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Sierra Leone has made huge strides protecting the rights and wellbeing of persons with disability – says minister Blyden

Sierra Lone Telegraph: 13 June 2017 Sierra Leone’s minister of social welfare, gender and children’s affairs –  Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden  is in New York, attending the Tenth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Addressing the [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission arrests three WAEC examiners for alleged corruption offences

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 June 2017 Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Czar has confirmed the arrest of three West African Examination Council (WAEC)  examiners for alleged corruption offences, involving examination malpractice. Examination fraud and related illegal activities is a big business in Sierra Leone, controlled and managed by organized criminals. Many of [Read More]