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New Ebola Laboratory and Treatment Center Opened in Diamond-rich Kono District

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Reports from the diamond rich district of Kono in eastern Sierra Leone confirm that a new Ebola laboratory and treatment center has been opened today to respond to the rising cases of infections in the area. District Medical Officer (DMO) for Kono district, Dr. Manso Dumbuya has confirmed that the newly built Ebola Treatment Centre […]

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Sierra Leone Remembers the Events of Jan. 6, 1999

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Sierra Leone today remembered the events of January 6, 1999, the day rebel forces of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) entered the city of Freetown, as part of an offensive to overthrow the government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. Rebel forces beseiged the city and took hold of more than half of the capital for

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Efforts Discussed to End Ebola in 2015

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The outgoing head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury has said that global efforts might help to end Ebola this year. “I believe we will end Ebola in 2015,” he told journalists in Accra, Ghana today. But he warned the end is “not close” and “we are engaged in an

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The National Ebola Response Center (NERC) Releases 2014 statistics for Sierra Leone

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The National Ebola Response Center (NERC) has released a monthly comparative statistical data of Ebola infections and deaths in Sierra Leone capturing the last five months in 2014. In August, NERC said 1,106 were infected and 388 people died of Ebola. By September, the infection numbers rose to 2,212 and death numbers rose to 532.

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Ebola Death Toll Exceeds 8,500 in West Africa

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34 new Ebola infections and 28 deaths reported by health officials in Sierra Leone on Monday January 5, 2015. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola death toll in West Africa has exceeded 8,500 people. Over 8,600 people are infected by Ebola in Sierra Leone, according to official reports. Liberian government officials said schools

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AU Chairman Set to Visit Sierra Leone

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State House sources in Freetown have disclosed that the Chairman of the African Union (AU), President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania, will arrive in Sierra Leone on Tuesday January 6, 2015 on a visit as part of a 3-country tour of Ebola-hit Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. He is expected to asses the situation

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26 People Died of Ebola Today in Sierra Leone

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26 people died today, January 4, 2015 of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and 30 others tested positive for the virus. On January 3, 2015 health officials in Sierra Leone recorded a daily infection of 37 new cases across the country. The majority of these new infections are within Freetown and its environs. © ASM COMMUNICATION

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Africanist Press Calls for Help with Expansion

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The African Socialist Movement Communication will be expanding its online news coverage to include developments in other parts of the African world. This new year – 2015 – we will be developing www.africanistpress.com into a standard news website covering many subjects on Africa and African people worldwide. ASM Communication is a grassroot citizen journalism project

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2,900 Ebola Positive in Sierra Leone and 29 New Infections Today

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29 new Ebola infections were registered on January 2, 2015 by health officials in Sierra Leone. 14 of these infections are from Freetown, 7 in Portloko, 3 in Kono and 3 in Moyamba. No infections were recorded on January 2, 2015 in Kailahun, Kenema, and Makeni, the hometown of the president. Over 2, 900 people

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Births and Deaths in Sierra Leone for 2014

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The Births and Deaths office in Sierra Leone has issued the national births and deaths statistics for 2014. Officials say a total of 199,257 births were registered in 2014 of which 97,958 are males and 101,301 are females. Figures of deaths nationwide in 2014 totals 16,794 of which 8,363 are males and 8,227 are females.

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