Will Sierra Leone’s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities? FREETOWN, April 10 (IPS) - As Sierra Leone prepares for its next national election in 2028, political parties across the country have begun setting strategies and preparing to select their candidates. However, persons with disabilities say they remain poorly represented and are calling on political parties to nominate them as candidates ahead of the election.

Will Sierra Leone’s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities?

#Disability advocates in #SierraLeone demand political inclusion arguing society's low expectations, not capability, block them from leadership roles that women only entered after a quota mandate forced change.

Assault of Paul Kamara: WANAMDEL commends Sierra Leone Police leadership on swift action The West Africa Network of Activists and Media Defence Lawyers (WANAMDEL) has welcomed recent steps taken by the Sierra Leone Police following the assault of its member, Paul Kamara, a legal…

#SierraLeone 🇸🇱 MFWA and WANAMDEL welcomes police action after assault of lawyer-journalist Paul Kamara, but demands transparency and accountability in probe into police abuse and press safety.

Theatrical Fundraiser for Southall Black Sisters. Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown. 19 May 2026. ...

I am pleased to be working with @sbsisters.bsky.social to raise funds for their important work on behalf of women, with a special performance of Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown at @breadrosestheatre.bsky.social on 19 May. gem.godaddy.com/p/76a47e1
#samuelcoleridgetaylor #sierraleone #vawg #blackhistory

“Aquellos días los misioneros católicos en Sierra Leona se enfrentaron a una difícil decisión: esconderse o huir” El misionero Raúl Buhay (San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, Filipinas, 1962) fue miembro de la comunidad fundadora recoleta en Sierra Leona. Hoy dirige el campus Malamban de la Universidad San José Recoletos de Cebú (Filipinas). Fue uno de los protagonistas de uno de los hitos históricos que recordamos en este Año Misionero Agustino

They chose to stay in Sierra Leone. Faith and courage.
🔗 recoletos.org/san_nicolas/aquellos-dia...
#Faith #Courage #SierraLeone

Across the Globe, ICAP Works to Protect Communities from Major Health Threats Across several countries, ICAP is working to strengthen global health security, building health system capacity and outbreak preparedness.

From #antimicrobialresistance in #Ukraine to #Ebola in #SierraLeone, #epidemic surveillance in #SouthSudan to training field epidemiologists in #Armenia and #Azerbaijan, ICAP is working around the world to improve #globalhealthsecurity. #columbiapublichealth #CDC https://ow.ly/JAVs50YGIjs

For years, giving birth in #SierraLeone was more dangerous than anywhere else in the world. This film follows the health workers changing that. ⚠️WARNING: Contains graphic scenes.

Watch it: youtube.com/watch?v=8Kv1...
Produced for Channel4 News by On Our Radar in partnership with the Fuller Project

#SierraLeone is building a national education data hub with DHIS2: dhis2.org/sierra-leone...

The MBSSE has launched a national initiative to build a learner-centered #education data system using #DHIS2, marking a significant expansion of the platform’s role in the country’s education sector.

#Tanker #Lumin 9330599 (flag #Cameroon) avoiding #EnglishChannel going north of #BritishIsles #UK #Ireland

#Tanker Night Glory #NightGlory 9319674 (flag Sierra Leone #SierraLeone) going even further north avoiding #WetRep reporting lines

Both departed #Russia #BalticSea
#Shadowfleet

from 1864 to 1866, as Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877, and as Governor of Queensland from 1877 to 1883. #OTD #history #gambia #sierraleone #wapol #wapolitics #vancouver #hongkong #qldpol #qldpolitics #politics

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Finally, #WendyShay meets her little princess in #SierraLeone 🇸🇱✨❤️

She kept her promise blessing her with books 📚 and some cool cash 💸👏

A truly beautiful moment filled with love, kindness, and real connection 👑🔥
#Viral #trends 💖 #Bahdlexblog #Bahdlexempire #bahdlex

Epstein Made Efforts to Free the Son of Senegal’s Former President After Corruption Conviction Emails released by the U.S. Justice Department trace a years-long friendship between Jeffrey Epstein and Karim Wade — the son of Senegal’s former president — who was jailed for corruption.

#TomBarrack #FlavioBriatore #Sardinia #AlexanderZhukov #LeonidMinin

#Balkans #WestAfrica #MariusFortelni

#SierraLeone #Liberia

#CharlesTaylor #NaomiCampbell #VladislavDoronin #IvanaTrump #DeGrisogono

#UBS #CreditSuisse #Italy #GianniInfantino

#FIFA #WorldCup #ArasAgalarov #Qatar #PaoloZampolli

This report draws on country-level research conducted in #Tanzania, #Ethiopia, #SierraLeone, #Malawi, #Kazakhstan, #Uzbekistan, #Nepal, and #Botswana, relying primarily on qualitative analysis and consultations with civil society actors, representative bodies, and government stakeholders.

Time to share some material from the research I have been conducting over the past 3 years, together with #DrPieternellaPieterse.
A video based on our findings, produced thanks to the great work of WayOutArts/Sierra Leone! #MaternalChildHealth #SierraLeone Watch: youtu.be/cl4Z9m3cPaQ?...

Can Sierra Leone keep its mothers alive? - Bhekisisa It’s been a year since the US government’s aid cuts sent shock waves around the world. But in one maternity hospital in Freetown it’s the loss of UK funding that threatens to unravel years of steady…

The UK's Saving Lives in Sierra Leone programme was quietly axed — its remaining £17-million (R383-million) budget slashed to just £1-million (R22.5-million). Activities could wind down as early as March 2026. #SierraLeone #AidCuts

bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Can Sierra Leone keep its mothers alive? - Bhekisisa It’s been a year since the US government’s aid cuts sent shock waves around the world. But in one maternity hospital in Freetown it’s the loss of UK funding that threatens to unravel years of steady…

Sierra Leone cut maternal deaths by nearly 80% since 2000. Aid cuts from the US and UK now threaten to unravel that progress. Read Bhekisisa’s co-publication with the Fuller Project. #MaternalHealth #SierraLeone

bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Sierra Leone - Frank Ocean (I was spendin' too much time alone). Spendin' too much time alone. (And I just ran outta Trojans). Horses gallop to her throne.

Letra de la canción “Sierra Leone” de Frank Ocean
#FrankOcean #SierraLeone

Sierra Leone - Ohrenbetäubendes Schweigen - medico international Die Geschichte eines exemplarischen Mineneinsturzes und die Bedeutung der Aufklärungsarbeit des medico-Partners Network Movement for Justice and Development.

Im Oktober sterben über 100 junge Männer in einem eingestürzten Bergwerk in Kumaru in #SierraLeone. Sie suchten nach Gold, weil ihnen nichts anderes mehr bleibt.
Eine exemplarische Geschichte der medico-Partnerarbeit für Aufarbeitung und Gerechtigkeit.
www.medico.de/blog/ohrenbe...

🏁 FULLTIME — Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

🏁 FULLTIME — Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

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GOAL! 120' — A. Jarjue Kabia scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Jarjue Kabia scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — B. Huseynov scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — B. Huseynov scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — N. Jalloh scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — N. Jalloh scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — R. Mammadov scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — R. Mammadov scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — I. Kallon scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — I. Kallon scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Krivotsyuk scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Krivotsyuk scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — J. Bah scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — J. Bah scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — R. Ahmadzada scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — R. Ahmadzada scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Khaybulaev scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Khaybulaev scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — K. Quee scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — K. Quee scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Sadikhov scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — A. Sadikhov scores for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — J. Kamara scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series #azerbaijan #sierraleone

GOAL! 120' — J. Kamara scores for Sierra Leone. Azerbaijan 1–1 Sierra Leone. FIFA Series

#azerbaijan #sierraleone