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Prof. Alhaji Umar Njai give a talk to participants during closing session of a five-day training on scientific writing and publication at the Lumley Atlantic Hotel in Freetown, Friday, July 19, 2024. Photo, Hassan Kamara, ManoReporters.

Sierra Leone: National Public Health Agency, SLJBR, AFENET and US CDC train junior researchers on scientific writing

July 20, 2024

By Watta Koroma The National Public Health Agency (NPHA), in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research (SLJBR),...

Cherno Bah, Minister of Information and Civic Education of Sierra Leone. Image, a framegrab of a video from the facebookpage of the Ministry of Information.

Sierra Leone government uncovers plot to manufacture bomb, with ISIS type component

July 12, 2024

By Kemo Cham The Sierra Leone government said it has averted a plot to illegally manufacture bomb in the country....

Brig-Gen Prof. Foday Sahr, Executive Director, National Public Health Agency. Image, National Public Health Agency.

Sierra Leone announces detection of Type 2 Poliovirus, urges calm amid further analysis

July 12, 2024

By Kemo Cham Health authorities in Sierra Leone say they are investigating a case of Type 2 poliovirus in the...

Sierra Leonean nationals detained in Guinea for possession of Cocaine. Image, Guinea Martin.

Guinea: Two Sierra Leoneans detained for alleged trafficking of cocaine

July 12, 2024

By Kemo Cham Two women said to be of Sierra Leonean nationality have been arrested by Guinean security officials over...

Sierra Leone: Formal launching of CSO platform on drugs and substance abuse

July 10, 2024

TheCivil Society Platform on Drugs and Substance Abuse is a response to the declaration of a national emergency on drugs...

(VIDEO) Sierra Leone: 2nd edition of Inclusive and Anti-Conflict reporting award

July 9, 2024

The European Union funded “Engaging the Media and Minorities to Act for Peacebuilding (EMMAP) programme came to an end in...

Lara Taylor-Pearce. Image: Intosai Development Initiative

Sierra Leone: President Bio orders sacking of suspended Audit-General Lara Taylor-Pearce

July 9, 2024

By Brima Sannoh Over two years since she was suspended under controversial circumstances, Sierra Leone’s Auditor General, Lara Taylor-Pearce, has...

Andrew Jaiah Kaikai, Executive Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), formally launching the Civil Society Platform on Drugs and Substance Abuse on Thursday, 4th July, 2024. Morrie Koroma, ManoReporters.

CSO platform on drugs and substance abuse formally launched

July 7, 2024

By Kemo Cham Image, Morrie Koroma, ManoReporters. The Civil Society Platform on Drugs and Substance Abuse (CSPDSA) has been officially...

The novel iEVac-Z Ebola vaccine. Image, Dr Alhaji Umar Njai.

Sierra Leone to host trial of Ebola vaccine developed at University of Wisconsin-Madison

July 5, 2024

By Kemo Cham Prof. Yoshihiro Kawaoka speaks to ManoReporters in an interview at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel in...

Sierra Leonean health officials at a press conference in Freetown on July 4, 2024, discussing preparations for the safe return of 2024 Hajj pilgrims. Image, Morrie Koroma, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone prepares for safe return of Hajj pilgrims, amid Public Health Concerns