Saddened to learn we lost a great scholar today with the passing of Professor Eldred Jones, former principal of Fourah Bay College and expert on Africa in Elizabethan drama. He touched many lives. R.I.P. professor. Umaru Fofana Edward Kargbo

Civil society in #SierraLeone are calling on Barram to release pretrial and vulnerable detainees as part of #COVID2019 prevention measures. FYI: Umaru Fofana Cooper Inveen Amadu Lamrana Bah Vickie Remoe #SaloneTwitter

Gibril Massaquoi's past catches up with him. Former top rebel and chief informer for United Nations tribunal for Sierra Leone is now detained in Finland, where he's been living, for crimes allegedly committed in Liberia. Part 1 of a special report by JusticeInfo.net justiceinfo.net/en/tribunals/m…

Governments should take steps to protect vulnerable kids, particularly vulnerable young girls out of schl & quarantined due to Covid-19. This will minimise a spike in teenage pregnancies, rape and sexual assaults that occurred during other outbreaks like Ebola. #protectinggirls

#Womeninpireday. Born in #Scotland, raised in #SierraLeone, Dr. Aminatta Forna is an Award winning author, journalist, lecturer and philanthropist. Books, The Devil that Danced on the Water, Happiness, The Hired Man, etc. #SLAWIJ #Womeninjournalism #Empower4Equality

We are honoured to host the third Zoom training as part of our series to empower our female journalists on the frontlines of the #COVID19 fight. Don't miss this training and please share to your networks. #SLAWIJ #WomeninJournalism #empower4equality

#Eminentlady Dr. Williette James Williette Princess Ransolina Oluwakemi James, Sierra Leonean journalist, journalism scholar and gender specialist. Since 2010, has interspersed journalistic work with gender advocacy in the media. #SLAWIJ #Womeninjournalism #Empower4Equality

"We shouldn't neglect what indirect effects this might have on health systems in malaria endemic countries." LSHTM_malaria's Sian Clarke & Corine Ngufor-Kalu discuss the 'collateral damage' of #COVID19 on #malaria control efforts. Listen 👇 bit.ly/3aHjvXY #WorldMosquitoDay

Please see our latest blog post 'Community, Participation, Resilience: flood control strategies in Freetown' by Federico Monica, PhD about #TransformFreetown #YvonneAkiSawyerr #freetown #sierraleone #floodcontrol #taxibrousse lostfreetown.com/lostfreetown/c…

Neglected and Unmapped pulitzercenter.org/reporting/negl…

Behind the Story: Jacopo Ottaviani and John Eromosele on ‘Mapping Makoko’ pulitzercenter.org/blog/behind-st…

Federico Monica looks at the #TransformFreetown initiative by Mayor of #freetown #YvonneAkiSawyerr highlighting challenges faced and opportunities for change  #sierraleone #floodcontrol #taxibrousse lostfreetown.com/lostfreetown/c…

Congratulations + goodluck to families whose children started the Basic Education Certificate Examination today. For some chiefdoms like those in Dama, Kenema, it's 1st time their children have that option. For others like Senkunia, Falaba, they got an exam center for their kids.

In 1972, #Cuba's Fidel Castro visited #SierraLeone and #Guinea here he is, being greeted by President Siaka Stevens at Lungi Airport

A new report on the experiences of #SierraLeone|an women domestic workers sheds light on disturbing stories of abuse, exploitation and #trafficking in #Oman. #MappingHerJourney, captures conversations and surveys of more than 650 women by Do Bold.

In Freetown’s community of Susan’s Bay poor waste management is one of the root causes of the repeated flooding. Engage Salone Edward Kargbo

Great to make this visit with Engage Salone Edward Kargbo

A fitting way to wrap up our joint @issat_dcaf @AfricaDcaf mission to Sierra Leone. A wide range of stakeholders spoke frankly about not only the challenges to better #DRR and climate change adaptation, but potential solutions at the national and local levels.

An approach informed by good #SSG can improve cross-government coordination to deal with the multiplicity of security issues influenced by #ClimateChange.

Excellent meeting with the IG Sierra Leone Police yesterday in Freetown. Delighted as well that the SLP is part of the ElsieFund @dcafgender project to increase meaningful participation of women in United Nations peacekeeping. Foreign Policy CAN