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Sierra Leone bans child marriage

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Sierra Leone bans child marriage

Iris Aminata Bangura July 17, 2024 0

What is Child Marriage? According to UNICEF, child marriage refers to any formal marriage or informal union...

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US Air Force flight landed in Sierra Leone to refuel, not to arrest

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US Air Force flight landed in Sierra Leone to refuel, not to arrest

Fayia J. Moseray July 9, 2024 0

Claim: A social media user is alleging that 5,000 [officers] from the US Air Force landed at...

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False; Orange Sierra Leone is not offering free data to old customers

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False; Orange Sierra Leone is not offering free data to old customers

Iris Aminata Bangura June 18, 2024 0

Claim: A viral WhatsApp post claimed that Orange Sierra Leone is offering its old customers free data....

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Misleading! Churches in Kenema were not prohibited from holding services

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Misleading! Churches in Kenema were not prohibited from holding services

Iris Aminata Bangura June 1, 2024 0

Claim: Posts by  Facebook users  Je Suis ProtonicFeeling and Erica Ruth Bangura claimed that churches were entirely...

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FALSE! Military officer who committed suicide, Lance Kanyako, did not expose Koita in Coup attempt

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FALSE! Military officer who committed suicide, Lance Kanyako, did not expose Koita in Coup attempt

Iris Aminata Bangura April 7, 2024 0

Claim: A news publication by Sierraloaded claimed that the military officer who exposed Koita in the coup...

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Sierra Leone records new polio cases: All you need to know

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Sierra Leone records new polio cases: All you need to know

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay March 18, 2024 1

On March 8 and 9, Sierra Leone recorded two cases of polio. This is the first case...

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Object-wearing goalkeeper in viral image not Ivory Coast’s Fofana in AFCON  final

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Object-wearing goalkeeper in viral image not Ivory Coast’s Fofana in AFCON  final

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 18, 2024 0

Claim: A photo of a goalkeeper with an item suspected of ‘black magic’ strapped behind his back...

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Claims rapper M.I getting his first one million views, FALSE

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Claims rapper M.I getting his first one million views, FALSE

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 18, 2024 0

Claim: Popular entertainment blog Hip Hop Ville has reported that after 20 years, Nigerian rapper MI Abaga...

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The road ahead for Sierra Leone’s tripartite committee

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The road ahead for Sierra Leone’s tripartite committee

Mohamed Jaward Nyallay February 13, 2024 0

It’s already February 2024, and Sierra Leone is still trying to fix the remnants of a closely...

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The Media, a Virus or Vaccine for correcting Information Disorder?

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The Media, a Virus or Vaccine for correcting Information Disorder?

Francis Sowa, Ph.D. February 12, 2024 0

By Francis Sowa, Ph.D. Lecturer 1, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Email: fsowa2007@yahoo.com,...

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