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Former APC president Koroma and ministers to pay back hundreds of millions of dollars
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 September 2020: The long awaited Commission of Inquiry Reports and White Paper were today delivered to Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio at State House by the country's Attorney General and Minister of Justice Brewah, amid massive riot police presence, after rumours
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Detention of Dr. Sylvia Blyden dents president Bio’s global image
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 July 2020: When international human rights organisations start calling on a Head of State to respect the civil and human rights of citizens in accordance with the country’s constitution, then questions must be asked about the direction the country is heading. Early this
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School in Sierra Leone takes centre stage at the World Education Week
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 September 2020: One of Sierra Leone’s primary school - the EducAid Maronka Primary School in Port Loko, northern Sierra Leone will next month play a key part in the world’s biggest grassroots online education conference - World Education Week. EducAid Maronka Primary
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New NGO in Sierra Leone launches national recruitment campaign
TFSL: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2020: Sierra Leone aspires to be a place of equal opportunity, yet where children are born still too often determines their educational and life trajectories. Educational inequality limits the life prospects of millions of children. 4 out of 5 children within
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President Bio calls on regional leaders to unite on single currency adoption
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 June 2020: Yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone chaired a zoom online meeting of the West African Monetary Zone Authority of Heads of States and Governments, where he encouraged his colleagues Heads of State and Governments across the region to unite, in
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Goya CEO, Praising Trump, Sparks Online Culture Clash
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The supercharged political landscape in the U.S. has grown even more perilous for companies with the 2020 presidential election looming as Goya, a food company with a tremendously loyal following, has discovered. The company, which makes many products used on Hispanic
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House Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act - Milwaukee Community Journal
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, by a bipartisan vote of 236 to 181. The legislation is the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement, empower our communities, and build trust between
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2010 Census omitted 3.7 million Blacks – Nearly five times its original ‘undercount’ claims | New Pittsburgh Courier
Confusing and conflicting explanations provide  few answers while raising numerous questions by Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted at least 3.7 million African-Americans from its 2010
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The science behind Level 3 - Ramaphosa lauds 'diverse and sometimes challenging views'
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the downgrade to Level 3 of the national Covid-19 lockdown, he thanked scientists for challenging and pushing the government's response to the global
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Tanzania says virus defeated through prayer, but fears grow
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Dr Sylvia Blyden’s trial adjourned
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 June 2020: The seditious libel case involving Sierra Leone’s former minister of social welfare and journalist – Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, was adjourned today to Friday 12 June 2020, after prosecution witness who is the lead police investigator – Detective M.K. Alieu, was
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The last thing our country needs is megalomania – Op ed
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 August 2020: “Government of Sierra Leone explores development of domestic air travel”. This is one headline in the Sierra Leone Telegraph that caught my eye this week. According to the newspaper, discussions have been held to explore the possibility of
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Goya CEO Cites 'Obamas' To Defend Praising Trump
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Sierra Leone: Opposition Activist Dr. Sylvia Blyden Argues Against Her Detention in Court Hearing
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Speculation grows over date of next election in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 June 2020: Speculations are growing across the political divide in Sierra Leone, after a leading pro SLPP government newspaper – Global Times, published a story recently stating that the next general and presidential elections will be held in 2024 – not 2023 as
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In memory of our departed Michael Alphonso Kalley – twelve months on
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2020: Today, 27th June 2020, marks the first anniversary of the departure of our beloved father, brother, grandad, uncle, cousin, and friend – Mr  Michael Alphonso Kalley, who sadly passed away in Freetown  on the 27th of June 2019, aged 66. Michael was a long-time
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Sierra Leone prepares to open Lungi international airport
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) Moses Tiffa Baio, yesterday held talks with senior officials of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) about the necessary safety and
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White Men Allegedly Attempt to Lynch Black Man in Indiana - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Sierra Leone records over a thousand COVID-19 cases as calls to unlock the country grow
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Dr. Yumkella speaks about Sierra Leone’s judiciary as parliament approves Appeals Court Judges
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 June 2020: Democracy was at work in Sierra Leone’s parliament yesterday, when the main opposition APC party, led by  Honourable Chernoh Ramadan Maju Bah voted against two of the eight presidential nominees put forward by president Julius Maada Bio for MPs approval. The
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