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IS SIERRA LEONE THE WORST PLACE TO BE A GIRL TODAY?

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Due to the country’s high maternal mortality rate, somebody once said that “Sierra Leone is the worst place to be a pregnant woman.” Now the high rate of rapes, especially of very young girl children, the country is earning yet … Continue reading

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Book Review: Looking Back My Life and Times by Dr. Sama Banya

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By Fatima Wahab Babih Looking Back My Life and Times is the autobiography of the erudite Sierra Leonean medical doctor and statesman, Dr. Sama Banya aka Puawui, who is also fondly called Uncle Doctor by his numerous nieces and nephews. … Continue reading

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Honor Her Birthday: Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor

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Today June 5, 2020, would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th Birthday. But having been hit by 8 bullets that were shot into her body by Kentucky police officers, in her apartment, which they forcefully entered, while looking for persons that … Continue reading

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PRESIDENT MAADA BIO PLEASE PUT A LEASH ON YOUR MINISTERS AND PARTY LOYALISTS: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE IN MAMA SALONE!

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Yes, a LEASH! We are sick and tired of hearing their hate-mongering and violence-inciting speeches. We must remember that “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers” (African Proverb).   We at Mama Salone Blog are very concerned and … Continue reading

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SIERRA LEONE PRISON MASS KILLINGS MUST BE INVESTIGATED

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On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, people in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, were alarmed by smoke billowing from the maximum-security, Pademba Road Prison. For several hours, people near and far from the prison facility were scared and confused, especially when … Continue reading

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SIERRA LEONE’S 59th INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN COVID 19

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by Fatima Wahab Babih Mama Salone wishes the land that we love a blessed 59th Independence Anniversary!! In the current COVID 19-ridden world in which people, in many other parts of the world, are sick and dying in terrifying numbers … Continue reading

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A Woman in Leadership Without a God Father in Salone Suffers Misogynistic Bullying by Men in Power

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Based on incidents that have taken place, the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, is one of the most bullied and disrespected leaders, at the hands of cabinet ministers of the current administration. All because she is a woman. In the … Continue reading

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COVID 19: Lets’ Commit to Do Our Parts to End the Spread

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As we are all fighting this war against the COVID 19 global pandemic, Mama Salone wishes to express profound sadness for the huge loss of lives and grave sufferings taking place all around the world. We sincerely pray for healing … Continue reading

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Yvonne Chaka Chaka Deported from Uganda

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by Fatima Wahab If this really happened, it’s shocking to me! Unless there is more to the story than has been reported, it’s a mindless western xenophobic action and quite contrary to Pan-African values and it is wrong. Ugandan government deported … Continue reading

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Salone DMV Community Loses A Pillar, Dr. Barba Koroma: Death by Parricide Please Don’t Judge

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By Fatima Wahab Babih Parricide: “the act of killing one’s father, mother, or another close relative” (Dictionary.com). Sierra Leone has lost a true son of the soil, Dr. Barba M. Koroma, a scientist for the U.S. federal government and a … Continue reading