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Sierra Leone passes new laws to boost landowners' rights

Sierra Leone's parliament on Monday passed two laws that lawyers say will help boost the rights of rural landowners and women against land grabs by big mining and agribusiness firms.

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Putin and Erdogan call for ‘full implementation’ of UN-backed grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the “full implementation” of a UN-backed deal to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian Black Sea ports after a four-hour meeting in the Russian resort of Sochi. Moscow and Kyiv earlier traded blame for strikes at Ukraine’s…

France 24

Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

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Fourteen missing, presumed drowned after two Sierra Leone boat incidents

More than a dozen people are presumed to have drowned in two separate boat incidents in Sierra Leone this week, authorities said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says First Grain Ship ‘Nothing’, Economy in Coma

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must sell to help salvage its shattered economy. His downbeat comments, via video to students in Australia on Wednesday, came as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Doctors across Sierra Leone began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest low pay and lack of benefits, leaving dozens of patients in hospital waiting rooms in need of care.

Reuters

1st Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Leaves the Port of Odesa

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Saudi Companies to Submit Bids for Development Projects in Sierra Leone

The Saudi Development Fund informed the private sector about tenders for the establishment of the Technical University and the Kailahun District in Sierra Leone. The move is part of the initiative to develop local content in the procurement of development projects to support Saudi companies abroad. According to information obtained…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sierra Leone backs bill to legalise abortion and end colonial-era law

Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned them

The Guardian - UK

Match-fixing investigation launched as 187 goals scored across two games in Sierra Leone

Two first division football matches in Sierra Leone after being investigated after a remarkable 187 goals were scored.

Evening Standard

Gastronomy gong given to Fulani chef supporting women in West Africa

Fatmata Binta has tried many different jobs, but this one definitely fits her like a glove. The chef, born in Sierra Leone, now based in Ghana has placed Fulani cuisine at the heart of her pop-up restaurant and a foundation for women in rural areas of West Africa. For her…

Radio France Internationale

S.Leone slashes 'zeros of shame' from banknotes

Freetown (AFP) - Sierra Leone on Friday introduced a new family of banknotes, stripping three zeros off the leone, in a bid to restore confidence in the inflation-hit national currency.

AFP

Welsh war surgeon helping to save lives on the frontline in war-torn Ukraine

Dr David Nott has worked in some of the dangerous conflict zones in the world including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Gaza and Syria

Wales Online

Poor countries forced to cut public spending to pay debts, campaigners say

Exclusive: Debt Justice calls on UK to use power to make private lenders take part in effective relief scheme

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Soaring living costs in Sierra Leone could push children out of education

In March, the price of fuel rose from 12,000 leones to 15,000 leones which has seen food, public transport and other basic commodities become more expensive

Evening Standard

Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone: Victor Osimhen powers Super Eagles to unconvincing AFCON qualifier victory

Nigeria flattered to deceive in their AFCON qualifier win over Sierra Leone on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Nigeria 2-1 Sierra Leone LIVE! Osimhen goal - AFCON qualifier result, match stream and latest updates today

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Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: AFCON qualifier prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h today

Nigeria host Sierra Leone today to begin their qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Hundreds of runners brave 30C heat for Sierra Leone marathon in aid of Street Child

The UK charity has now built more than 700 schools in some of the most remote areas of Sierra Leone

Evening Standard

British runners heading out to Sierra Leone for ‘world’s craziest marathon’

British runners are heading out to Sierra Leone for the “world’s craziest marathon” on Sunday.

Chronicle Live

Northumbria Healthcare send ultrasound machines to Sierra Leone to help set up vital new maternity hospital

Three ultrasound machines are winging their way

AFP

In Sierra Leone, football offers hope to amputees

Freetown (AFP) - On a sun-drenched Sierra Leone beach, a one-legged man balances on his crutches and fires the ball past a one-armed goalkeeper.

The Guardian - UK

Bid to overturn Sierra Leone loitering laws that activists claim ‘criminalise poverty’

Citing claims of violence and rape by police, lawyers and activists mount legal challenge to laws brought in under British rule

Chronicle Live

The Newcastle United academy in Sierra Leone that needs help as fan site bids to raise funds

NUFC Blog are raising money for a football academy in Sierra Leone - one of the poorest countries on the planet

Al Jazeera

Coated in hope and penury: The story of Sierra Leone’s artisan miners

Artisanal miners in the West African state are struggling for crumbs in the $250m annual diamond industry.

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