Tag Archives: Sierra Leone

How thousands of Sierra Leoneans stormed streets to watch their first AFCON game in 24 years

Sierra Leone ends Algeria’s 34-games scoring streak Sierra Leone holds Algeria to a 0-0 stalemate in Group E encounter Leone Stars marks return to AFCON since 1996 The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone made a good come back to the Africa Cup of Nations after 24 years with a goalless …

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Sierra Leone removing zeros from currency ‘to make life easier’

Sierra Leone is dropping the last three zeros from the face of its currency, the leone. According to the country’s central bank, the new currency will be valued at about 10 to the US dollar. The leone has been falling since austerity measures were introduced in 2017. With mining companies …

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Virus-free Sierra Leone shuts borders after Guinea, Liberia closures

Virus-free Sierra Leone on Friday announced closure of its borders for a 30-day period barely days after President Julius Maada Bio announced a state of public health emergency. According to reports, the measure was to keep out the coronavirus which has engulfed all of West Africa except for Sierra Leone. …

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‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’

Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can be a bitter homecoming. In Sierra Leone, returnees are often rejected by relatives and friends. They are seen as failures, some are ostracised because they stole from their families to …

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