Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 March 2021:
President Dr Julius Maada Bio today joined the First Lady – Fatima Maada Bio and other eminent Sierra Leonean women to discuss “Women in Leadership”, at a video conference commemorating International Women’s Day.
Mrs Bio said that the women of Sierra Leone are pleased and grateful for the President’s involvement with their efforts at observing the day in a very special way.
She further stated that the level of participation of women in the day-to-day running of the state is a right step towards nation building, adding that it is also a way of supporting women and girls to benefit from the human capital development drive of the government.
Equatorial Guinea: Bata Explosions, Flash Update No.2, 9 March 2021
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The death toll from the Bata explosions climbs to 105. At least 615 people were injured, out of which 132 remain hospitalized.
UNOSAT satellite imagery shows the blast caused widespread damage over an 800-meter radius. Initial assessments confirm that approximately 300 houses were destroyed at the military compound alone.
The main COVID-19 PCR testing laboratory in Bata suffered significant damage.
Large numbers of unexploded projectiles and rockets scattered as a result of the detonation pose a risk to the populations.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
As of 9 March, 105 people have been killed and 615 others injured following a series of explosions at an armory of the Nkuantoma Gendarmerie and special forces barracks in Bata, which occurred on Sunday, 7 March. At least 482 people have been discharged from the hospital while the rest are still being treated. Some immediate consequences of the blast includ
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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 06 March 2021:
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, delivered a keynote address at the launch of the Sierra Leone Program Against Child Trafficking last Tuesday. The virtual event marked the start of a critical initiative to combat child trafficking and care for its victims.
Funded by a $4 million dollar award from the Program to End Modern Slavery at the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) at the U.S. Department of State to the University of Georgia, the Sierra Leone Program Against Child Trafficking will combine innovative research with a new, impactful program for child trafficking survivors in Sierra Leone.