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Cops quell Sierra Leone by-election riot

January 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Freetown – Police used live bullets and tear gas to quell rioting between followers of Sierra Leone’s ruling party and opposition where several people suffered stab wounds, police and witnesses said on Monday. A witness said members of the ruling … read more »

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S Leone city offers ‘virgin scholarships’

November 25, 2011 by benim

Sierra Leone – A city in Sierra Leone is offering a five-year scholarship to girls who keep their virginity until they complete university. The aim is to cut teenage pregnancies by ensuring “that at least 80% of school going girls … read more »

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Sierra Leone ordered to pay soldiers

June 28, 2011 by benim

Freetown – A three-member human rights commission on Tuesday ordered the Sierra Leone government to pay all financial benefits due to 235 ex-soldiers who had been wrongly classified as mentally ill. The tribunal set up on June 1 to probe … read more »

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Guinean, Sierra Leonean leaders inaugurate EU-funded border bridge

May 9, 2011 by benim

Guinean President Alpha Conde and his Sierra Leonean counterpart Ernst Koroma on Saturday commissioned a bridge linking the capital cities of both West African countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the bridge, the European Union commissioner of development, Adris … read more »

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