The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA, has signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Agriculture, to partner with the government on reduction of malnutrition and ensuring food security in the country. The MoU entails the introduction of new crop varieties and cultivation techniques, the reopening of IITA station in…
Ebola: Schools Reopen In Sierra Leone As Threat Declines
Schools have reopened across Sierra Leone nine months after they were shut down because of the Ebola outbreak. The government said it hopes that the studying time lost by the country’s 1.8 million children can still be made up for. The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says that the reopening of Sierra Leone’s schools marks…
Sierra Leone Vice President Sacked
Sierra Leone’s Vice-President, Samuel Sam-Sumana, has been sacked for seeking political asylum in a foreign embassy, the president’s office said on Wednesday. President Ernest Bai Koroma said the Vice President was sacked because he had “abandoned” his duties. On Saturday, March 14, Sam-Sumana said he had asked for asylum in the US because his life…
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Seeks US Asylum
Samuel Sam-Sumana, Sierra Leone’s vice-President, has sought political asylum at the US embassy in the capital after soldiers surrounded his house. Sam-Sumana said his wife had fled the residence but it is unclear if they are inside the embassy. The move comes a week after his expulsion from the ruling party. Two weeks ago, Sam-Sumana said…
Ebola: Willoughby, Sierra Leone’s Foremost Doctor Dies
Victor Willoughby, Sierra Leone’s foremost Ebola physician has been confirmed dead after contracting the deadly infectious disease. Brima Kargbo, Sierra Leone’s chief medical officer said Willoughby died earlier today just a few days after he tested positive for Ebola. The death of Willoughby makes it the 11th doctor in the country to die from the…
EBOLA: UN Running Behind Schedule
The rising number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have brought the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Mission to declare that it would not be able to meet the initial December 1 deadline for curtailing the deadly virus. This was confirmed by Anthony Banbury, the head of the Mission. In September, UNMEER had projected that…
Ebola: WHO Issues New Protocol on Burials
In order to ensure safe and dignified burial for people who die of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the World Health Organization has released new protocols to be adopted in the burial process. The new protocol consists of 12 steps that burial teams should follow in order to ensure safe and dignified burials, and also…
Ebola: Nigeria Donates drugs, Supplies to Sierra Leone
In a bid to help its neighbours overcome the Ebola Virus Disease, the Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday announced that it has donated drugs and supplies worth more than $249,000 to Sierra Leone. This was contained in a statement released and signed by the Ministry of Health’s spokesperson, Ayo Adesugba. According to the ministry,…
Drama At Lagos Airport As Cured Ebola Patient Arrives
There was a mild drama at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos yesterday as a Nigerian, who had already been cured of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone arrived the country aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight. Theophilus Onnakhinon, who had been cured of Ebola was flown from Sierra Leone by the airline. A…
Ebola: Sierra Leone Begins Three-Day Lockdown
The government of Sierra Leone had ordered a three-day lockdown to forestall the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD in the country. Â The aim of the move is to keep people confined to their homes while health workers isolate new cases and prevent Ebola from spreading further. Â Although the move is thought to be…
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