Last two Kentucky Derby winners scratched from Breeders Cup due to health issues

Sovereignty and Mystik Dan, the last two winners of the Kentucky Derby, have both been scratched from their scheduled ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, ...
Catholic News Agency

Sierra Leone limits physical contact at Mass amid mpox outbreak

Freetown Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles has issued new directives in line with public health orders to guide public worship following a rapid increase in mpox cases in the West African nation of ...
Daily Graphic

West Africa’s Cultural Tourism Renaissance: Sierra Leone joining with One Nation Reggae Festival

Senegal has its acclaimed Saint-Louis Jazz Festival and Dak’Art Biennale, Burkina Faso’s mammoth film festival, FESPACO, while Benin’s return to ancestral art and Cote d’Ivoire’s resurgent nightlife ...