Sierra Leone declares national emergency over 'Kush' drug threat

WION

Center

Mixed Factuality

Private Equity: Invesco

Sierra Leone declares national emergency over 'Kush' drug threat

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency over the "Kush" drug epidemic that poses an “existential threat” to the West African nation. Last Thursday (Apr 5), President Bio said in a televised address that the country's fight against Kush should be a collective effort, and added that he would be setting up a national task force on drugs and substance abuse, "with a particular focus on combating the rising kush crisi