insert_link Oshiwambo Etungo lawapo mo Sierra Leone nokudipaya ovanhu veli 8 Etungo lomadimo elilonda ola wapo mo Sierra Leone noku dipaya ovanhu veli 8 ovo valimo. Eelopota doikundaneki odati ovanambelewa voku yandja omakwafelo opaulumomumbwe moshilongo osho natango oveli molukongo loku hada koshi yoitekela yomakuma oku tala ngee tavelitu moluxupe, ovo vawililwapo ketungo lomadimo eli 7 elilonda tali hangwa moshilando pangelo Freetown. Oshikondo shinasha nomakwafo opaulumomubwe shopashiwana moshilongo osho (NDMA), oshati ovanhu 6 ova xupifwa fiyo opapa okudja koshi yoitekela yetungo, ashike […] todaySeptember 17, 2024 8
insert_link Africa Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable By Bankolay Theodore Turay, University of Lagos Bora – a type of thank you gift – is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to farm on their land. But bora has changed over the years and is having a negative impact on women, who are responsible for much of […] todayAugust 21, 2024 12
insert_link Africa Sierra Leone’s president pleads with the United Nations Security Council for reform Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio has pleaded with the United Nations Security Council for reform. Chairing a session on addressing the historical injustice, he advocated for Africa’s permanent membership to enhance the council's effectiveness. Bio highlighted the need for increased African representation for maintaining international peace and security: todayAugust 14, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Sierra Leone bans child marriage with new law Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. The BBC reports that invited guests, including first ladies from Namibia and Cape Verde, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law. Anybody now involved in the marriage of a girl aged under the […] todayJuly 3, 2024 9
insert_link 2 Business / Economics Trustco’s Meya Mining Investment confirms $763 million diamond resource Trustco Group Holdings Limited (TTO.SJ) has announced that Meya Mining, in which Trustco’s mining portfolio holds a 19.5% interest, and is located within the eastern province of Sierra Leone, has released promising findings from a diamond resource estimate for the Meya River Kimberlite Dyke. The report confirms the total kimberlite ore down to a depth of 800m below surface is 6.05 million tonnes. The assessed in-situ grade is […] todayJune 5, 2024 67 2
insert_link Africa A mixed bag for Elon Musk’s space internet in Africa By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency As Elon Musk-owned Starlink internet service reaches a new global milestone of 3 million users in nearly 100 countries, it's a mixed bag for its operations in Africa. "Congratulations to the @SpaceX team on passing 3 million customers in 99 countries! And thanks to you for buying @Starlink!" Musk recently thanked Starlink and users on X for the milestone. On its progress report, […] todayMay 27, 2024 39
insert_link Namibia Confirmation of VIP Guests at Presidential Memorial and Burial Services The Heads of State of the following countries will be attending this weekend's official ceremonies to mark the passing of former President Hage Geingob: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Qatar, Zambia, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Principe. Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, will also attend on behalf of the British Royal Family, as […] todayFebruary 23, 2024 104
insert_link 4 Oshiwambo Ova Sierra Leone ovena oumbada womupresident kwali nale, Ernest Bai Koroma afadukepo okuya moupongekwa. Oo ali nale omupesident waSierra Leone okwa djamo moshilongo no kuya ko Nigeria oko aka ningilwa ekwafo louhaku pefimbo ataalela omatamaneko moshilongo eenghendabala dokuumbako epangelo omudo wadileko. Ernest Bai Koroma ota kulopotwa ali apewa omito yoku djamo moshilongo okudja komangu yopombada opo aka konge ekwafo laye louhaku pondje yoshilongo apewa epitikilo leehani dili 3. Nande ongaho vahapu moshilongo ota vapopi kutya, epitiko loku efa oupresident kwali nale adjemo moshilongo, ota […] todayJanuary 20, 2024 21 4
insert_link Health / Medical Kush: what is this dangerous new west African drug that supposedly contains human bones? DeanP/Shutterstock Michael Cole, Anglia Ruskin University A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalise thousands. The drug, taken mostly by men aged 18 to 25, causes people to fall asleep while walking, to fall over, to bang their heads against hard surfaces and to walk into moving traffic. Kush […] todayJanuary 17, 2024 18
