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Sierra Leone secures $172 million loan programme from IMF

Sierra Leone has secured a new loan agreement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF board has approved a new $172 million loan programme...

AFCON 2019: Sierra Leone’s match against Ghana cancelled

Sierra Leone’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Ghana in Kumasi will not go ahead on Thursday after the country’s football association failed to get...

Sierra Leone: Military truck in flip accident kills 13

Thirteen people have been killed after a military truck in Sierra Leone flipped over on Monday. Military officials say more than 30 people also sustained...

Sierra Leone maintains ban on pregnant girls in schools

Sierra Leone insists pregnant girls are not allowed in school despite a policy to make education free for all. School girls who get pregnant while...

Ex-vice president of Sierra Leone in court over corruption

Sierra Leone’s former Vice President Victor Foh on Wednesday appeared in court relating to charges of corruption. He appeared in court together with former Mines...

Sierra Leone records new Ebola virus

Sierra Leone’s government has confirmed that a new strain of Ebola virus has been found in bats. The announcement on Thursday is the first since...

Ebola survivors suffer severe mental problems

Researchers say people who survive the deadly Ebola virus are at risk of suffering from severe mental problems. There could also be neurological problems, including...

Sierra Leone probes former government over corruption

Sierra Leone's government is to probe the former government and its officials over corruption allegations. The former government under former President Ernest Koroma is reported...

Ex-Vice President of Sierra Leone arrested for corruption

Sierra Leone’s former Vice President Victor Foh has been arrested on charges of corruption. Former Mines Minister Minkailu Mansaray was also arrested on similar charges...

Sierra Leone: New president sacks ageing civil servants

The new president of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio has announced the sacking of all political appointees at the West African nation’s foreign missions.

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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