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How a small supplement pill could stop mothers dying during childbirth around world

IN FOCUS: Multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy reduce the risk of maternal anaemia, stillbirth and small births – but are only just starting to be rolled out across the countries that need them most. Liz Cookman reports

The Independent UK

‘Habibi, come to Iran’: Tehran mocks Uncle Sam with Minesweeper game post over Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s embassy in Sierra Leone on Thursday challenged the US to “come to Iran” with an animated Minesweeper-style video set over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Times of India

Reported Documents Reveal An Expanding Deportation Campaign. ICE Is Sending Afghans and Latin Americans to Africa.

The deportees were transported aboard three Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights to Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

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US deports another group of migrants to country they have no ties to

The southern African kingdom of Eswatini accepted a fourth group of 11 individuals deported from the United States this week, predominantly from African countries, under a bilateral agreement to temporarily host third-country nationals. The Eswatini government affirmed that the fundamental rights of the migrants would be respected and protected during…

The Independent UK

Migrants deported by US to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution

Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone are being told they'll be sent back to their home countries despite legal protections by U.S. courts

The Independent UK

Sierra Leone’s first lady refuses to condemn FGM without ‘reliable data’ on harms

Exclusive: health professionals, survivors and politicians voice concerns in open letter over comments by Fatima Maada Bio, who denies supporting the practice

The Guardian - UK

Who is Dan Jarvis, the ‘steely-eyed messenger of death’ taking on the Ministry of Defence?

The former Parachute Regiment officer has been deployed to Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan

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London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady

Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in Freetown

The Guardian - UK

London town hall seizes first lady of Sierra Leone’s council flat after year-long investigation

Southwark Council confirmed it had taken possession of Fatima Jabbe-Bio’s two-bedroom property in Walworth

Evening Standard

Antonio Rüdiger: ‘Refugees have no other choice – it’s important they be listened to’

Drawing on his own family’s experience, the Real Madrid and Germany defender tells Sam Cunningham why he is advocating for refugees

The Guardian - UK

Cultural bias in west Africa’s school-leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a high-stakes test. For decades, it has served as the gateway to post-secondary education across five countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia. But is it fair?

The Conversation

Sierra Leone is trying to tackle a teenage pregnancy crisis. US and UK aid cuts put that at risk

ON THE GROUND: The lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone is one in 52, with this risk believed to be even greater for adolescents

The Independent UK

Ebola outbreak in the DRC: four reasons it will be hard to contain

By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be difficult.

The Conversation

9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement

Nine migrants deported from the United States have landed in Sierra Leone, according to the West African country

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Bleeding and sepsis at childbirth are a danger to mothers: Sierra Leone study shows a simple screening tool can detect risk in time

Severe bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage) is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. It causes approximately 70,000 deaths annually. About 80% occur in Africa and South Asia. A recently published World Health Organization analysis shows postpartum haemorrhage accounts for 28% of maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to 14%…

The Guardian - UK

Calls for release of Sierra Leonean singer jailed in ‘crackdown on free speech’

Opposition figure Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activists

The Conversation

Ebola survivors struggle to return to normal lives: what I found out in Sierra Leone and Liberia

During the Ebola epidemic of 2014 to 2016, Musu, a resident of Monrovia, Liberia contracted the Ebola virus along with her husband, five sons and daughter.

Radio France Internationale

Sierra Leone to take in hundreds of West Africans deported by US, minister says

Sierra Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants who are being deported by the United States, its foreign minister has said – the latest deal as part of the Trump administration's bid to accelerate removals.

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The Conversation

Young Africans will inherit a climate crisis: how kids in Sierra Leone are getting ready

If today’s young people are tomorrow’s leaders, they will inherit not only the world’s problems but also the tools and ideas to solve them. One of the biggest changes they will face is a changing climate. This means hotter days, more intense storms and floods, longer droughts, and big changes…

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Indian firms dumped Rs 1,000 crore of unapproved opioid pills into West Africa’s drug crisis

This article is the result of a collaboration with Netherlands-based open-source media outlet Bellingcat. Read Bellingcat’s editorially independent coverage here.

The Times of India

Meet Becky Chaplin: Abandoned as a newborn in Kenya, UK therapist returns to Africa to help marginalised communities

Abandoned as a newborn in Kenya, Becky Chaplin's life took a remarkable turn. Now an occupational therapist, she dedicates her skills to improving healthcare in impoverished nations. Her work with Mercy Ships in Sierra Leone has been instrumental in training local physiotherapists and providing rehabilitation for those shunned by their…

The Independent UK

Female rickshaw drivers in Sierra Leone rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

A small but growing number of women in Sierra Leone are entering a male-dominated commercial transport sector

The Guardian - AU

Australia urges Lebanon’s inclusion in Middle East ceasefire amid escalating Israeli strikes on Beirut

PM calls pause in hostilities a ‘fragile peace’ as Australia issues joint call with Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Sierra Leone and UK for aid worker protections

Euronews

Swedish coastguard boards tanker believed to have caused oil spill in Baltic Sea

According to the ship tracking site Marine traffic, Flora 1 departed the Russian oil port Primorsk headed for Santos in Brazil, flying the flag of Sierra Leone.

The Conversation

Sierra Leone’s digital ID push: how local brokers help citizens gain legal identity

An estimated 542 million Africans lack identity cards and potentially face statelessness. Without a legal identity, they can be excluded from basic human rights like education, healthcare and protection.

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