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EU observers flag voting problems that 'stain' Sierra Leone election

Sierra Leone's general elections in June suffered from a lack of transparency, political violence and statistical inconsistencies, a damning report from European Union observers has concluded.

Radio France Internationale

Mom, Daughter, And Nurse Reunited 30 Years Later At Same Hospital

A bond formed in a time of need brings them together again as they volunteer for healthcare charity Mercy Ships.

Zenger

Scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts

Two scientists, one Nigerian and one American, created a cutting-edge surveillance network to catch the next emerging disease before it becomes a pandemic.

WEKU

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‘It’s like smoking poison’: Sierra Leone’s youth battle addiction to a mystery drug

No one seems to know what’s in it or where it comes from. Yet the ‘kush devil’ is destroying young African lives. At a rehab centre in Freetown, staff and users are fighting back

The Guardian - UK

‘It is for us, who will give birth here’: the women breaking barriers to build Sierra Leone’s new maternity unit

The state-of-the-art facility will bring huge improvements to care in the country but it is also challenging gender roles in the construction industry

The Guardian - UK

How Guinness got the high fashion treatment

Award-winning designer Foday Dumbuya of Labrum London on his latest collaboration with Britain’s biggest (and, currently, coolest) beer brand

Evening Standard

How to make a traditional Sierra Leonean rich cake

In Sierra Leone, this cake is baked in powdered milk tins outside in a makeshift oven. Prudence Wade gives it a whirl

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Discovering Sierra Leonean flavours in South London

Chef Maria Bradford takes Prudence Wade on a West African culinary tour of Peckham market

The Independent UK

Africans attacked, flee Sfax, as Tunisia racial tensions explode

Racial tensions in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax flared into violence targeting migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

Al Jazeera

Sierra Leone’s main opposition calls for presidential election re-run after incumbent named winner

Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is demanding a re-run of last weekend’s presidential election even though incumbent President Julius Maada Bio already has been sworn into office for his second term

The Independent UK

Sierra Leone election: voter trust has been shaken, and will need to be regained

Julius Maada Bio, a 59-year-old former soldier, was sworn in for his second and final five-year term as president of Sierra Leone on 27 June. With 56% of votes cast in the election on 24 June, Bio was declared winner ahead of his main rival, Samura Kamara, who polled 41%.

The Conversation

Calm in Sierra Leone despite contested election result

Many people said they were relieved at the peaceful atmosphere after electoral tensions and fears of violence.

Al Jazeera

Woman killed at opposition party HQ during Sierra Leone elections

The nurse was shot at the APC building in Freetown, as government forces fired bullets and teargas to trap opposition party members – including the presidential candidate – inside

The Guardian - UK

Julius Maada Bio reelected in Sierra Leone for second term as president

In tonight's edition: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is reelected for a second term with over 56 percent of Saturday's vote, but the opposition is crying foul. Also, Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga calls for disobedience from his followers over the government's latest raft of tax hikes. Plus…

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The Independent UK

Sierra Leone's president wins second term without need for runoff, election commission announces

Sierra Leone's election commission says President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office

Al Jazeera

Sierra Leone’s Bio re-elected as president, avoids run-off

Election commission says Julius Maada Bio secured 56.17 percent of votes, challenger Samura Kamara rejects results.

Radio France Internationale

Incumbent President Bio is ahead in Sierra Leone's disputed vote count

The first results from the Sierra Leone elections show that President Julius Maada Bio is ahead in the polls in the presidential election, with 60 percent of votes counted.

Al Jazeera

Sierra Leone’s President Bio leading in provisional vote results

Bio, 59, is seeking a second term and is seen as the frontrunner in the race for the Sierra Leone presidency.

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Clashes at opposition headquarters overshadow Sierra Leone elections

Voters in Sierra Leone are waiting for the results of a general election that was overshadowed by violence at the opposition headquarters.

Al Jazeera

Police fire tear gas at Sierra Leone opposition after vote

One person was severely wounded after police surrounded the APC headquarters during a post-election news conference.

The Independent UK

Sierra Leone's president seeks another term as opponents complain about the economy and unemployment

Voters in Sierra Leone are deciding whether to give President Julius Maada Bio a second term in office

The Conversation

Sierra Leone has been at peace for 20 years after a brutal civil war - what went right

Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002.

The Conversation

Sierra Leone elections: survey reveals what voters care about most

Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest.

France 24

'Issues of development and conflict still neglected by global North': South Africa's Pandor

In tonight's edition: With four African countries at the bottom of the ranking of progress towards key development indicators, we speak to South Africa's international affairs minister about her hopes for a crucial Paris summit aimed at ushering in a new financial world order. Also, Ghanaians tell us about daily…

The Conversation

African leaders in Sierra Leone played a key role in ending the transatlantic slave trade

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned to Africa by British members of the movement to end slavery. Founded in 1787 by a group of 400 black Britons from London, the colony ultimately became a refuge for…

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