Emma’s benni cake and the battle to contain obstetric Fistula in Sierra Leone
By Osman Benk Sankoh 50-year-old Emma, a petty trader, comes to the Aberdeen Women’s Center (AWC) not far from the cosy beaches of Lumley...
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- Aug 28
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Experience Tacugama : A must-visit Chimpanzee Sanctuary
By Augustine Sankoh Bala Amarasekaran never thought he would end up establishing a chimpanzee sanctuary when he left Sri Lanka some 25...
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- Aug 11
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Redefining the Scale of Justice in the Fight against Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone
By Francess Issa In September 2019, the Parliament of Sierra Leone passed The Sexual Offences Amendment Act 2019, demonstrating its...
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- Oct 2, 2021
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Breast Cancer- A National Issue
By Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and celebrated Globally: The theme this year is GIVE...
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- Sep 16, 2021
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GENETIC and NEWBORN SCREENING is Critical (A PATIENT'S VOICE)
By Kadie Deen Statistics show that 400,000 babies are born annually worldwide with sickle cell anaemia disease. According to research,...
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- Jun 16, 2021
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Nothing Unites Sierra Leone More Than Football
By Lamin Costo Daramy Football has the power to unite Sierra Leoneans, regardless of age, gender, tribal, political, regional or...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 6 min
You should be excited by the New National Youth Policy in Sierra Leone
By Chernor Bah At a historic event in Freetown this week, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio will launch the new revised National...
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- May 6, 2021
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Masters of War
By Abass Sesay A piece dedicated to all who feel Despair and are Afraid. Born at night, laid a little boy in the arms of his mother who...
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- Apr 15, 2021
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Keh-Ma-Ina, home of the Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
By Margaedah Michaella Samai In 2019, I had the distinct honour and privilege of representing my paternal home, Kenema District in the...
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- Mar 27, 2021
- 6 min
Let’s discuss…
“In our modern day society—Science is clearly the most important subject that is taught to young people.” By Marie Kemokai Hello ladies...
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- Mar 24, 2021
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Remembering March 23rd, Bomaru, and the civil war
By Osman Benk Sankoh I do not quite remember where I was. What I vividly recall is that I was just a boy at the time. On March 23, some...
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- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
Kao Dennero Appointed As Special Envoy For Entertainment And Investment: Commendable or Condemnable?
By Lamin Costo Daramy His Excellency Julius Maada Bio has made history as the first President in the Republic of Sierra Leone to appoint...
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- Mar 6, 2021
- 4 min
Getting ahead of the curve
By Audrey E. Korte 30-year old widow and mother of four, Mary B Fofanah living in Makeni, northern Sierra Leone, didn't believe in...
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- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE SUBTLY EATING THE FABRICS OF SOCIETY
By Juliet Efalola Thomas The abuse of drugs and alcohol by youths is a pervasive social problem in Sierra Leone. Addiction itself is a...
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- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
Disregarded and Overlooked - Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys
By Cornelia Olabisi Thompson Sexual violence is a severe violation of human right. Existing evidence demonstrates that women and girls...
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- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Boundless Possibilities of Woman Power
By Lucy Emmanette Alieu Women's rights have been distorted for too long; they have been treated like the outcasts in society. Vulnerable,...
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- Feb 1, 2021
- 7 min
How the neglect of the human factor of security has contributed towards the increase in
social engineering attacks – Part 2 (June 2019) By Jamil Jaward In part one I talked about the various categories of attack, the...
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- Jan 30, 2021
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Social Engineering:
How the neglect of the human factor of security has contributed towards the increase in social engineering attacks – Part 1 By Jamil...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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ROAD SAFETY: Pedestrian Crossings
By Freddie Mpanga-Sempa BA (Hons), MSc. CMILT, ADi. CEO Tramarrs Consultancy Ltd www.tramarrs.com On the afternoon of 1st October 2018...
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- Jan 19, 2021
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CHILD STREET TRADING: a by-product of circumstances or abuse?
By Gibrilla Abass Wisdom Kamara - Mar 2019 The International Labour Organization (ILO) refers to Child Labour as work that deprives...
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