government of Sierra Leone Receives 20,600 Bags of Rice from China for School Feeding Program
Sierraloaded
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July 2, 2025
The Government of Sierra Leone has received a donation of 1,030 metric tons of rice from the People’s Republic of China as a continuous support to the country’s educational initiatives. Sierra Leone Government has consecutively received donations...
Accès aux soins en Afrique : pourquoi cartographier les établissements de santé peut sauver des vies
The Conversation
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July 8, 2025
Le manque d'informations fiables sur les établissements de santé en Afrique subsaharienne etait très manisfeste pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Au moment où les besoins en soins d’urgence augmentaient, il était difficile de savoir où se...
World AFP S.Leone islanders despair as rising ocean threatens survival
Yahoo News
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Wading through water up to his knees, Hassan Kargbo points to the vast ocean before him, which is eroding the land and imperilling residents' survival on his island off Sierra Leone. "Where we are now, it used to be my house, and we used to have a...
Sierra Leone Stakes Next Oil Frontier Claim
Oil Price
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June 30, 2025
African countries have recently started making more and more headlines with their plans to develop local oil and gas reserves despite strong opposition from foreign environmentalist organisations and international lenders. The latest to join the...
Cities Take the Lead as Nations Lag on Climate Action
The Energy Mix
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July 4, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Cities are tackling climate change on multiple fronts. Mayors are making it their mission to plant more trees, or they’re setting efficiency standards for...
Goldstar Air’s 24-hour Cargo services to drive Ghana’s trade...
Modern Ghana
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Unique private international airline Goldstar Air, Ghanaian and United States-registered company with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Leecon Poultry Company opens new hatchery to boost Sierra Leone’s local meat production
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 30, 2025
SIERRA LEONE – A newly opened hatchery by Leecon Poultry Company is set to shift Sierra Leone’s poultry meat production away from imported chicks toward locally bred stock. The facility, established in partnership with the African Poultry...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner Morie Manyeh Celebrates 30 Years of Conservation Success at Tacugama Fundraiser in London
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Morie Komba Manyeh, praised the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary for its significant contributions to conservation during its 30th Anniversary Fundraising Gala held at SOAS University’s Brunei...
Sierra Leone’s Timber Industry Miro Receives $24 Million Support from United States Government
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
Ambassador David Bryan Hunt recently visited Miro Forestry, a company dedicated to environmentally-friendly timber production, highlighting the positive impact of U.S. investment in the region. The U.S. Government, through the U.S. International...
Forbes: Russia Has Shown Critical Weakness In The War
Charter 97
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3 Photo: Getty Images Moscow is incapable of winning on its own. North Korea's involvement in the war in Ukraine is becoming more prominent, and this support shows just how weak Russia really is. Professor Natasha Lindstedt of the University of...
EPA-SL Engages Stakeholders in Northern Region on 2026–2035 Biodiversity Plan
Sierraloaded
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July 3, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency in Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) have completed regional consultations with district stakeholders on the review and update of Sierra Leone’s National Biodiversity and Action Plan (2026-2035) in the Northern Region. The...
Liberia: Chamber of Mines Applauds $1.8B Ivanhoe Atlantic Deal
Front Page Africa
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July 8, 2025
The Liberia Chamber of Mines has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Government of Liberia and U.S.-owned Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. following the signing of a landmark $1.8 billion concession and access agreement, describing the deal as a...
Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans
Down to Earth
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To understand the overlap of debt and climate vulnerability, we examined the countries most at risk from climate impacts and most burdened by debt. Over half of the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) with high climate vulnerability are either...
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Signs Strategic Partnership With Republic Bank Ghana
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) has taken a significant step toward regional integration and institutional strengthening by signing a technical cooperation agreement with Republic Bank Ghana. This strategic partnership aims to enhance SLCB’s...
France and Spain join global push to tax private jets and premium flights for climate funding
Euronews
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Published on 03/07/2025 - 15:45 GMT+2 France and Spain have joined a coalition of countries pushing to tax private jets and premium class flights to raise money for climate action and sustainable development. The two European nations have joined...
Idris Elba to Lead Sherbro Island Eco-City Project Backed by Sierra Leone’s Government
Bella Naija
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June 28, 2025
Idris Elba is embarking on one of the most ambitious development projects in West Africa, transforming Sierra Leone’s Sherbro Island into a sustainable eco-smart city that will serve as a model for innovation, tourism, and inclusive economic...
Climate Mobility in Focus: Highlights From MR2025
State of the Planet
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June 30, 2025
In mid-June, over 400 academics, policymakers and practitioners attended MR2025: Mobility, Adaptation, and Wellbeing in a Changing Climate, hosted by the Columbia Climate School in partnership with the Global Centre for Climate Mobility and the...
Sierra Leone Signs Landmark MOU for First U.S.-Backed LNG Terminal in West Africa
Sierraloaded
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June 25, 2025
The Government of Sierra Leone has signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ceca and AG&P to establish the region’s first U.S.-backed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal. The signing was conducted by Hon. Dr. Kandeh Kolleh...