capital of Sierra Leone
Anger has erupted in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, and other cities after residents have been plunged into darkness for weeks due to the non-payment of ... Show more
‘Zombie’ drug made from human bones is pushing addicts to dig up graves: Police officers are guarding cemeteries in Freetown, Sierra Leone, after more people are ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/06/zombie-drug-made-human-bones-pushing-addicts-dig-graves-20598035/
Cannabis, fentanyl and rumors about human bones: The “zombie drug” Kush has Sierra Leone firmly in its grip
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On 108th birthday, historic marker dedicated to Orange County native daughter and famous chef Edna Lewis
dailyprogress.com/news/community/orangenews/on-108th-birthday-historic-marker-dedicated-to-orange-county-native-daughter-and-famous-chef-edna/article_0d80de3a-ba8d-5097-a144-dd0d563e32c3.html
Lamin Bangura: Former Sierra Leone international dies aged 59 in bus crash: Former Sierra Leone international Lamin Bangura dies aged 59 after a road accident in ...
bbc.com/sport/africa/68676357
Will Sierra Leone clamp down on the addictive drug kush?: As the polydrug kush — also known as K2 — threatens more and more lives and communities in Sierra Leone ...
dw.com/en/sierra-leone-calls-grow-for-clampdown-on-kush/a-68728880
🇸🇱 The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has won global plaudits for addressing many issues facing the capital of one of Africa’s poorest countries ... Show more #BBCAfricaEye
A mass burial of 32 unidentified people, who all died as a result of becoming addicted to a synthetic street drug known as Kush ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-68531430 #BBCAfricaEye www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6MPV9zBXYg
🇸🇱 "We have had war. We have had corruption. And then we had Ebola. Now, we are fighting for democratic freedoms."
The Mayor of Freetown ... #BBCAfricaEye www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_fwvmKNCNo
🇸🇱 The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has won global plaudits for addressing many issues facing the capital of one of Africa’s poorest countries ... Show more #BBCAfricaEye
#IWD2024 : 🇸🇱 Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is the tree-planting mayor of a West African city on the brink of a climate emergency: bbc.in/3wRSGiU 🎥 Watch the #BBCAfricaEye documentary ... Show more bbc.in/3wHwJmZ
Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola unanimously elected as the Vice President of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone at the Court's Plenary held in ... Show more
🎥 Watch "Mayor on the Front Line: Democracy in Crisis" here: youtu.be/8_fwvmKNCNo #BBCAfricaEye @yakisawyerr
Fascinating footage shows how Freetown Way looked in the 1980s: Take a look at the street long before controversies over cycle lanes and single carriageways
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/history/freetown-way-changes-30-years-2387234
Hearts of darkness and light: ode to an African city: Oh Durban! My eThekwini, you are not alone in perpetual regression. Like your sister cities Jozi, Freetown ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2024-03-10-hearts-of-darkness-and-light-ode-to-an-african-city/
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New images show how Hull 'CYCLOPS junction' and two-lane Freetown Way will look: A consultation on the changes is set to take place this summer
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/new-images-show-how-hull-9163624
Cheap, plentiful and devastating: The synthetic drug kush is walloping Sierra Leone
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/10/1229662975/kush-synthetic-drug-sierra-leone
Sierra Leone's capital introduces buses to ease transport crisis | Africanews: To modernize public transportation, Freetown recently acquired 50 buses under the ...
africanews.com/2024/02/09/sierra-leones-capital-introduces-buses-to-ease-transport-crisis/
Cheap, plentiful and devastating: The synthetic drug kush is walloping Sierra Leone
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/10/1229662975/kush-synthetic-drug-sierra-leone
Ethiopian Airlines to launch passenger services to Freetown, Sierra Leone: Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest network operator, is set to launch ...
aviation24.be/airlines/ethiopian-airlines/ethiopian-airlines-to-launch-passenger-services-to-freetown-sierra-leone/
Freetown Way update after cyclist and truck in collision: Police appeal for witnesses after male cyclist suffers 'life-changing' injuries
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/freetown-way-update-after-cyclist-9111686
With the rover to Sierra Leone: Pastor dared the great adventure: Drasenhofen's pastor Richard Hansl and three friends traveled 9,000 kilometers from Budapest to ...
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Freetown Way in Hull closed due to police incident - live updates: Road closed at junction with George Street
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/freetown-way-hull-closed-police-9110607
Sierra Leone charges 27 soldiers over foiled coup attempt: This come days after the ex-president was charged with treason over November's alleged coup attempt.
bbc.com/news/world-africa-67920473
Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma allowed to travel on medical grounds | Africanews
africanews.com/2024/01/18/sierra-leone-ex-president-koroma-allowed-to-travel-on-medical-grounds/
Ernest Bai Koroma: Sierra Leone ex-president charged with treason over attempted coup
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FREETOWN COLLECTIVE MUSIC LAUNCH: As Carnival 2024 gets closer, Freetown Collective continues to release music.
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Slum children dream of becoming doctors and engineers: Freetown’s most infamous slum quarter is home to 10,000 people but has only one school with three ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/times-christmas-appeal-freetown-street-child-8vw2p7whv
What may have sparked the mutiny in Sierra Leone: There are concerns there could have been a coup attempt in a region plagued by military takeovers.
bbc.com/news/world-africa-67541285
Quick Glance: Sierra Leone Imposes Nationwide Curfew After Attack on Freetown Army Barracks
- Government asserts full control of security in Freetown after military base attack
- Attackers reported retreating, security forces maintain checkpoints in capital
- Gunfire in Freetown, security forces push attackers to outskirts of city
- President vows to protect stability and democracy in Sierra Leone
Breaking News!Sierra Leone's government has announced a nationwide curfew after heavy gunshots were heard last night and this morning in parts of Freetown ... Show more
Sierra Leone Officials Say Recent Attacks Were Failed Coup Attempt: In Sierra Leone, 13 military officers and one civilian have been arrested after an alleged ...
democracynow.org/2023/11/29/headlines/sierra_leone_officials_say_recent_attacks_were_failed_coup_attempt
Panic in Sierra Leone amid fresh gunfire following attacks on military barracks: Fresh gunfire was heard in a suburb of the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown ...
cnn.com/2023/11/28/africa/sierra-leone-military-barracks-attack-intl/
A nationwide curfew has been declared in Sierra Leone after armed men attempted to gain access to the armoury of a military barrack of the capital Freetown ... Show more
Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack and nearly 2,000 prisoners escape: Twenty people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday's attack on a ...
reuters.com/world/africa/sierra-leones-capital-quiet-after-attack-barracks-2023-11-27/
Sierra Leone under curfew as prisoners on the loose: Gunmen attacked a military barracks then broke into a prison in Freetown, officials say.
bbc.com/news/world-africa-67536147
Sierra Leone arrests ex-president's guard over failed coup | Africanews: "One of the organizers of the failed November 26 coup attempt, Amadu Koita ...
africanews.com/2023/12/06/sierra-leone-arrests-ex-presidents-guard-over-failed-coup/
ECOWAS relocates former Sierra Leone president, Koroma to Nigeria Thursday: The Economic Community of West African States said it would relocate former Sierra ...
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Daily life resumed amid a heavy security presence in Freetown, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after clashes erupted in the city ... Show more
#VantageOnFirstpost : Clashes that shook Sierra Leone's capital Freetown killed 20 people and led to the escape of over 2000 prisoners. The government has now called it a ... Show more
Police release photos and names of 34 Sierra Leone fugitives | Africanews: Sierra Leone police on Tuesday published the photos and identities of 34 men and women ...
africanews.com/2023/11/28/police-release-photos-and-names-of-34-sierra-leone-fugitives/
Sierra Leone military barracks foiled attack ignites fears over coup attempt: Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has described a foiled assault on a military ...
cnn.com/2023/11/27/africa/sierra-leone-military-barracks-foiled-attack-ignites-fears-over-coup-attempt/
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said most of the leaders of an attack on a military barracks in the capital Freetown had been arrested ... Show more reut.rs/3Rg7vUf
Sierra Leone Closes Borders After Attack on Strategic Army Base: Sierra Leone imposed a nationwide curfew as security forces continue their hunt for perpetrators ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-26/sierra-leone-closes-borders-after-attack-on-strategic-army-base
Sierra Leone: President declares calm after day of clashes | Africanews: The day saw unknown assailants attempting to force their way into a military arsenal in ...
africanews.com/2023/11/27/sierra-leone-president-declares-calm-after-day-of-clashes/
Sierra Leone Lifts Nighttime Curfew Imposed After Foiled Coup: Sierra Leone lifted a nationwide curfew almost a month after an attack on army headquarters in the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-20/sierra-leone-lifts-nighttime-curfew-imposed-after-foiled-coup
Paid articlePaid Sierra Leone partially lifted curfew after attempted coup: Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Freetown on Monday ...
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Ex-president, 79 suspects detained over failed S’Leone coup: The inspector general urged the public to provide useful information leading to the arrest of the ...
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At COP28, Cities Will Show Us the Way | by Michael R. Bloomberg & Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/cities-subnational-governments-model-solutions-for-national-and-international-leaders-by-michael-r-bloomberg-and-yvonne-aki-sawyerr-2023-12
Quick Glance: Global Support for Climate Fund
- Developing countries require substantial annual funding to adapt to climate change
- Countries are not obligated to contribute to the fund
- UN reports forecast record heat in 2023
- Wealthy nations must make significant contributions in the coming years
#BangkokPost : Nation-states, presidents, and prime ministers are the players who garner the biggest headlines and the most media attention at each year's UN Climate ... Show more #opinion #environment www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2699076/
Sierra Leone Now Calm After Coordinated Series of Attacks: Active and retired soldiers allegedly participated in Sunday's attacks in Freetown ...
allafrica.com/stories/202311280011.html
Sierra Leone imposes a nationwide curfew amid a hunt for perpetrators who staged an attack on a key military base in Freetown Show more
East GB farm gives back to those who helped save it: In remembrance of all who have assisted its steady recovery since Hurricane Dorian ...
thenassauguardian.com/grand_bahama/east-gb-farm-gives-back-to-those-who-helped-save-it/article_c711d1a8-77e0-11ee-95ff-23123e0fb4ed.html
Land reform in Africa is challenging the power of chiefs: Activists want to give communities more of a say
economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/10/12/land-reform-in-africa-is-challenging-the-power-of-chiefs
Power cuts in Sierra Leone as Turkey operator cuts supply over unpaid debt: The Turkish operator Karpower is one of three sources of electricity to Sierra ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/8/power-cuts-in-sierra-leone-as-turkey-operator-cuts-supply-over-unpaid-debt
Insurance brokers to discuss threats to industry at Freetown conference: Insurance operators under the umbrella of the West African Insurance Companies ...
punchng.com/insurance-brokers-to-discuss-threats-to-industry-at-freetown-conference/
Freetown Collective: Freetown Collective is heading back to the United Kingdom.The Belmont new calypso band has been invited to open for legendary British ...
trinidadexpress.com/features/local/freetown-collective/article_f5f498de-28f3-11ee-be74-bfb9ec42db46.html
Newsday - Sierra Leone’s opposition calls election results ‘daylight robbery’ - BBC Sounds
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‘People love kush more than food’: West Africa’s growing drug problem: Illegal synthetic drug offers some Sierra Leoneans an escape from the relentlessness of ...
irishtimes.com/world/africa/2023/07/17/people-love-kush-more-than-food-west-africas-growing-drug-problem/
‘Zombies’: New drug ravishes country’s youth: An African nation is losing the battle against a new drug, leaving its young users as “zombies” in a ...
news.com.au/world/young-people-are-dying-synthetic-drug-kush-ravages-sierra-leones-young/news-story/b89927455b43e44b0aa5810220fd6199
Woman killed at opposition party HQ during Sierra Leone elections: The nurse was shot at the APC building in Freetown, as government forces fired bullets and ...
theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jun/28/woman-killed-at-opposition-party-hq-during-sierra-leone-elections
Working women in West Africa: On three wheels into the future: In Nigeria and Sierra Leone, more and more women are using Keke driving as a source of income ...
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Opposition vows not to take part in Sierra Leone governance: "The APC unequivocally rejects the announced results... given the glaring irregularities and ...
newvision.co.ug/articledetails/164003
Marking a Maryland legacy in Freetown, where freedom arrived before Juneteenth: In every direction of Freetown are signs that bear the names of the Anne Arundel ...
baltimoresun.com/features/bs-fe-freetown-juneteenth-20230616-ll5fo24jlffrrdihwf4ypvap2a-story.html
Storm fells Sierra Leone's historic cotton tree, a symbol of freedom: A giant tree that towered over Sierra Leone's capital for centuries and symbolised freedom ...
reuters.com/world/africa/sierra-leone-loses-historic-tree-symbol-freedom-rainstorm-2023-05-25/
Tracing a rich history of Black American cuisine in Edna Lewis’ footsteps: Over the course of her career, Lewis both preserved the traditions of regional ...
pbs.org/newshour/arts/tracing-a-rich-history-of-black-american-cuisine-in-edna-lewis-footsteps
A towering cotton tree which has stood for several hundred years in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, has been brought down by a heavy storm ... Show more
Landmark of Sierra Leone: The "Cotton Tree" was destroyed by the storm: Freetown residents likened the tree to the Eiffel Tower. The President of Sierra Leone ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/cotton-tree-in-sierra-leone-von-sturm-zerstoert-18926427.html
Sierra Leone’s 400-year-old Cotton Tree was treasured national symbol with a Canadian connection
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-sierra-leones-400-year-old-cotton-tree-was-treasured-national-symbol/
Locals mourn loss of Sierra Leone’s famous cotton tree, symbol of ‘liberty’: The tree, hundreds of years old and said to be where early settlers gave thanks ...
irishtimes.com/world/africa/2023/05/26/locals-mourn-loss-of-sierra-leones-iconic-cotton-tree-symbol-of-liberty/
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