Geneva July 7, 2022: Last week, Nigeria surpassed the 10 percent (of total population) fully vaccinated Covid-19 vaccination milestone – commendable progress in curbing vaccine inequity and protecting lives. The milestone is a result of continued efforts by the government and stakeholders in rolling out relevant strategies to sustain COVID-19 vaccination amidst competing health priorities. Nigeria...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Female Premier League Board on Wednesday commenced club verification process at the Sierra Leone Football Academy, Kingtom. The verification process is to ensure that clubs could provide all details of contracts and other supporting documents of their players. The process will continue till Friday. The Female Premier League Board...Read More
Jane Barlow/PA Images/PA Images/Getty ImagesBy Sophie McEvoy After seven years of intense pressure from his family and campaigners, hearings into the 2015 death are finally taking place. Five years before George Floyd’s murder, 31-year-old Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in Scotland in 2015. In what has been described as a racially-motivated use of force by...Read More
Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned them President Julius Maada Bio with Åsa Regnér (left), deputy executive director of UN Women, and Oulimata Sarr, regional director of UN Women West and Central Africa at State House, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photograph: Courtesy of Office of Presidency. Ministers in Sierra...Read More
A non-profitable organization, Christian Aid Sierra Leone (CASL) on Wednesday, July 6,2022, commenced 3-day interactive sessions for its regional members to enhance COVID-19 vaccination in Africa and to provide a platform for members to learn from each other. The dialogue which is titled; “Vaccine Campaign Link and Learning Convening with Christian Aid Offices” will end today.It...Read More
