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Explainer: Assessing the new Leones 90 days after becoming legal tender 

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Explainer: Assessing the new Leones 90 days after becoming legal tender 

Fayia J. Moseray December 12, 2022 1

Introduction The name of Sierra Leone’s legal tender is ‘Leone/’Leones’. The Leones were due to the independence...

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DUBAWA trains 21 fellows for Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship

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DUBAWA trains 21 fellows for Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking and Research Fellowship

Dubawa December 5, 2022 1

West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, DUBAWA, will, from Monday, December 5, kickstart the 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari...

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Liberian Finance Minister’s affirmation of US$50 per bag of rice price in Sierra Leone cannot be substantiated

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Liberian Finance Minister’s affirmation of US$50 per bag of rice price in Sierra Leone cannot be substantiated

Jackson C. Clay Jr., Fayia J. Moseray November 17, 2022 0

Claim: “The price of rice in Sierra Leone is US$50,”- Samuel Tweah Verdict: No evidence to substantiate...

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False; Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans not banned from travelling to UAE

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False; Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans not banned from travelling to UAE

Fayia J. Moseray, Michael Aidoo November 4, 2022 0

Claim: Ghana, Sierra Leone, and 18 other African countries have been banned from travelling to the United...

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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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