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Call for application: The Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Research Fellowship

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Call for application: The Kwame Karikari Fact-checking and Research Fellowship

Dubawa November 2, 2022 0

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), through its fact-checking project DUBAWA, is accepting applications for...

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Kush, the ‘sleeping drug’ slowly killing Sierra Leonean youth

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Kush, the ‘sleeping drug’ slowly killing Sierra Leonean youth

Fayia J. Moseray October 29, 2022 1

In recent years, the youth of Sierra Leone have taken to the use of synthetic marijuana/drug called...

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The  video of  woman beating up a harmless child with slippers did not happen in Sierra Leone

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The  video of  woman beating up a harmless child with slippers did not happen in Sierra Leone

Alie Tarawally September 8, 2022 0

Social media users in Sierra Leone have been debating the location of the incident, with many claiming...

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Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list

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Nigerian musician, who died 12 years ago, on Sierra Leonean Police wanted list

Fayia J. Moseray August 31, 2022 0

The Sierra Leone president, Julius Maada Bio, as well as the security forces have vowed to investigate...

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Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond

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Sierra Leone’s deadly protest and the curfew beyond

Fayia J. Moseray August 26, 2022 0

Freetown is mourning after a violent protest left dozens dead with many more injured and properties destroyed. ...

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Sierra Leone’s Protest: US Embassy didn’t mount Drones to expose police 

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Sierra Leone’s Protest: US Embassy didn’t mount Drones to expose police 

Fayia J. Moseray August 14, 2022 0

The Facebook post comes days after sections of the country’s youth announced a planned demonstration, strike or...

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Sierra Leone is not considered first in women  empowerment in the world as claimed by President Bio

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Sierra Leone is not considered first in women  empowerment in the world as claimed by President Bio

Alie Tarawally July 20, 2022 0

Claim: Mr Bio claimed that if you go around the world, Sierra Leone comes first when you...

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DUBAWA trains University of Makeni students on Information Disorder

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DUBAWA trains University of Makeni students on Information Disorder

Fayia J. Moseray July 2, 2022 0

DUBAWA, the fact-checking arm of the Centre for Journalism, Innovation and Development (CJID), has held a day’s...

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Anti-Corruption Commission  has not  considered property confiscation  of fake degree awarding institutions 

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Anti-Corruption Commission  has not  considered property confiscation  of fake degree awarding institutions 

Alie Tarawally May 19, 2022 0

CLAIM: Popular blog SierraLoaded’s re-published story from Exclusive Newspaper claims the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has a gamut...

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Preventing the next “Dominion” Fake Certificate Saga; How to identify fake universities offering degrees

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• Sierra Leone

Preventing the next “Dominion” Fake Certificate Saga; How to identify fake universities offering degrees

Alie Tarawally May 11, 2022 0

The past few weeks have been swamped by the trending topic of fake degrees in Sierra Leone...

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