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Pujehun: Celebrating 100 years of life and leadership
Paramount Chief Madam Edna Fawundu, one of Sierra Leone’s oldest traditional leaders alive, marks her 100th year birthday and 40...
Sierra Leone: Slow progress for women in public life
Kailahun District was one of the hardest hit by Sierra Leone's civil war which left much of its infrastructure in...
Pujehun: Journalists operate in fear amid claims of unprofessionalism
The role of the media in Pujehun is the subject of a heated debate as media practitioners complain an increasingly...
Sierra Leone: Hate speech threatens peace, national unity
By Brima Sannoh in Pujehun Hate speech and tribal politics became major problems in Pujehun and the larger southern region...
Sierra Leone: 6th annual science festival underway in Kabala
By Kemo Cham in Kabala The annual National Science Festival (SciLeadFest) of Sierra Leone kickstarted in the northern town of...
S/Leone: Chiefdom authorities request police presence over threat of insecurity
By Amara Rogers in Pujehun Faced with constant threat of insecurity and rising petty crime, the people of Pejeh Chiefdom...
Diamond Mining: Inside Story of Displaced, Distraught Sierra Leonean Community
By Abdul Brima The signs of massive diamond mining operations- dusty roads, damaged landscapes, unreclaimed farmlands, muddy pits, and shabby...
Senegal jails two lawmakers for assaulting female colleague
A Senegalese court on Monday sentenced two lawmakers for assaulting a female colleague during a heated debate on December 1....
Guinea stadium massacre trial takes break after three-month riveting testimonies
By Alpha Diallo in Conakry The trial of Guinea’s former strongman, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara and his co-accused has taken...
Sierra Leone/Pujehun: Youth unemployment linked to rise in crime rate
In early October, the Pujehun District Council issued a statement decrying a sharp rise in crime within the district. It...
