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cyclingnews.com

West Africa's Wildest Bike Race: Tour de Lunsar Gallery

The Fundsmith Tour de Lunsar has brought purpose and opportunity to the economically challenged areas in Sierra Leone by promoting cycling. [ more ]

BBC Sport

1 month ago

Soccer (FIFA)

Lamin Bangura: Former Sierra Leone international dies aged 59 in bus crash

Former Sierra Leone international Lamin Bangura died in a road accident at 59. Ports Authority FC coach, Bangura, passed away after a bus crash in Konta Line village. Sierra Leone Premier League fixture was canceled, and six players were injured in the accident. [ more ]

www.npr.org

2 months ago

Health

Cheap, plentiful and devastating: The synthetic drug kush is walloping Sierra Leone

Kush, a form of synthetic cannabinoid, has become popular in Sierra Leone due to its accessibility and cheapness.

Kush is cut with dangerous additives like tramadol and formalin, making it potent and unpredictable. [ more ]

english.elpais.com

3 months ago

Health

Kush, the dangerous new West African drug that supposedly contains human bones

A drug called kush is causing harm in Sierra Leone, killing about a dozen people per week and hospitalizing thousands.

Kush in Sierra Leone is a mixture of cannabis, fentanyl, tramadol, formaldehyde, and potentially ground-down human bones. [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

5 months ago

Black Lives Matter

Ex-Sierra Leone president Koroma to be questioned over failed coup'

Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been called in for questioning by police regarding a failed coup attempt.

Koroma has been asked to appear at the criminal investigations department within 24 hours, following the earlier arrest of his former security aide. [ more ]