Tag: Sierra Leone
I felt safe in Ghana – Outgoing Israeli Ambassador
Madam Shani Cooper-Zubida, Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone has commended the government for the effective and efficient steps towards ensuring the...
New Executive Committee emerges at SWASAL 2021 Triennial Congress
Former Secretary General of the Sport Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) Sahr Morris Junior has on Saturday, May 29 been voted in as...
Russia and Sierra Leone Agree to Resume Work of Energy Group This Year –...
Russia and Sierra Leone have agreed to resume the work of the joint energy group as soon as the epidemiological situation allows, preferably this...
Sierra Leone Opens Economy and Invites Russian Investors
Sierra Leone is ready to cooperate with Russian business and welcomes Russian investments in the country, Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister David J. Francis said...
President leaves for Sierra Leone
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Monday for Sierra Leone to attend the 60th Independence Day celebration of that country, which comes...
Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccines to boost prevention
Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost prevention of the virus detected in its neighboring Guinea, said the health ministry...
Sierra Leone lifts state of emergency as COVID-19 under control
Sierra Leone called an end on Wednesday to its one-year-long state of public health emergency introduced to stem the spread of COVID-19 as...
Sierra Leone to kick off mass vaccination against COVID-19
Sierra Leone will begin mass vaccination against COVID-19 on Monday to further curb the spread of the disease in the country, a health...
Sierra Leone and Guinea to reopen border
Sierra Leone announced the reopening of its borders with Guinea on Tuesday, about a year after both countries closed their land borders to shield...
Sierra Leone activates emergency response following Ebola cases in Guinea
The government of Sierra Leone on Sunday activated its Health Emergency Response System to level two following seven confirmed Ebola cases in neighboring Guinea.
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Liberia does not have an army – Liberia has a brigade and here’s why
The Liberian people deserve to know the truth ahead of Armed Forces Day on February 11. Liberians remain very vulnerable to heightened insecurity including...
Kingho Investment ships iron ore from Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili mine
The first shipment of iron ore from Sierra Leone's New Tonkolili Iron Ore Project set sail for China from the country's Pepel Port on...
Chinese doctors support Sierra Leone for COVID-19 variant check
The Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone is currently working with its National Coronavirus Response Center (NaCOVERC) to check if there is any COVID-19...
China-supported academy begins construction in Sierra Leone
The construction of the first-ever Foreign Service Academy in Sierra Leone was commissioned on Monday, which is supported by China.
Sierra Leone's...
Sierra Leonean Minister signs Late President Rawlings’ Book of Condolences
The Reverend Abraham James Sesay-Jones, the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone on Friday signed the book of condolence for the late...
China CDC helps Sierra Leone establish molecular test method for COVID-19
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) team in Sierra Leone has helped the country establish the molecular test method for...
China donates to help Muslim community in Sierra Leone amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone donated some essential items to the Muslim community on Tuesday to help them tide over the difficulties caused...
Mutual trust between China and Sierra Leone elevated in COVID-19 fight
The mutual trust between China and Sierra Leone has been further consolidated and elevated in the two countries' cooperative fight against the COVID-19 epidemic,...
China donates masks, other items to Sierra Leone to celebrate 49th anniversary of diplomatic...
China has donated face masks and other items to Sierra Leone as the two countries celebrated their 49th anniversary of diplomatic relations on Wednesday.
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Death toll increases to 5 following protest in Sierra Leone
Authorities in the northern city of Makeni in Sierra Leone report that the death toll has increased to five in a protest by youths...
China hands over medical supplies to Sierra Leone for COVID-19 fight
The second batch of medical supplies donated by the Chinese embassy were handed over to Sierra Leone here on Monday to help the country's...
China and Africa must stay committed to taking friendship forward – Hu Zhangliang
Hu Zhangliang, the Chinese ambassador to Sierra Leone, has called on China and Africa to stay committed to taking their friendship forward.
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COVID-19 cases in Sierra Leone rise to 225
Sierra Leone's number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 225, with the highest daily rise of 26 cases recorded on Wednesday, according to...
Sierra Leone to impose nationwide lockdown over COVID-19
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has declared a three-day nationwide lockdown from May 3 to further curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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7 killed in prison break attempt in Sierra Leone
A total of seven people, including five prisoners and two prison officers, lost their lives as prisoners attempted to break and escape from a...
Sierra Leone extends lockdown, curfew over rising COVID-19 cases
Sierra Leone has extended inter-district partial lockdown and curfew "till further notice", which takes effect on Sunday, the government has said.
According...
Ghanaian president urges local strategies to combat COVID-19 in Africa
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged leaders in Africa to fashion out local strategies to contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak...
Sierra Leone receives medical supplies from China
China's donation of medical supplies to Sierra Leone has arrived in the country, the Chinese embassy in Sierra Leone said a release on Wednesday.
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Sierra Leone records first COVID-19 case
The President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday confirmed that the country has recorded its first COVID-19 case.
He said...
World Bank to support Ghana and six others to harmonise statistics
Ghana and six other West African countries are to benefit from a $379 million World Bank Group support to help harmonise and improve their...