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Abdul S Brima
West Africa readies for Ebola battle
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
Sierra Leone: Drugs + HIV or Aids + Covid = deadly mix
People living with HIV in Sierra Leone who use drugs are facing grim challenges during the pandemic
Sierra Leone’s president cracks down on his predecessor
Travel bans issued to Ernest Bai Koroma and dozens of top officials as Sierra Leonean corruption investigation gathers momentum
Covid-19 puts Sierra Leone’s expectant mothers at further risk
Almost 70% of the world’s maternal deaths happen in Africa. Now there’s coronavirus — and with poor prenatal and postnatal care on the continent, expectant mothers and children…
After a 55-year struggle, a major victory for press freedom in Sierra Leone
A law used to harass and intimidate journalists has been repealed
Covid-19 restrictions give rise to political tensions in Sierra Leone
The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks
Prisoners riot in Sierra Leone
Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates
Africa’s ill-resourced healthcare systems need immediate revamping
Now is the time to rewrite a collective script of Africa’s development agenda and the well being of its people
What I miss most about home: My mom’s cassava leaves
A journalist from Sierra Leone has to teach himself to cook during lockdown in Johannesburg
Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic
So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
Malaria deaths could double during Covid-19 pandemic, warns WHO
The World Health Organisation said people could die of preventable illnesses if steps to control malaria as well as immunisation for measles, yellow fever and polio are interrupted
African students stuck in limbo
The plight of international students studying at the University of the Witwatersrand is echoed around the world
In Sierra Leone, malaria spiked during Ebola. Will it happen again during Covid-19?
While Sierra Leone was grappling with Ebola, there was a spike in deaths from another disease – malaria. We need to make sure this does not happen again