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Moyamba electrification project stalls

Dilapidated Moyamba generator

By Mustapha Sesay

Residents of Moyamba Township would have to wait little longer in order to benefit from the rural electrification project initiated by the Ministry of Energy.

Sierra Leone declares Canadian journalist wanted

By Kemo Cham

The Sierra Leone government has declared "wanted" a freelance Canadian journalist living and working in the country. The authorities say Nina Devries is wanted over a report for the Qatar-based television network, Al Jazeera, which they deemed as false.

Officials at the Ministry of Information and Communication said last week that Nina was being sought for her report on freedom of expression in the country in which she interviewed popular musician Emmerson Bockarie.

Sierra Leone mourns popular female journalist

By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leonean journalists are mourning the death of one of the country’s best known female journalists.

Manja Parkinson, better known as Manja Balema Samba, died on Sunday, according to sources.

She was Deputy Station Manager of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation in the southern city of Bo.

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