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Sierra Leone Times - FREETOWN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The government of Sierra Leone has introduced a new curfew and called for calm among citizens after its security forces repelled an armed attack on major military barracks in Freetown, the country's capital. The previous indefinite curfew has been lifted and a new curfew is imposed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time, starting Monday, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Inf

Sierra Leone Times - Freetown [Sierra Leone], November 27 (ANI): Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio informed on Sunday that most of the leaders behind the armed attack in the country's capital that led to a nationwide curfew have been arrested, Al Jazeera reported. "Most of the leaders have been arrested. Security operations and investigations are ongoing," President Bio said on national television following armed clashes in Freetown aft

Sierra Leone Times - Bamako, Mali - German missionary Father Hans Joachim Lohre who was kidnapped in Mali's capital Bamako last year has been freed by his captor, a church official told Reuters on Sunday.Patient Nshombo of the Missionaries for Africa told Reuters by telephone that Lohre had been released.'Yes, he has been freed, but we have to wait for further details from the authorities,' Nshombo said.The government

Sierra Leone Times - The measures in Sierra Leone follow the storming of a military facility in the capital, the president said A nationwide curfew has been imposed in Sierra Leone following an attack on a military facility in the West African country, President Julius Maada Bio announced on Sunday. According to his statement, a gr

Sierra Leone Times - Bamako, Mali - An Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda claimed to have seized a military base in the north of Mali, inflicting heavy losses on the country's military.The Malian army, however, said it had repulsed attacks on bases in the Timbuktu region Friday.Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) took control of the Niafunke camp Friday with the help of a suicide-bomb vehicle, the group said on its Al

Sierra Leone Times - Cape Town [South Africa], November 25 (ANI): Former Liberian Prime Minister Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said India has played a leading role in working with Africa on development issues through bilateral arrangements. "India has also played a leading role in working with Africa on African development issues, either through bilateral arrangements or through the arrangements that come up from these meetings that are held between

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Sierra Leone Times - The history of relations between Paris and its former colonies on the continent explains the recent spate of anti-French coupsAs the whole world has turned its attention to the conflict between Israel and Palestine and the events in Ukraine have faded into the background, nearly everyone has forgotten about another region that is permanently unstable and immersed in conflicts and crises - Africa

Sierra Leone Times - Every year, the disease affects 2.7 million people in the African country Yaounde's Nsimalen International Airport received 331,200 doses of Mosquirix late Tuesday, making Cameroon the first African country to obtain a large shipment of the malaria vaccine manufactured by British drugmaker GSK following its approval b

Sierra Leone Times - DAKAR, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese President Macky Sall on Thursday inaugurated a United Nations regional headquarters, called the United Nations House, in Diamniadio, a city about 30 km from capital Dakar. The United Nations House is intended to house the 34 UN agencies based in Senegal. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, who is on an official visit to Senegal,

Sierra Leone Times - RABAT, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Morocco and Mauritania on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance energy collaboration, the official news agency MAP reported. The MoU was signed by Abdellatif Bardach, the chairman of the National Electricity Regulatory Authority (ANRE) of Morocco, with his counterpart from the Regulatory Authority of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (ARE), Ahmed Ould Mohamedo

Sierra Leone Times - The history of relations between Paris and its former colonies on the continent explains the recent spate of anti-French coupsAs the whole world has turned its attention to the conflict between Israel and Palestine and the events in Ukraine have faded into the background, nearly everyone has forgotten about another region that is permanently unstable and immersed in conflicts and crises - Africa

Sierra Leone Times - Bamako - Niger's military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani on Thursday arrived in Mali to meet his counterpart Colonel Assimi Goita in his first international visit since seizing power in July, an AFP journalist noted.Niger's neighbors, Mali and Burkina Faso - which are ruled by military leaders who seized power in 2020 and 2022, respectively - have pledged solidarity to Niger's coup leaders.The three Sa

Sierra Leone Times - Moscow and Mali signed a four-year memorandum on Tuesday Mali and Russia have signed a deal on the construction of a gold refinery in the West African country's capital, Bamako, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing Malian Finance Minister Alousseni Sanou. In an interview on state television, Sanou said the non-b

Sierra Leone Times - (Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) Viktor Lakhin drained his first five 3-point attempts and finished with a team-leading 15 points to lead unbeaten Cincinnati to an 89-54 rout of visiting Georgia Tech on Wednesday night. Lakhin added six rebounds while John Newman III added 12 points and CJ Fredrick scored 11 for the Bearcats (5-0), who blew open the game with a 30-2 run in the second half. C

Sierra Leone Times - ABUJA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The tragic aftermath of a devastating crash involving an overloaded truck in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger has resulted in a death toll of 25, surpassing the earlier confirmed figure of 17 by the Nigerian traffic police, a senior official said Wednesday. The driver of the truck, laden with goods and passengers beyond its capacity, lost control of the vehicle on a busy expressw

Sierra Leone Times - The event is being attended by 200 students from leading schools in three cities The Russian Week of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Sciences kicked off at the John F. Kennedy school in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on Monday. Organizing the event are the St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University and federal hum

Sierra Leone Times - YAOUNDE, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon took delivery on Tuesday night of 331,200 doses of malaria vaccine, the first consignment to arrive in the country the health ministry said. The vaccine was received by Health Minister Manaouda Malachie, who was accompanied by officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the Nsimalen International Airport in the capital, Yaounde. "This is a historic moment faci

Sierra Leone Times - NAIROBI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Following are the FIFA World Cup qualifying group standings in Africa after Tuesday's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A Egypt 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 B. Faso 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 G. Bissau 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 S. Leone 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 Ethiopia 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 Group B Senega