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United States starts implementing visa restrictions

Blitz 01 Sep 2023
Reimer criticized the election conduct in a local radio interview whose broadcast was disrupted when Sierra Leone’s information minister showed up at the station and demanded the right to react. According to Sierra Leone Telegraph, the United States government has announced ...
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Sierra Leonean Electoral Body Declares ‘Partial Results’, Incumbent Ahead  

This Day 27 Jun 2023
... him winner “to ensure that the decline of democracy in West Africa does not continue under their watch in Sierra Leone.”   ... Last night, President Bio made a public broadcast to the people of Sierra Leone, following the announcement of partial results that put him ahead.
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Cotton Tree is Dead: Unknown-May 2023: In..Memoriam

The Patriotic Vanguard 09 Jun 2023
He composed the music of the country's national anthem; he was a transformative Director of the country's national broadcaster, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service; he founded and directed the Sierra Leone National Dance Troupe, which he led to international fame and recognition.
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Sierra Leone journalist Alie Melvin Tokowa beaten while filming political dispute

CPJ 10 Apr 2023
On March 28, a group of about seven people kicked, choked, and beat Tokowa, manager of radio broadcaster FOP 89.7FM Moyamba, as he attempted to cover an event by the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party in the southern district of Moyamba, according to the journalist, who spoke to ...
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President Biden Announces Key Nominees

The White House 07 Mar 2023
Bryan David Hunt, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Sierra Leone Felix Sanchez, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Bryan David Hunt, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
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Nominations Sent to the Senate

The White House 07 Mar 2023
... and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
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President Bio tells the media –  “Stay with me, stay the course and let us ...

Sierra Leone Telegraph 11 Dec 2022
Sierra Leone Telegraph ... The media in Sierra Leone is split along political lines, with many journalists taking a pragmatic, survivalist approach in their editorials, because they are heavily reliant on the government for advertising revenue and fees for providing media coverage in their publications.
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The Death of A Presidential Spokesman –Professor Septimus Moiwo Kaikai

The Patriotic Vanguard 05 Dec 2022
He later served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting until the end of the Kabbah presidency in 2007, before he was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the newly incorporated Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation by President Ernest Bai Koroma ... In addition to his teaching job, he was also an active member of the Sierra Leone diaspora.
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Sierra Leonean authorities fine, suspend licenses of Star broadcasters

CPJ 13 Sep 2022
In mid-August, Sierra Leone’s broadcast media regulator, National Telecommunications Commission, suspended the licenses of privately owned broadcasters Star Radio and Star TV for over two weeks and denied workers access to the broadcasters’ transmitters in Brookfields, a ...
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Our Africa by Merck Foundation TV Program now on LNTV, Liberia;AYV, Sierra Leone and ZNBC, Zambia...

Business Ghana 23 Aug 2022
Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) broadcasted “Our Africa” TV Program on LNTV, Liberia, AYV, Sierra Leone and ZNBC, Zambia to address Social and Health issues through African Fashion and Art; Our Africa by Merck Foundation TV Program now on LNTV, Liberia; ...
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Our Africa By Merck Foundation TV Program Now On LNTV, Liberia; AYV, Sierra Leone And ...

MENA FN 23 Aug 2022
(MENAFN - African Press Organization) Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com ) broadcasted–Our Africa– TV Program on LNTV, Liberia, AYV, Sierra Leone and ZNBC, Zambia to address Social and ... .
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Soldiers Beat Broadcast Journalist Maada Jessie Jengo

All Africa 16 Aug 2022
On July 2, 2022, four Sierra Leone soldiers ...
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Sierra Leone soldiers beat broadcast journalist Maada Jessie Jengo

CPJ 15 Aug 2022
On July 2, 2022, four Sierra Leone soldiers slapped, punched, and kicked broadcast journalist Maada Jessie Jengo on various parts of his body, and also slashed his face with a sharp object, according to news reports and Jengo, who spoke by phone to CPJ.
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Three dead in Freetown as Sierra Leone is shutdown by protesters calling for the resignation ...

Sierra Leone Telegraph 10 Aug 2022
Sierra Leone Telegraph ... There are calls for the President to return to Sierra Leone and deliver a public broadcast to calm the political tension ... https.//www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sierra-Leone-brought-to-a-standstill-9.mp4.
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Sierra Leone Politician Shoves Journalist Abdulai Gbla in Parliament

All Africa 05 Aug 2022
On June 28, 2022, Abdul Muniru Lansana, a member of Sierra Leone's parliament, ...

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