Tag: Sierra Leone

Malaria: WHO says Benin, Liberia, Sierra Leone roll out vaccine

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
malaria AND MOSQUITOE

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. WHO said this in a statement as the world celebrates the 17th World Malaria Day with theme: “Advancing health equity, gender equality and human rights,”. The world health body said that the vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region. “Today’s launch brings to eight the number of…

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Coup attempt in Sierra Leone, US reacts

Aminu Imam

An attempted coup in the capital city of Sierra Leone was thwarted in the early hours of yesterday, resulting in heavy gunfire and widespread chaos. The military arsenal base was breached and looted, and a fierce exchange of gunfire ensued between the coup plotters and government forces. Confirming the incident, President Julius Maada Bio, in a release declared a nationwide curfew as the military continues to search for the perpetrators. Another statement by the Minister of Information and Civic Education of Sierra Leone, Chernor Bah, said some unidentified individuals carried…

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Sierra Leone: “My husband has Ph.D in staging coups, so nobody can overthrow him”, Says President’s wife

Aminu Imam

The wife of Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, Mrs. Fatima Bio, has said her husband holds a Ph.D. degree in staging coups, and therefore nobody can overthrow him. According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report yesterday, she was referring to the violent protests of August 10th in opposition strongholds which left 31 people killed, including six police officers. The president blamed the protests – which were generally about the high cost of living – on the opposition, alleging that they were part of a plot to overthrow him,…

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