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The scourge of sexual violence in West Africa, unveiled

When Zougba’s husband fled the jihadist violence crippling Burkina Faso, she soon found herself with her young son, daughter and other women on the road in a mission to join him. After 10km, four armed men surged into view from the side of the road. Her children bore witness as…

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Houghton vet who cared for dogs owned by homeless people will travel to West Africa to help other street dogs

Rebecca Dobinson has supported dogs owned by homeless people in the North East and volunteers as a vet for Street Paws. And now she is travelling to West Africa to ease the suffering of street dogs and join the fight against rabies

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Sierra Leone delays full switchover to new currency

Freetown (AFP) - Sierra Leone is to delay the phaseout of its old currency until next spring, the central bank said.

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The Tiafoe Effect: US tennis star has big impact in Africa

Sam Jalloh zig-zagged across West Africa last year coaching tennis to kids

The Independent UK

7 of the Queen's milestone tours and visits as she travelled the world

The Queen was a very busy traveller during her time on the throne, and visited countries across the world including Cyprus, India, Pakistan, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Canada and Gambia

Daily Mirror

Helene Elliott: ‘We got some more’: Frances Tiafoe’s stunning US Open run isn’t over yet

NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe’s improbably wonderful American dream reached new heights on Wednesday, when the son of immigrants from Sierra Leone advanced to the semifinals of the US Open with a dynamic and decisive victory over Andrey Rublev of Russia. He celebrated with screams of pure joy, which were…

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Frances Tiafoe finds his American dream in stunning upset over Rafael Nadal

NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe's parents left war-torn Sierra Leone for a better life in the United States. His mother, Alphina, was a nurse and often worked two jobs. Frances Sr. became a day laborer on a crew building the Junior Tennis Champions Center, a training complex and school in…

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‘Explosion of violence’: Sierra Leone picks up the pieces after protests

At least 21 protesters and six officers have been killed as anger over the soaring cost of living spins out of control

The Guardian - UK

Location of 1st Ship to Leave Ukraine Carrying Grain Unknown

The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal has had its cargo resold several times and there is now no information about its location and cargo destination, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which left Odesa on Aug. 1, and moved…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ship Carrying First Ukraine Grain Cargo Nears Syria

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago was approaching the Syrian port of Tartus on Sunday, two shipping sources said, after the vessel had been sailing with its transponder off. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni set sail from Ukraine's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sierra Leone president says protests aimed to overthrow the government

Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, said on Friday that this week's anti-government protests, which led to the deaths of six police officers and at least 21 civilians, were an attempt to overthrow the government.

Reuters

Freetown in shock after dozens killed in Sierra Leone protests

Dozens died in anti-government protests in Sierra Leone, police and other sources said on Thursday, sharply raising the death toll from the previous day's clashes as shocked citizens stayed mostly behind closed doors in the capital Freetown.

Reuters

At least 13 civilians killed in Sierra Leone protests, say mortuary staff

At least 13 civilians were killed in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, during anti-government protests on Wednesday, staff at the city's main mortuary said on Thursday.

Reuters

Lebanese Buyer Cancels Order of Ukrainian Shipment After 5-Month Delay

A Lebanese buyer refused to accept a grain cargo from Ukraine, citing a delay in delivery terms, announced the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut. The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an UN-brokered deal, left the port of Odesa on the Black Sea in August, carrying 26,000 tons of…

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Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew amid deadly anti-government protests

Sierra Leone's leadership announced a nationwide curfew on Wednesday in response to violent anti-government protests that it said had caused an unspecified number of deaths, including among the security forces.

Asharq Al-Awsat

1st Ukraine Grain Shipment that Was Expected in Lebanon Heads to Mersin

The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, the first ship to leave Ukraine, has docked in Turkey rather than Lebanon, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The ship, which left on Aug. 1, was due to dock in the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli on Sunday.

Reuters

Sierra Leone passes new laws to boost landowners' rights

Sierra Leone's parliament on Monday passed two laws that lawyers say will help boost the rights of rural landowners and women against land grabs by big mining and agribusiness firms.

France 24

Putin and Erdogan call for ‘full implementation’ of UN-backed grain deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the “full implementation” of a UN-backed deal to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian Black Sea ports after a four-hour meeting in the Russian resort of Sochi. Moscow and Kyiv earlier traded blame for strikes at Ukraine’s…

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Ukraine Recap: grain and gas were problems the west should have seen coming

There was a perceptible sense of relief on Monday when the Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel, left the port of Odesa with 26,000 tons of grain bound for Tripoli in Lebanon. This was the first ship out of the port city since Vladimir Putin sent his military machine into Ukraine…

Reuters

Fourteen missing, presumed drowned after two Sierra Leone boat incidents

More than a dozen people are presumed to have drowned in two separate boat incidents in Sierra Leone this week, authorities said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says First Grain Ship ‘Nothing’, Economy in Coma

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain export shipment from his country since Russia invaded, saying it was carrying a fraction of the crop Kyiv must sell to help salvage its shattered economy. His downbeat comments, via video to students in Australia on Wednesday, came as…

Reuters

Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Doctors across Sierra Leone began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest low pay and lack of benefits, leaving dozens of patients in hospital waiting rooms in need of care.

Asharq Al-Awsat

1st Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Leaves the Port of Odesa

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Companies to Submit Bids for Development Projects in Sierra Leone

The Saudi Development Fund informed the private sector about tenders for the establishment of the Technical University and the Kailahun District in Sierra Leone. The move is part of the initiative to develop local content in the procurement of development projects to support Saudi companies abroad. According to information obtained…

The Guardian - UK

Sierra Leone backs bill to legalise abortion and end colonial-era law

Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned them

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