Biden Administration Pressures Sierra Leone On Abortion Policy The Biden administration pressures Sierra Leone to change abortion laws for foreign aid, sparking controversy and protests. Top News · Dec 17, 2024
Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The Conversation · Dec 13, 2024
Historic climate change advisory: what the case before the International Court of Justice might mean The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change. It’s the biggest case the court has ever heard. The court is expected to hand down a legal… The Conversation · Dec 12, 2024
Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after alleged abuses and then war Hundreds of migrant workers in Lebanon are waiting to be repatriated after the ceasefire ending the war between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israel went into effect last month The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
Girl, 11, rescued off Italian coast after three days clinging to tyre tubes Girl from Sierra Leone is only person rescued after shipwreck that is feared to have killed more than 40 people The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects Since its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of projects in 114 countries, including a trans-Africa railway corridor, a power plant in Sierra Leone, and solar panel manufacturing in India The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024
Sierra Leone Launches Nationwide Ebola Vaccine Campaign Sierra Leone launches nationwide Ebola vaccine campaign targeting 20,000 frontline workers after devastating 2014 outbreak. Top News · Dec 6, 2024
Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
The stunning African winter beach holiday with new direct flights from London The Gatwick and Freetown route launches in December, and Sarah Marshall shares why you should make the trip this winter The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024
How has the UNSC voted since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza? The US vetoed a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution; here are all the other Gaza resolutions the Security Council voted on. Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2024
Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it? Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone, which has one of the world's highest consumption rates The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
David Lammy berates Russian counterpart for using phone during UN meeting on Sudan ceasefire David Lammy berated Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the UN for fiddling with his mobile phone during a UN Security Council session on a joint UK-Sierra Leone draft resolution calling for a national ceasefire on Monday, 18 November. The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024
West African hiking hotspot under immediate threat from rapid deforestation Loma Mountains National Park in Sierra Leone is a popular destination for hikers from all across the world Advnture · Nov 11, 2024
Aidan O’Brien’s gamble to end hoodoo with City Of Troy gets lost in Californian dirt City Of Troy did not take to the dirt track when trailing home eighth behind Sierra Leone in the Breeders’ Cup Classic The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Top News · Nov 3, 2024 Sierra Leone Wins Breeders' Cup Classic At Del Mar Sierra Leone wins Breeders' Cup Classic, Chad Brown nears record, thrilling performances and upsets in horse racing event.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 City of Troy pays price for slow start in Breeders’ Cup Classic City of Troy finished eighth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic after a slow break from the stalls in a race won by Sierra Leone, another Coolmore horse
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 Sierra Leone claims Breeders’ Cup glory as City of Troy flops – as it happened City Of Troy’s audacious challenge for the Breeders’ Cup Classic was over almost before it had begun
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024 Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change
The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024 Sierra Leone is working to transform its food system, but it faces mounting challenges One of the most pressing issues facing humanity is the need to transform food systems to become more equitable, environmentally sustainable, able to deliver healthy diets for all, and also more resilient to disruptions.
The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024 Gangs’stories: The Sierra Leonian gangster who gave up violence and drugs for poetry For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective. When understood in a nuanced manner that goes beyond the usual stereotypes and Manichean representations, gangs and gangsters arguably constitute fundamental lenses through…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024 Michaela DePrince obituary American ballerina who defied the odds of her early childhood in wartorn Sierra Leone to perform with top dance companies
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024 Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29 Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, has died
The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2024 Trailblazing ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince dies at 29 Sierra Leone-born DePrince, who moved to US as a child, danced with Boston Ballet and performed with Beyoncé
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024 Michaela DePrince death: Ballet star who danced for Beyoncé dies at 29 DePrince was orphaned by the war in Sierra Leone before moving to the United States
The Conversation · Aug 20, 2024 Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable Bora – a type of thank you gift – is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their land.