Sierra Leone Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/sierra-leone/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:45:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sierra Leone Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/sierra-leone/ 32 32 67616479 The price for Sierra Leonean political leadership is violating and eroding the human and body autonomy rights of its women and girls https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leon-political-leadership-violating-rights-women/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leon-political-leadership-violating-rights-women/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:40:15 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71301 It is time to end the rampant practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is one of the world’s worst offenders for FGM – 90% of women are subjected to the practice.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leon-political-leadership-violating-rights-women/feed/ 0 71301 Sierra Leone backs risk-free motherhood https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leone-backs-risk-free-motherhood/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leone-backs-risk-free-motherhood/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:59:15 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71172 A safe motherhood and reproductive health bill has been unanimously backed by Sierra Leone’s cabinet. The bill will expand access to abortion to include terminations outside the current provisions to only interfere when a mother’s life is at risk.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leone-backs-risk-free-motherhood/feed/ 0 71172 Sexual and gender-based violence during COVID-19: lessons from Ebola https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-during-covid-19-lessons-from-ebola/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-during-covid-19-lessons-from-ebola/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 11 May 2020 08:38:32 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=67558 During epidemics, the measures taken to protect populations and to keep health systems afloat leave women and girls vulnerable to violence.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sexual-and-gender-based-violence-during-covid-19-lessons-from-ebola/feed/ 0 67558 Sierra Leone’s steps to end Female Genital Mutilation https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leones-steps-to-end-female-genital-mutilation/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leones-steps-to-end-female-genital-mutilation/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:52:13 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=67024 United Nations Women reported that traditional cutters in Sierra Leone have pledged to abandon and advocate against FGM which is still not illegal in the country. This added support will contribute to the clampdown on initiation ceremonies by the secret societies that uphold the practice.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/sierra-leones-steps-to-end-female-genital-mutilation/feed/ 0 67024 Idris Elba returns to his fatherland Sierra Leone and is given citizenship https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/idris-elba-returns-to-his-fatherland-sierra-leone-and-is-given-citizenship/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/idris-elba-returns-to-his-fatherland-sierra-leone-and-is-given-citizenship/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:00:46 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=66790 Idris Elba returned to his fatherland, Sierra Leone alongside his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba. Sierra Leone's President Julius Bio presented a diplomatic passport and citizenship to Elba who has shown interest in investing in the country's tourism sector.

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