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Plymouth County Education: 2,981 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2024-25 school year
Plymouth Reporter - Massachusetts
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July 10, 2025
Abington Early Education Program 5 82 6.1% Abington High School 10 530 1.9% Abington Middle School 16 668 2.4% Alden School 26 622 4.2% Apponequet Regional High School 10 640 1.6% Ashfield Middle School 17 474 3.6% Assawompset Elementary School 15...
Building Resilient Food Systems In Sierra Leone: Sustainable Agriculture, Community Empowerment, And Strategic Partnerships For Long-Term Food Security
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ACCRA, Ghana, July 8, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL), through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) working with its development partners, the Food and Agriculture...
“Empower women, protect children, strengthen families” – Sierra Leone First Lady urges at SFC 2025
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 8, 2025
The 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025 unfolded in Freetown, bringing together The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, government officials, faith leaders, and civil society actors to promote women’s...
Africell Supports Sierra Leone’s U16 Basketball Team for Afrobasket Qualifiers in Guinea
Sierraloaded
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July 8, 2025
Africell Sierra Leone has bolstered the national Under-16 basketball team by sponsoring them ahead of the FIBA AfroBasket Zone 2 Qualifiers in Conakry, Guinea. The official sponsorship signing took place on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the company’s...
Gender Data Shines Light on Marginalised African Women
News Central TV
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July 9, 2025
Nigerian civic-tech organisation TechHerNG launched Kuram, a digital platform, in 2023. The platform helps survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence by offering support and a safe space to report incidents. More than a support...
Kristof: Women’s rights effort has work to do in Africa, elsewhere
Herald - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
By Nicholas Kristof / The New York Times Every year I choose a university student to accompany me on my win-a-trip journey, which is meant to highlight issues that deserve more attention. My 2025 winner is Sofia Barnett, a recent Brown University...
Medipol Global International Health Services Expresses Interest for Partnership With Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 8, 2025
Medipol Global International Health Services, Türkiye’s largest Private Health Investment and University Hospital, has paid a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Türkiye, Her Excellency Dr. Francess Virginia Anderson, and expressed...
Sierra Leone’s chief minister David Sengeh hints at presidential ambitions, ties future bid to legacy of service
The Sun Nigeria
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July 7, 2025
In what could be the clearest indication yet of future presidential ambition, Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, has suggested that he may consider running for the country’s highest office, on the condition that he deems his...
Dr. Kadi Sesay to Be Laid to Rest in Freetown After Final Journey from New York
Sierraloaded
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July 9, 2025
The late Dr. Kadi Sesay, one of Sierra Leone’s most revered scholars, public servants, and gender rights champions, former Vice Presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, and former Minister of Trade and Industry, will be laid to...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
'Accidental activist': Florence Stratton's life has informed her pursuit of positive change in Regina
Regina Leader-Post
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July 9, 2025
“It’s an opportunity to have one’s say in a public forum,” she continues. “I guess I have hope that they will make a difference, that someone is listening, even if the decision isn’t changed, that the media will perhaps report it and the word will...
Sierra Leone’s Free Quality Education Project Delivers Two Modern School Buildings in Kono District
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
July 5th, 2025 as part of government continued effort to improve education infrastructure across the country, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), under the government’s flagship Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative,...
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Commissions The Mattru-Senehun Bridge, Praises World Bank For Continued Support To National Development
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has officially commissioned the newly constructed Mattru Jong–Senehun Bridge in Jong Chiefdom, Bonthe District, a transformative infrastructure project designed to benefit over...
Veronic Aisha Malack: The Gambian Trailblazer Redefining Women’s Football
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh In the sun-drenched streets of Abuko, The Gambia, a young Veronic Aisha Malack chased a football with a defiance that would define her life. Surrounded by brothers and sisters, she kicked up dust on...
From Dialogue to Action- 7th Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) champions women, children as agents of transformationFrom Dialogue to Action- 7th Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) champions women, children as agents of transformation
Business and Financial Times
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July 9, 2025
The 7th edition of the Strengthening Families Conference (SFC) 2025 unfolded in Freetown as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and collaborators joined government leaders, faith communities, and civil society to champion women’s...
Thousands Line Up for Sierra Leone Police Exam Amid Soaring Joblessness
Sierraloaded
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July 6, 2025
Thousands of hopeful applicants lined up in an examination centre in Sierra Leone this week to sit for the highly competitive police recruitment exam. The turnout widely seen as a reflection of the country’s deepening unemployment crisis. In...
Liberia: Sanniquellie to Host 2025 Harvest Church National Convention
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Sanniquellie – Harvest Intercontinental Ministries is set to host one of Liberia’s largest religious events this year as preparations intensify for its 2025 National Convention, scheduled to take place from August 12 to 17 in the city of...
Diverse, communal, gender-fluid: African families’ true history is being whitewashed | Wambui Kimani
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Growing up on the Kenyan coast in a household filled with aunties and grandparents, one thing was clear to me: raising children is a community endeavour. Anyone could be a disciplinarian for a child if they were going astray: a neighbour’s stare...
Leaked Audio Implicates Admire Bio in Alleged Kush Trafficking in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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July 6, 2025
A leaked audio recording has surfaced, implicating Admire Bio, the niece of Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio in serious allegations of drug dealing and involvement in criminal activities. The audio reveals shocking claims about her...
Ram Kamara FC Wins 2025 Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League
Sierraloaded
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July 6, 2025
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has congratulated Ram Kamara Female Football Club for winning the 2024–2025 Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League. In an official statement, the SLFA commended the team’s hard work, discipline, and team...