Africa Sierra Leone Seagrass meadows were first documented in Sierra Leone in 2019, but pollution, illegal fishing and lack of information pose a major threat, explains marine biologist Lynette John
Africa Sierra Leone A nationwide curfew has been declared, following massive anti-government protests in the capital, Freetown, and other areas of the country where hundreds took to the streets against inflation and the rising cost of living
Africa Sierra Leone Parliament has passed a new law called 'The Tobacco and Nicotine Act, 2022' that bans smoking in public places in an attempt to eliminate tobacco consumption
Africa Sierra Leone In early July, the Cabinet approved a decision to draft a law conferring a constitutional right to safe abortion, which has yet to be passed
Africa Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio recalled that his government unanimously supported a law decriminalising abortion in the country; current abortion law dates back to 1861 and it allows the procedure only if the mother's life should be at risk
Africa Sierra Leone A new family of banknotes has been introduced, removing three zeros from the lion, in an attempt to restore confidence in the inflation-hit national currency
Africa Sierra Leone Fatmata Binta, a female chef native of Sierra Leone and repository of Fulani culinary traction, triumphed at the 7th edition of the Basque Culinary World Prize, a prestigious award given to those who have managed to combine sustainability and catering
Africa Sierra Leone President Maada Bio, and the accompanying delegation, visited Lusail Stadium, one of the stadiums of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, on the sidelines of his current visit to the State of Qatar
Africa Sierra Leone A delegation from the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation has been warmly welcomed in the country; the bilateral meetings aim at advancing the development of the country's first compact program, a grant designed to facilitate economic growth
Africa Sierra Leone Jeremiah Thoronka, a 21-year-old Sierra Leonean student and winner of the Chegg.org Global Student Prize, had the honour of meeting His Holiness Pope Francis in Rome last week
Africa Sierra Leone The country will no longer provide foreign exchange to mining companies and other large firms to import oil as of 1 June, accusing them of "hoarding diesel fuel", the Petroleum Regulatory Agency said
Africa Sierra Leone Tri-T Group, a global trading company with multiple holdings in many industries in the world, announced its partnership with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Mines and Joint Venture with WD Investment Sierra Leone to acquire a new gold and diamond mining site
Africa Sierra Leone The country, thank to the US President's Malaria Initiative to fight the disease, has since 2017 received to date $76 million and registered a decline in infected children: from 40% in 2016 to 22% in 2021