• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
ManoReporters.com
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business and Economy
    • Politics
    • Health
    • Sci-Tech
    • Regional
    • Culture
    IGP Coleman at a meeting woth the Muslim community and members of the Liberia Electricity Company. Image, LNP.

    Liberian Police Chief apologises for maltreatment of Hijabi woman

    Sierra Leone's Infectious Diseases Center in Kenema, Eastern Region. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

    Sierra Leone’s Fight Against Lassa Fever: Progress, Challenges and Research

    The Ministry of Health building in Pujehun Town on 15th July, 2025. Image, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters.

    The Silent Struggle: Sierra Leone’s Deepening Mental Health Crisis in Pujehun District

    Gobaru Town, a community in Kpanga Krim Chiefdom, Pujehun District, where more people suffered political violence in the district, on 15th July, 2025. Image, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters.

    Political Violence in Sierra Leone’s Pujehun District Threatens Hard-Won Peace

    Africa CDC headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

    Africa CDC data shows mixed results in Mpox response

    LIC Banner. Image, WAHO

    WAHO announces new dates for Lassa Fever International Conference

    Trending Tags

  • Special Reports
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • True or False
  • Interview
  • ManoReporters TV
  • Tender and Job
  • Election 2023
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business and Economy
    • Politics
    • Health
    • Sci-Tech
    • Regional
    • Culture
    IGP Coleman at a meeting woth the Muslim community and members of the Liberia Electricity Company. Image, LNP.

    Liberian Police Chief apologises for maltreatment of Hijabi woman

    Sierra Leone's Infectious Diseases Center in Kenema, Eastern Region. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

    Sierra Leone’s Fight Against Lassa Fever: Progress, Challenges and Research

    The Ministry of Health building in Pujehun Town on 15th July, 2025. Image, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters.

    The Silent Struggle: Sierra Leone’s Deepening Mental Health Crisis in Pujehun District

    Gobaru Town, a community in Kpanga Krim Chiefdom, Pujehun District, where more people suffered political violence in the district, on 15th July, 2025. Image, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters.

    Political Violence in Sierra Leone’s Pujehun District Threatens Hard-Won Peace

    Africa CDC headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

    Africa CDC data shows mixed results in Mpox response

    LIC Banner. Image, WAHO

    WAHO announces new dates for Lassa Fever International Conference

    Trending Tags

  • Special Reports
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • True or False
  • Interview
  • ManoReporters TV
  • Tender and Job
  • Election 2023
No Result
View All Result
ManoReporters.com
No Result
View All Result

Guinea: Home of late South African Anti-Apartheid icon Miriam Makeba burglarized

ManoReporters by ManoReporters
September 8, 2024
in News
0
Home of late South African singer and Anti-Apartheid activist, Miriama Makebea in Dalaba, Guinea. Image, www.guinee7.com

Home of late South African singer and Anti-Apartheid activist, Miriama Makebea in Dalaba, Guinea. Image, www.guinee7.com

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Kemo Cham

ADVERTISEMENT

The historic Guinean home of the late South African singer and anti-Apartheid icon, Miriam Makéba, is reported to have been burglarized.

The landmark house located in the urban commune of Dalaba in the Mamou Region of Guinea was infiltrated by the unknown burglars who carted away with precious paintings, according to Guinean media reports.

The incident reportedly took place on Friday, September 6th. It occurred during Jumaa prayers, a source told the Guinean publication, Guineematin.com.

The publication reported that a total of five paintings went missing after the incident, citing the caretaker of the facility.

Guinea was one of nine countries that granted Miriam Makeba citizenship after she was rendered stateless by the Apartheid South African regime due to her activism. They included Ghana, Algeria and Belgium.

Makeba lived in Guinea for about a decade, after she and her African-American civil rights activist husband Stokley Carmichael, known as Kwame Ture, moved from the United States in the face of political persecution. The home where they lived in the town of Dalaba, located about 300km from the capital Conakry, was presented to her by the late Guinean independence leader, Saikou Toure.

Oumar Telly Diallo, the caretaker of the compound, was quoted saying that the thieves took advantage of his absence to break into the house.

“The criminals took advantage of my temporary absence to enter the house. They stole several valuables, including old and precious paintings that were part of the house’s heritage,” the elderly caretaker told Guineematin.com.

According to Diallo, the incident coincided during the 2pm Friday prayer time.

He said he discovered it when he accompanied a group of tourists visiting the house later.

Among the missing paintings include a portrait of the late singer herself, which was hanging in her bedroom.

“They took a total of 5 paintings, three of which were designed,” said Diallo.

According to the caretaker, this is the sixth time the premises have been subjected to burglary.

The authorities in Dalaba are reported to have initiated investigation to the incident, with the goal of recovering the missing items and bringing those responsible to book.

Tags: GuineaSouth AfricaMiriam MakebaBurglary
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Monkeypox: Guinea confirms first case

Next Post

African journalists demand front row seat in climate change advocacy

ManoReporters

ManoReporters

Next Post
Group Photo of the participants at the Continental Conference. Image, FAJ.

African journalists demand front row seat in climate change advocacy

Stay connected

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
State security forces man a checkpoint at an intersecition between State House and Siaka Steven Street in Freteown. Photo credit, Ishmail Kindama Dumbuya

Breaking: Sierra Leone gov’t says it ‘rebuffed’ attempted break into armory

November 26, 2023
Sarah Van Horne, Public Affairs Officer, US Embassy in Freetown. Photo credit, Courtesy.

Sierra Leone: US considering further actions after visa ban – Embassy spokeswoman

September 1, 2023
Anthrax Outbreak: Sierra Leone records first human cases

Anthrax Outbreak: Sierra Leone records first human cases

May 22, 2022
Former Guinea junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara and the two other close allies of his who are thought to have escaped from prison in Conakry on Saturday, November 4. Image by Guinea News.

Breaking! Guinea: Heavy gunfire reported in Kaloum, around central prison

November 4, 2023
Diabetes: The “Ticking Time Bomb” for Africa! Are we sitting on it?

Diabetes: The “Ticking Time Bomb” for Africa! Are we sitting on it?

0
Sierra Leonean on trial for war crimes in Liberia released

Sierra Leonean on trial for war crimes in Liberia released

0
Sierra Leone, France seek tighter cooperation

Sierra Leone, France seek tighter cooperation

0
Wellington Fire Disaster: Victims Benefit From Fullah Progressive Union Largesse

Wellington Fire Disaster: Victims Benefit From Fullah Progressive Union Largesse

0
IGP Coleman at a meeting woth the Muslim community and members of the Liberia Electricity Company. Image, LNP.

Liberian Police Chief apologises for maltreatment of Hijabi woman

July 24, 2025
Sierra Leone's Infectious Diseases Center in Kenema, Eastern Region. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone’s Fight Against Lassa Fever: Progress, Challenges and Research

July 21, 2025
The Ministry of Health building in Pujehun Town on 15th July, 2025. Image, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters.

The Silent Struggle: Sierra Leone’s Deepening Mental Health Crisis in Pujehun District

July 19, 2025
Dr. Turad Senesie, Minister of Lands, Sierra Leone. Image, Government of Sierra Leone.

Bulldozers of Injustice: How Demolitions and Land Grabbing Are Silencing the Masses in Sierra Leone!

July 19, 2025

Recent News

IGP Coleman at a meeting woth the Muslim community and members of the Liberia Electricity Company. Image, LNP.

Liberian Police Chief apologises for maltreatment of Hijabi woman

July 24, 2025
Sierra Leone's Infectious Diseases Center in Kenema, Eastern Region. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone’s Fight Against Lassa Fever: Progress, Challenges and Research

July 21, 2025
The Ministry of Health building in Pujehun Town on 15th July, 2025. Image, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters.

The Silent Struggle: Sierra Leone’s Deepening Mental Health Crisis in Pujehun District

July 19, 2025
Dr. Turad Senesie, Minister of Lands, Sierra Leone. Image, Government of Sierra Leone.

Bulldozers of Injustice: How Demolitions and Land Grabbing Are Silencing the Masses in Sierra Leone!

July 19, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Contact

info@manoreporters.com | Freetown, Sierra Leone

Contact

info@manoreporters.com | Freetown, Sierra Leone

© 2022 Powered by Manocommunication.com
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Business and Economy
    • Politics
    • Health
    • Sci-Tech
      • Data
    • Regional
    • Culture
  • Special Reports
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • True or False
  • Interview
  • ManoReporters TV
  • Tender and Job

© 2022 Powered by Manocommunication.com