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WORLDAug 10« Bolle Jos », le « parrain » de la cocaïne qui aurait fait de la Sierra Leone un narco-ÉtatJeune Afrique
WORLDJul 23UniAbuja law student wins W/African speech contest in Sierra LeoneAmra received the winner’s plaque, a certificate of honour and a cash prize of 1,000 U.S. dollars. The post UniAbuja law student wins W/African speech contest in Sierra Leone appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
WORLDJul 10A Landmark Trial of Sierra Leone’s Child Marriage Ban“For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday in the capital city, Freetown, charged with the forcible marriage of a 17-year-old girl… The president of the all-female lawyers' […] The post A Landmark Trial of Sierra Leone’s Child Marriage Ban appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
WORLDJul 2Walter Rodney: Sierra Leonean historiography’s refusal of a radical inheritance, By Ibrahim Abdullah…Rodney must be placed at the centre of a people-centred historiography of Sierra Leone, even if he has not been institutionally recognised as such. His interest was not in rulers alone, nor in ethnic origins as static inheritances, nor in colonial institutions as the natural containers of history. He was interested in social formations. He […] The post Walter Rodney: Sierra Leonean historiography’s refusal of a radical inheritance, By Ibrahim Abdullah appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
WORLDJun 26Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court caseBBC World