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Deep inside a Sierra Leone national park, a mother of seven was about to set dozens of tree trunks ablaze to make charcoal. Villagers step up to halt Sierra Leone deforestation.
Sierra Leone’s present beauty and past pain are intimately bound. A journey from the West African country’s jungles to its jade-green shores reveals a nation with its eyes fixed on the road ahead.
After a foot abscess prevented champion 3-year-old male Sierra Leone from running in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1), he appears set to make his 4-year-old debut March 22 in the $500,000 New ...
Under-18s midfielder Samal Bangura has been named in the Sierra Leone Under-20s squad for this month’s training camp and friendly series in Morocco. Son of ex-Watford star and full Sierra Leone ...
The government of Sierra Leone plans to implement a results-based financing (RBF) mechanism to develop solar minigrids. The RBF model will provide grants to private minigrid developers and ...
Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security is delivering on President Dr. Julius Maada Bio's vision of food sovereignty ...
2:09 Sierra Leone passes law to end child marriage Sierra Leoneans living in B.C. are applauding the recent law that bans child marriages in the West African country, but are raising concerns ...
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio signed into law a landmark bill criminalizing child marriage on Tuesday, marking a significant step in addressing a persistent issue in the West African nation.
Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament enacted landmark legislation to ban child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, which makes marriage for anyone under 18 a criminal offense ...
Canada and Sierra Leone have important historical connections, and May-Marie Duwai-Sowa is looking to help them bond even further. The 46-year-old, who escaped the war in Sierra Leone in 1999 and ...
Sierra Leone’s fish stocks have been under severe strain in recent years due to intensive industrial fishing and a growing population of artisanal fishers, with fishers consistently reporting ...
LANSING, Mich. - The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is joining the State Partnership Program as an additional member of the existing partnership between the Michigan National Guard ...