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November 28
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Sierra Leone: Shifting Tide On Abortion Law
The new government is responding positively to health workers and youth groups who have long called for a change in the 1861 law banning abortion except in exceptional... Read more »
November 23
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Sierra Leone: Slashing the Maternal Mortality Rate in Bo
In Bo, central Sierra Leone, maternal mortality rates have dropped 61 percent since 1990 thanks to cost-free 24/7 emergency obstetric care and an efficient ambulance service and... Read more »
November 21
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Sierra Leone: Opposition Cries Foul After Election
The Sierra Leone People's Party, the main opposition party in Sierra Leone, has accused the National Electoral Commission (NEC) of bias in favour of President Koroma's All People's... Read more »
November 16
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Sierra Leone: Ethnicity Trumps Policy in Upcoming Polls [opinion]
Supporters of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) will today take to the streets of the capital Freetown for the last time before presidential, parliamentary and... Read more »
November 14
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Sierra Leone: Elections - Sampling Opinions in the Diamond-Rich East
On 17 November Sierra Leone will head to the polls as President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) and his main rival Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone... Read more »
November 5
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Sierra Leone: Youth Unemployment - a Threat to Sierra Leone's Security?
Sierra Leone has come a long way since the brutal 1991-2002 civil war, which left thousands dead, countless numbers displaced, and the country's economy and institutions in... Read more »
October 19
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Sierra Leone: No Sex, We Are Breastfeeding
Soothing her malnourished baby at a clinic in a Freetown slum, a Sierra Leonean mother says she has never heard of exclusive breastfeeding, but observes 'banfa' - a traditional... Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Cholera Ebbing in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's worst cholera outbreak in 15 years has eased in the past two months and new infections each week have recently dipped to below 1,000. Read more »
October 10
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Sierra Leone: Bracing for a 'Watershed Election'
Sierra Leone's international partners and citizens are paying close attention to possible threats to peace ahead of presidential, parliamentary and local elections scheduled for 17... Read more »
September 24
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Sierra Leone: Guinea-Sierra Leone - Cholera Outbreak Easing
The cholera outbreak in Guinea and Sierra Leone that has killed 392 people and infected more than 25,000 others since February is slowing down, say aid groups who also call for... Read more »
September 14
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Guinea: Conakry Residents Demand Cholera Vaccine
With Guinea facing its gravest cholera outbreak since 2007, some residents of the capital Conakry are clamouring to be vaccinated. Read more »
August 31
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Sierra Leone: Guinea-Sierra Leone - Cholera - Rising With the Downpours
Heavy rainfall is accelerating the spread of cholera in Sierra Leone and Guinea, where existing health risks such as poor hygiene practices, unsafe water sources and improper waste... Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Money in a Hurry
A new quick-disbursing humanitarian funding facility is being used for the first time to help tackle a serious cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone, where more than 220 people have... Read more »
July 25
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Sierra Leone: Cholera in the Capital
On 18 July, the first reported case in Freetown came from Marbella, a slum area near the centre of town where a high volume of people constantly visit and trade in the busy 24-hour... Read more »
July 18
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Sierra Leone: Drug Diversions Hamper Free Healthcare
User fees for children under five and pregnant women were scrapped in 2010, allowing them to consult health practitioners and receive medication free of charge. One in 21 women in... Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Health Fees Scrapped but Gaps Remain
Under the new directive government health facilities are to provide free care to under-five children and pregnant and lactating women. Read more »
June 22
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Sierra Leone: Fighting for Women's Right to Land
Shortly after her father died, Sia Bona's husband's family took over her father's oil-palm plantation and rice paddies, and drove her and her mother from their home. "I came from... Read more »
June 1
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Sierra Leone: Serving Justice Outside the Courts
While an international court hands down a 50-year sentence to Sierra Leone's former warlord, Charles Taylor, most Sierra Leoneans seek justice away from their country's courts and... Read more »
May 31
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West Africa: Charles Taylor's Legacy in Sierra Leone and Liberia
The recent conviction of Charles Taylor in The Hague for aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone has been a potent reminder of the role of natural resources in fuelling... Read more »
April 26
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West Africa: Taylor Verdict - Relief in Sierra Leone, Mixed Feeling in Liberia
Sierra Leoneans are relieved that former warlord and President of Liberia Charles Taylor has been convicted by the Special Court of Sierra Leone on 11 counts of war crimes and... Read more »
March 20
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Sierra Leone: Land Deals Beginning to Stir Discontent
In southeastern Sierra Leone's Pujehun District, the small village of Kortumahun sits at the edge of orderly rows of hundreds of thousands of bright green palm oil seedlings. Small... Read more »
November 23, 2011
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Sierra Leone: Fistula Hotline Launched
Nurse Zainab Blell's mobile phone has been ringing all morning at the Aberdeen Women's Centre, a clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. After explaining to countless callers... Read more »
November 4, 2011
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Sierra Leone: Changing the Mindset Around Blindness
In Sierra Leone misconceptions about blindness are widespread, and people often blame blindness and other disabilities on witchcraft, but local and international work is being done... Read more »
October 24, 2011
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Sierra Leone: Amputees Still Waiting for Reparations Almost 10 Years On
James Ponbu, 43, had his arm amputated by rebels in January 1999. After receiving medical treatment at the Connaught hospital in Freetown, he tried to return to his job at the... Read more »
August 9, 2011
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Sierra Leone: Women Moving Forward in Politics
When Marie Jalloh first ran for office in 2007, resistance to women in politics in Sierra Leone was so strong she faced harassment and intimidation from local authorities. Read more »
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