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ECOWAS · Freetown

Inside the Drug Epidemic Creating ‘Zombies’ in West Africa

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The highly addictive drug kush has left teenagers with sores eating away at their legs.See the Story

Freetown, Western Area · Freetown

Finance And Logistics Head Of Department – Sierra Leone At Action contre la Faim France

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

About : Action contre la Faim Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism, transparency – has been part of its identity for 45 years. Its mission is to save lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of under-nutrition, p…Read Article

Freetown, Western Area · Freetown

Winnie Kiiza Receives 2025 Nalafem Award for Intergenerational Leadership

Freetown, Sierra Leone  – Hon. Winnie Kiiza, former Leader of the Opposition in Uganda’s 10th Parliament and long-time advocate for inclusive governance, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Nalafem Award for Advancing Intergenerational Co-Leadership at the Nalafem Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The award recognises Kiiza’s enduring legacy of value-driven, inclusive leadership and her commitment to mentoring young leaders across the continen…Read Article

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PRESIDENT MAADA BIO MEETS FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF TO DISCUSS ECOWAS LEADERSHIP - Smart News Liberia

FREETOWN – The newly elected Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, has announced a productive meeting with former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The meeting, which took place at the State House in Freetown, highlighted discussions on regional cooperation and leadership under ECOWAS. President Bio, who recently…ECOWAS · FreetownRead Article

Hill Station - architecture and the altitudes of Empire

Hill Station: architecture and the altitudes of Empire, curated by Ed Lawrenson and Killian O' Dochartaigh, explores the architectural history of colonial era health segregation in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and its connections to the growth of the British Empire and tropical medicine.Health · FreetownRead Article

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝… 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐨 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 - Global Times Newspaper

President Julius Maada Bio on Friday, 27th June, 2025 officially unveiled the magnificent Chapter One multi-purpose complex in Freetown. It’s one of a kind in Africa. It is owned by one of Sierra Leone’s most successful indigenous entrepreneurs, Mr. Fasally Tarawally. In his opening remarks, President Bio called on other Sierra Leonean businessmen to imitate …Julius Maada Bio · FreetownRead Article

Debt, dependency and dissent : Unmasking Sierra Leone economic quandary – Cocorioko

*DEBT, DEPENDENCY AND DISSENT: UNMASKING SIERRA LEONE’S ECONOMIC BIND* By Mahmud Tim Kargbo Saturday, 28 June 2025 “For decades, wealth and income have been redistributed upward, with minimal protest by the working classes who were harmed by that redistribution. During 2022, working classes in many countries were no longer willing to defer their needs in the wake of that redistribution. Labour militancy, unionisation and strikes have all been re…Freetown, Western Area · FreetownRead Article

Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Urges Realistic Sex Education Programs at Marriage to Curb “contraceptive culture”

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone  has called for faith-based, realistic sex education programs targeting couples preparing for marriage. Speaking at the 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the West Africa Area organized, Archbishop Tamba lamented that the reported growing acceptance of “contraceptive culture” is eroding…Archbishop · FreetownRead Article

Mpox in Sierra Leone: What’s Gambia Doing About a Spillover?

As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 related deaths in Sierra Leone, raising concerns that the virus could spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak across the densely populated West African region. In Sierra Leone, the virus appears to be spreading from person to person, primarily among young men and women. In The Gambia, we should be worried about a possible spillover. The cultures of…Mpox · FreetownRead Article

False! Bio’s administration did not renovate East End Lions’ pitch

Claim: A Facebook user, Malik Malik Bah, posted photos claiming President Julius Maada Bio’s administration renovated and rebranded the East End Lions’ pitch.  Verdict: False! According to the Head of Administration for East End Lions, Idrissa Tigo, the newly renovated pitch was not made by President Bio’s administration but by the East End Lions Executive …Facebook · FreetownRead Article

In the Hills Above Freetown, a Chimp Sanctuary Is Fighting for Its Existence

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

On a quiet afternoon atop the rainforest hills that sit above Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Bala Amarasekaran leaned against the railing of the sanctuary he built from scratch. His eyes scanned the treetops where rescued chimpanzees swung between ropes and wooden pillars, grinning through the openings of half-buried rubber tires. “I’ll get a text from an anonymous number, and they’ll tell me they’ll burn this place down,” he said. “Some…Freetown, Western Area · FreetownRead Article

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