SIERRA LEONE Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tag/sierra-leone/ A voice for the people Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:54:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 119911796 Sierra Leone Police Name 80 Suspects Following Failed Coup https://theglittersonline.com.ng/sierra-leone-police-2/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:54:06 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=282834 Sierra Leone Police Name 80 Suspects Following Failed Coup   A total of 80 suspects have been named following a failed attempted coup on Nov. 26 in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, local police have said. William Fayia Sellu, inspector general of the Sierra Leonean police, told a press conference Tuesday that the suspects […]

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]]> 282834 Curfew Partially Lifted In Sierra Leone Capital After Clashes Killed 13 Soldiers https://theglittersonline.com.ng/curfew-partially-lifted-in-sierra-leone/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:11:37 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=281249 Curfew Partially Lifted In Sierra Leone Capital After Clashes Killed 13 Soldiers By AFP   Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for […]

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]]> 281249 Armoury Attacked In Sierra Leone, Curfew Imposed https://theglittersonline.com.ng/armoury-attacked/ Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:23:04 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=281110 Armoury Attacked In Sierra Leone, Curfew Imposed   A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew. The government said those attempting to break into the armoury had been repelled. Witnesses told AFP they heard gunshots and explosions in the city’s […]

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]]> 281110 Sierra Leone Moves To Decriminalise Abortion https://theglittersonline.com.ng/sierra-leone-4/ Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:18:53 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=240482 Sierra Leone Moves To Decriminalise Abortion By AFP   Sierra Leone’s government has approved a draft law that would decriminalise abortion in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. President Julius Maada Bio told the 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights in Freetown on Friday that his government had unanimously […]

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]]> 240482 Goalkeeping Gaffe Allows Sierra Leone To Snatch Draw With Ivory Coast https://theglittersonline.com.ng/goalkeeping-gaffe/ Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:06:12 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=227988 Goalkeeping Gaffe Allows Sierra Leone To Snatch Draw With Ivory Coast By AFP Alhaji Kamara bundled the ball into the net following an astonishing goalkeeping blunder in injury time to give Sierra Leone a shock 2-2 draw with the Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations in Douala on Sunday. Badra Ali Sangare went to […]

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]]> 227988 Sierra Leone Abolishes Death Penalty https://theglittersonline.com.ng/sierra-leone-3/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:57:43 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=220619 Sierra Leone Abolishes Death Penalty Sierra Leone’s president on Friday signed a bill abolishing the death penalty, declaring the West African country had “exorcised horrors of a cruel past” after a long campaign to end capital punishment. President Julius Maada Bio signed the abolition bill during a ceremony in the capital Freetown after lawmakers approved […]

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]]> 220619 Sierra Leone To Abolish Death Penalty https://theglittersonline.com.ng/sierra-leone-2/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:19:53 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=215380 Sierra Leone To Abolish Death Penalty With the unanimous votes by Sierra Leone’s Parliament to abolish the death penalty, Sierra Leone would be the 23rd country in Africa to abolish the death penalty, if President Julius Maada Bio signs the Bill into law. And the chances are high that the President would sign the Bill […]

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]]> 215380 Sierra Leone Requests Aid After Blaze Leaves 7,000 Homeless https://theglittersonline.com.ng/sierra-leone/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:15:08 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=207659 Sierra Leone Requests Aid After Blaze Leaves 7,000 Homeless Sierra Leone’s disaster-management agency requested aid on Monday after a fire destroyed a slum in the capital Freetown last week and left about 7,000 people homeless. “We need help to provide shelter, food, water and clothing to victims of the fire disaster,” said its acting director […]

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