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Sierra Leone Stakes Next Oil Frontier Claim
Oil Price
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June 30, 2025
African countries have recently started making more and more headlines with their plans to develop local oil and gas reserves despite strong opposition from foreign environmentalist organisations and international lenders. The latest to join the...
Can Muslim Women Contest for Leadership in a Secular Country?
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Introduction The role of Muslim women in leadership especially political leadership has generated vigorous discussion among Islamic scholars. Some interpret Islamic texts as barring women from holding top leadership positions such as head of...
Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Penetrating Two Primary School Pupils in Freetown
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
A teacher from Basharia Islamic Primary School in Freetown has been arrested by police following allegations of sexual misconduct involving two pupils from Class Four. The incident, which occurred at the school located at 1 Bass Street, Fourah...
Sierra Leone’s Momoh Kamara Scores on Debut for Minnesota United FC 2 in MLS Next Pro League
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Sierra Leone’s rising star Momoh Kamara scored his first goal in American football on debut for Minnesota United FC 2, helping his side secure a 2–1 victory over Colorado Rapids 2 in the MLS Next Pro League. The 20-year-old midfielder, who...
Eleven Sierra Leoneans Depart for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship in the U.S.
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Eleven exceptional young leaders from Sierra Leone have officially commenced their journey in the prestigious 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in the United States. The esteemed program aims to empower Africa’s future...
Leecon Poultry Company opens new hatchery to boost Sierra Leone’s local meat production
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 30, 2025
SIERRA LEONE – A newly opened hatchery by Leecon Poultry Company is set to shift Sierra Leone’s poultry meat production away from imported chicks toward locally bred stock. The facility, established in partnership with the African Poultry...
Sierra Leonean Female Referee Aminatta Fullah Departs for Women’s AFCON in Morocco
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Sierra Leone’s FIFA and Elite A referee, Aminatta Fullah has departed for Casablanca, Morocco ahead of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which runs from July 5 to July 26, 2025. Fullah’s appointment marks a significant milestone for...
Leadership change on the horizon for Writers & Books
WXXI - New York
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June 30, 2025
Michael Solis The executive director of Writers & Books will step down from her role at the end of September after six years on the job. The literary center's board has hired Michael Solis of Brooklyn as Alison Meyers’ successor. Solis is a...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
President Bio Celebrated by Thousands of Sierra Leoneans Over ECOWAS Chairmanship
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio was celebrated by thousands of Sierra Leoneans at the Presidential Lodge in Freetown following his historic election as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic...
Man who shot suspected informant in Freetown State Forest granted parole from life term
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A man who was 19 when he participated in the 1987 kidnapping and murder in Freetown of a suspected informant, who was driven in the trunk of a car to a state forest and shot repeatedly, has been granted parole from a life sentence, records show....
Mpox In Sierra Leone: What’s Behind The Recent Surge And Why West Africa Is At R
The Nigerian Voice
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Source: Dr Jia B. Kangbai As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak throughout the...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Ghana Presents Letters of Credence in Burkina Faso
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Sierra Leone’s non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso and high commissioner resident in Accra, Ghana, has on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formally presented his Letters of Credence to Captain Ibrahim Traore,...
Sierra Leone’s Daniella Boima Garrick Crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Daniella Boima Garrick of Sierra Leone has been crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025. The 21-year-old fashion model and advocate was celebrated for her courage and grace at the inaugural pageant, held on June 28, 2025, as part of the broader African...
Sierra Leone’s government is ready to host Russian fishing fleet
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The government of Sierra Leone is set to grant Russian fishing operators an annual quota of 40,000 tons, accompanied by investment incentives aimed at enhancing bilateral collaboration in the fisheries sector, according to an announcement...
SLPP Reelects Francis Alpha Kallon as National Young Generation Leader
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has reelected Francis Alpha Kallon as its National Young Generation Council (NYGC) Leader following a closely contested election held at the party’s headquarters in Freetown on Sunday. Kallon secured 89...
Alpha Beta wins best British Council A Level School Award for the Sixth time
Ghana News Agency
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June 30, 2025
Accra, June 30, GNA- Alpha Beta Christian College, Dansoman, has once again proven its commitment to academic excellence, clinching an impressive 10 awards at the British Council Partner Schools Awards Night for examinations taken in 2024, at the...
‘Smoking to survive’: How Sierra Leone’s youth got hooked on kush
Modern Ghana
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A cheap synthetic drug known as kush is ravaging West Africa and its epicentre is Sierra Leone. The government has declared kush a public health emergency, but poverty and trauma are slowing efforts by communities to help unhook young people from...
SLPP 2028 Flag Bearer Must Become The Next President of Sierra Leone – Maada Bio
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
President Julius Maada Bio has made a powerful call for unity within the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), urging supporters to set aside personal rivalries and focus on securing victory in the 2028 general elections. The President’s statement...
Zainab Sheriff Urges Sierra Leonean Women to Step into Leadership Roles Ahead of 2028 Elections
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Popular Sierra Leonean Musician and Celebrity, Zainab Sheriff, visited the Low-Cost Bridge Mosque in the East End of Freetown on Friday, June 27, in an unannounced event aimed at empowering women within the community. During her visit, Zainab...