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A History of United Nations Missions in Africa
The United Nations (UN) conducts a number of peacekeeping missions throughout the world. Beginning in 1960, the UN began missions in various countries in Africa. While just one mission occurred through the 1990s, turmoil in Africa escalated and the majority of missions were run from 1989
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Republic Day- Sierra Leone
Republic Day in Sierra Leone.
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Maps and Locations of African Countries
Geographic coordinates: 28° 00 N, 3° 00
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SLAJ president speaks about the diffculties facing SLAJ amid COVID-19
In his address to members of SLAJ, the erudite President of the Association, Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, congratulated members, more especially the surviving founding members, namely – Hon. Ibrahim Ben Kargbo (MP), Mrs. Bernadette Cole, Mr. Christo Johnson and
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Paul Cuffee
Not to be confused with the Reverend Paul Cuffee (1754-1812), who is honored on the liturgical Calendar of the Episcopal Church
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7
1817
Africa: Rohr - I'll Make Eagles Champions of Africa Again
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations
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Africa: Here We Are Again - Will Racist Violence in the United States Ever End?
George Floyd's name is now added to the tragic list - already far too long - of other people of color whose lives have been cut short as a direct result of the United States' long history of racism and white
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United States population: 9,638,453
United States population: 9,638,453. Black population: 1,771,656 (18.4 per cent). Mayflower of Liberia sailed from New York City with eighty-six Blacks. Ship arrived in Sierra Leone, March 9.
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Feb
6
1820
Coronavirus – Africa: Fisheries management works, so it’s time to apply it more broadly
FAO’s State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 tracks growing fish production and consumption, and highlights the promise of sustainability actions
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Africa: Compendium of New Research Celebrates African Solutions to National and Global Problems
A new major publication - the Oxford Encyclopaedia of African Politics - contains many important chapters that make the same point on a wide variety of
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Ending the grace period – Why we must now scrutinize the Bio presidency
I start this brief article today with these two sentences in response to the feeble efforts of the new state propagandists – mostly SLPP members and supporters – who have expressed outrage over a few comments I have posted on my Facebook page in recent days critical of the Bio
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Sierra Leone doctors issue strike ultimatum amid Covid-19
Just two days after low level Covid-19 responders went on strike, medical doctors in Sierra Leone have issued a strike notice over non-payment of allowances and
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Smythe, John Henry (1915-1996)
Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the West African port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He received a grammar school education and had worked as a civil servant before joining the Sierra Leone Defence Corps (part
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Nov
18
1942
Investing in mental healthcare will impact socio-economic development – says president Bio
Addressing Ministers of Government, Development Partners, Staff of the Hospital, and guests of the occasion, president Bio spoke about the importance of investing in mental
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The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002)
The Sierra Leone Civil War was an armed conflict in the West African country of Sierra Leone from 1991–2002. The war began on March 23, 1991, when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) under Foday Sankoh, with support of Liberian rebel leader Charles Taylor and his group, the National Patriotic
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Anti-Corruption Commission indicts former head of procurement on corruption offences
Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), last Wednesday, filed indictment charges against Sahr Kemokai, former Head of Procurement at the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA), on nine counts of corruption
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Sierra Leone: Freetown Just Implemented a New Tax System That Could Quintuple Revenue
In the next few weeks, residents of Freetown are expecting to receive new property tax bills as part of a revamped and more progressive
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This Day in History — June 4
1994: Five Iraqis and a Kuwaiti are sentenced to death in Kuwait for plotting to kill former US President George H W Bush with a car bomb during his visit to Kuwait in
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Coronavirus in Africa: 216,775 cases; 5,852 deaths; 98,686 recoveries
There are now more than over 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Coronavirus in Africa: 103,875 cases; 3,184 deaths; 41,576 recoveries
There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Sierra Leone gets its first female deputy head of police force
Sierra Leone has appointed its first female Deputy Inspector General of Police
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Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith , née Berry (born Jan. 23, 1837, Long Green, Md., U.S.—died Feb. 24, 1915, Sebring, Fla.), American evangelist and missionary who opened an orphanage for African-American
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IMF approves disbursement of $143 million loan for Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 response
The government of Sierra Leone has today received approval from the IMF, for almost half the government’s $300 million it had requested from the international community a few weeks ago, in support of its COVID-19 response
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West Africa
West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost subregion of Africa. West Africa has been defined as including 18 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island nation of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory
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8
2006
Coronavirus in Africa: 202,864 cases; 5,539 deaths; 90,813 recoveries
There are now more than over 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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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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FIRST REPUBLIC SET UP BY FREED SLAVES
After departing New York Port in 1820 the first group of freed blacks landed first in Sherbro Island in Sierra Leone and later moved on to Bushrod Island in what is today in Monrovia and established a state. By the 1847 the country declared its independence.
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Jul
27
1847
Should Sierra Leoneans be pawns on the SLPP-APC political chessboard? – A Rejoinder
We are taking ourselves back to the prehistoric or tribal war days, while other African countries are progressing steadily towards their development
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Sierra Leone needs $309 million to address COVID-19 impact on the economy – says government
“To alleviate this impact, fund the Quick Action Economic Response Programme, the Health Programme and the Social Impact Programme the Government is seeking: Additional emergency support from the IMF, including one or more of the following
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If my party is classed a terrorist entity, am I a terrorist?
During the Cold War, both the State and Defense departments dubbed Mandela’s political party, the African National Congress, a terrorist group, and Mandela’s name remained on the U.S terrorism watch list till
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President Bio’s lecture at PENN State University – Sound of an empty vessel – Op ed
“I had a great time delivering the Third Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies at the University of Pennsylvania” says President Bio
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