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Rediscovering Sierra Leone with Vickie Remoe

In its latest edition, 'Inspire Africa' displays a different side of Sierra Leone, though the lens of a TV show host who's making waves in the West African country.

22/03/2019

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Vaccine research offers fresh hope against Ebola

In this Futuris, Euronews' Julian Lopez travels to Sierra Leone to see how survivors, scientists and medics are joining forces in an effort to develop a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus.

12/11/2018

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Bio bounces back from 2012 defeat to take Sierra Leone presidency

Ruling party's beaten candidate cries foul amid allegations of fraud in tight run-off, which saw a 51-49% split.

05/04/2018

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Supporting Sierra Leone's young landslide victims

Psychological help is being provided to youngsters who have been left with nothing and no-one

22/08/2017

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Death toll rises in Sierra Leone mudslide

Sierra Leone's president calls for international help after devastating landslide

15/08/2017

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Major search for victims of Sierra Leone mudslides

Hundreds have died in mudslides and floods near the capital Freetown and the number of victims is expected to rise.

15/08/2017

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Group jogging banned in Sierra Leone

Jogging in groups has been banned by authorities in Sierra Leone

31/07/2017

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Ebola is back after West Africa declared Ebola-free

A aid agency report says a woman who died of Ebola in Sierra Leone this week has potentially exposed at least twenty-seven other people to the virus

15/01/2016

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Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola outbreak

Vigils and celebrations have been held in Freetown to mark the end of Sierra Leone’s Ebola outbreak, which killed close to 4,000 people in the

08/11/2015

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WHO declares Sierra Leone free of Ebola

The World Health Organisation has declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola. There hasn’t been a single case of the disease for the past 42 days. The

07/11/2015

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Ebola can survive in semen for up to nine months, study finds

New study reveals Ebola to be a disease that can survive for a prolonged period in a male host and be transmitted after the victim makes a full recovery

15/10/2015

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Ebola-infected Scottish nurse readmitted to hospital

09/10/2015

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Back to school for Sierra Leone students in wake of Ebola outbreak

Students have been heading back to schools in Sierra Leone, nine months after classes were cancelled because of the Ebola outbreak. It is seen as a

14/04/2015

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Relentless spread of Ebola continues with Sierra Leone worst hit

As Ebola continues its relentless spread in West Africa, Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has asked people to observe a week of fasting and prayer.

02/01/2015

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Nurses offer Christmas spirit to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone

Health workers in Sierra Leone attempt to offer the feeling of Christmas to patients being treated for Ebola.

25/12/2014

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Sierra Leone imposes lockdown to stop transmission of Ebola

Sierra Leone has imposed a mandatory lockdown in its Northern Region in an effort to stop the spread of an Ebola outbreak. Markets and shops have

24/12/2014

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Locally-run Sierra Leone clinic fights Ebola against the odds

In Sierra Leone, there is no let up in the fight against Ebola. The country now accounts for more than half of the known cases of the disease. At the

22/12/2014

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Ban Ki-moon praises healthcare workers in Ebola-hit African countries

During a trip to Sierra Leone and Liberia the United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised healthcare workers fighting the Ebola virus

20/12/2014

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Crowds swarm around suspected Ebola victim in Sierra Leone

20/12/2014

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Sierra Leone cancels Christmas celebrations to fight Ebola outbreak

Sierra Leone has announced house-to-house searches for Ebola patients and internal travel restrictions as part of a new plan to battle the outbreak

17/12/2014

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Netherlands sends relief supplies to Ebola-stricken countries

20/11/2014