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 23
insert_link Namibia Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: We Should Think Creatively About Climate Financing for African Women By Kate Okorie, via bird story agency Approval and funding for the eagerly anticipated Loss and Damage Fund on the first day of the United Nations climate change conference, or COP28, in Dubai, was widely lauded. The Fund will assist developing countries battling climate crises. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Sierra Leonean politician and finance professional currently serving as Freetown's mayor and Co-Chair of C40 cities, called for the fund to be distributed […] todayDecember 8, 2023 35
insert_link Africa Global leaders call for increased resources to provide 1 billion people with clean cooking solutions in Africa “Every woman, every mother must be able to turn on the gas cooker and cook a decent meal like anywhere else in the world”—Adesina African Development Bank to scale up contribution to clean cooking solutions “Lack of access to clean cooking is a stain on humanity”—Birol Africa requires $4 billion in annual investment,to provide 250 million with clean cooking energy, says the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih […] todayDecember 7, 2023 6
insert_link Africa Gunmen attack military barracks in Sierra Leone Authorities in Sierra Leone say twenty people were killed after gunmen attacked a military Barracks in Freetown, the country's capital. Tesem Akende reports. todayNovember 28, 2023 29
insert_link 2 Oshiwambo Sierra Leone atulapo manga okangedjo koufiku okudja moshiponokela. Ovakwaita vetanga leameno va veli 13 oveli oshitopolwa shovanhu vadipaelelwa momakuyunguto atwaalela eemwenyo dovanhu 20 moshondaxa. Olopota yoikundaneki oyati oshiningwanima osha holoka moshondaxa pefimbo ovalumenhu vahomata vaponokela onele yoku kala ovakwaita vetanga leameno oshoyo omandiki omafyulonghalo. Okudja moshiningwanima oshilongo Sierra Leonean, ota kulopotwa shatulapo oka nghedjo koufiku moshondaxa moshilando , Freetown omo mwadidilikwa omakuyunguto. Oo eli ominsiter yomauyelele moshilongo osho Chernoh Bah okwati, oshiponokela ota shuulike shakala shafanekwa noku ningilwa eemangela […] todayNovember 28, 2023 7 2