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Covid-19: Sierra Leone capital goes into 2 weeks lockdown  Monday January 25 2021 Sierra Leone's capital Freetown goes into a two-week lockdown starting January 25, 2021 due to a spike in Covid-19 cases. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary Sierra Leone remains one of the countries least hit by the pandemic, in terms of both cases and fatalities. But the government said a steady rise in new cases since December has necessitated a review of the measures. Advertisement Sierra Leone's capital Freetown goes into a two-week lockdown starting Monday, as the government revises measures to contain the second...

The East African Wednesday January 06 2021 Summary In 2008, Hollywood actor Isaiah Washington became the first African American to be granted citizenship by an African country after tracing his roots to Sierra Leone via DNA analysis. Advertisement Freetown Sierra Leone on Tuesday granted citizenship to 22 African Americans who traced their roots to the West African country through DNA analysis. Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio urged diaspora Africans to take advantage of opportunities in their “ancestral home” as he granted passports to new citizens at a ceremony held at State Ho...