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Sierra Leone Creole people
The Sierra Leone Creole people (or Krio people) is an ethnic group in Sierra Leone. The Creole people are descendants of freed African American, West Indian and Liberated African slaves who settled in the Western Area of Sierra Leone between 1787 and about 1885. The colony was established by the
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I cannot think of any reason why God has preserved me to this day, other than His Grace and
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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
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Bio rallies support for his state of nation address – has he done enough in two years?
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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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Davidson Nicol
Davidson Nicol , in full Davidson Sylvester Hector Willoughby Nicol, also called Abioseh Nicol (born Sept. 14, 1924, Freetown, Sierra Leone—died Sept. 20, 1994, Cambridge, Eng.), Sierra Leonean diplomat, physician, medical researcher, and writer whose short stories and poems are among the best to
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Africa: Compendium of New Research Celebrates African Solutions to National and Global Problems
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James, Makila (1957- )
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Has coronavirus reshaped democratic rights?
There are already signs that some governments are using the crisis to grant themselves more expansive powers than warranted by the health crisis, with insufficient oversight mechanisms, and using their expanded authority to crack down on opposition and tighten their grip on
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Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (1827- )
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African America’s First Protest Meeting: Black Philadelphians Reject the American Colonization Society Plans for Their Resettlem
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George, David (1742-1810)
David George, a slave and later a Baptistminister, was born in 1742 on a plantation in Virginia. His parents had been brought fromAfrica as slaves, and the cruel treatment they suffered prompted George to runaway to South Carolina where he hid for several years among Native Americans, firstas
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IMF approves $50 million for Liberia as the country runs out of hard currency
Yesterday, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced that it has approved the disbursement of SDR36.17 million (US$50 million – equivalent to 1.7 percent of the country’s GDP) to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in support of the Liberian
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Sierra Leone coronavirus: Compulsory wearing of face masks starts
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1794
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SLAJ president speaks about the diffculties facing SLAJ amid COVID-19
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