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Following the declaration of State of Public Health  emergency by the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has been on the frontline; providing not only cash transfers, social services and Personal Protective
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Fighting for Freedom on Both Sides of the American Revolution
Alan Gilbert, University of Denver political scientist and anti-racist activist, is the author of Black Patriots and Loyalists: Fighting for Emancipation in the War for Independence, one of the few works that examines the free and enslaved blacks who joined the American Patriots and the British
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My government will provide nurses with two sets of uniforms free of charge – said president Bio
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio was in Bo, southern Sierra Leone yesterday, where he visited the newly refurbished Covid-19 care and treatment facilities, and distributed much needed equipment and uniforms to healthcare workers. Praising the interventions of
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Sierra Leone registers the highest covid-19 death rate in the mano river region
The first case of COVID-19 was reported in Sierra Leone on 31 March 2020, and the source of the outbreak has been linked to a wet market in Wuhan (Hubei
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Dr. Manal Ghazzawi of Sierra Leone bags prestigious award
One of Sierra Leone’s most outstanding female pharmacists and entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone, Dr. Manal Ghazzawi, is the latest and proud recipient of one of the world’s prestigious awards, bestowed on her by Women in Africa Entrepreneur
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Facing the coronavirus, still haunted by Ebola
We don't talk much about her early life in Sierra Leone, when 3,956 people died during the Ebola epidemic from 2014 to
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Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003)
The Second Liberian Civil War was an intense four-year conflict that involved child soldiers on all sides and extensive civilian casualties. It was also one of the few civil wars that spread into neighboring countries, in this case, Guinea and Sierra Leone. The conflict began in April 1999 when
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Tanzania Reopens Colleges, Sports Activities As COVID-19 Numbers Drop
Dar es Salaam — University students will return to their respective colleges on June 1, 2020 as the number of Covid-19 cases drops in Tanzania, President John Magufuli announced on Thursday, 21 May
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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington
The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington
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Sierra Leone’s new Attorney General takes oath of office
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah, took his oath of office at State House today, in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio in accordance with the Laws of Sierra Leone. Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah
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Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°30′N 11°30′W / 8.500°N 11.500°W 15% others Sierra Leone (/s iː ˈ ɛər ə l iː ˈ oʊ n iː, -l iː ˈ oʊ n/  (  listen)),[6] officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north-east, Liberia to the south-east, and the Atlant
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Sierra Leone Commercial Bank  boosts government’s Covid-19 response with Le500 million
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: The Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), the most profitable and one hundred percent Sierra Leonean owned bank, yesterday boosted the work of the country’s National Covid-19 Emergency Response Centre (NACOVERC), with the sum of five hundred million Leones
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Le274 billion NGO support for president Bio’s fight against covid-19
The QAERP was designed to enhance the economic impact of the restrictive measures on households of the most vulnerable population and succeed in the health, economic and social fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to return to the growth path needed in ensuring the delivery of our
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Kenya: 31 New COVID-19 Cases in Kenya Raise Total Infections to 1,192
Nairobi — Kenya's COVID-19 infections rose to 1,192 Saturday after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced 31 new
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Royal African Company
Chartered in 1672, the Royal African Company was a royally chartered company which had a legally based monopoly on English trade to West Africa until 1698. The monopoly specifically extended through five thousand miles of the western coast from Cape Sallee (in contemporary Morocco) to the Cape of
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Pavi Fort – SL helps 16 Districts in Sierra Leone to Combat COVID-19
Pavi Fort –Sierra Leone, on Friday 5th June 2020 donated a huge consignment of hand sanitizers, five thousand clinical face masks, 50 bags of rice and a cheque for ten million Leones (Le10, 000,000) to the District Emergency Operation Centre (DICOVERC) in
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Kenya: PSC Operations Scaled Down After 10 Staff Test Positive for COVID-19
[Nation] The Public Service Commission (PSC) has scaled down operations to minimise the spread of coronavirus after 10 employees tested positive.
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was created by the Treaty of Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria, on 28 May 1975. It was created to promote economic trade, national cooperation, and monetary union, for growth and development throughout West
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ACC commences monitoring of social safety net cash transfers across Sierra Leone
According to the ACC, the role of the Task Force is “to ensure that the targeted beneficiaries for the World Bank supported National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) direct cash transfer efforts, are captured in a transparent and accountable
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Reliable data - private sector’s first line of defence against pandemic
Memuna Forna: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s private sector is used to surviving crises, but COVID-19 will test many businesses to the limit. In every crisis, accurate, up-to-date information is one of the first lines of defence. Invest Salone’s COVID-19 information portal is
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Mississippi Black Lawmaker On Taking Down The Flag: A Symbol Of 'Hate And Not Love' : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mississippi State Sen. Derrick Simmons, a Democrat, after lawmakers in that state voted on Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
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James, Makila (1957- )
Makila James is currently serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland.  James was nominated by President Barack Obama early in 2012.  Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2012, James arrived in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland and presented her credentials to the King of Swaziland
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Young, Johnny (1940- )
Ambassador Johnny Young was a career diplomat and the third African American to be appointed ambassador by three presidents. In 1989 President George H.W. Bush appointed Young Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone. Five years later President Bill Clinton named Young Ambassador to the Republic
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Dr Sylvia Blyden awaits justice as State prosecutors fail to turn up in court
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 July 2020: Despite all efforts by the government and Chief Justice to reform Sierra Leone’s court system to reduce the time it takes for justice to be delivered, it seems old bad habits are taking much longer to die, as thousands of people up and down [Read More]
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Ray, Charles Aaron (1945- )
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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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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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