Freetown, 7th April 2026- The Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Incident Report 2025 by Rainbo Initiative paints a grim picture: 3,055 cases nationwide. Of these, 2,723 were sexual assaults, 330 physical assaults, 514 pregnancies linked to abuse, and 2,179 sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Survivors were overwhelmingly women and girls, 99% of cases (3,030).
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Freetown, 7th April 2026- The Freetown City Council (FCC), backed by Sierra Leone’s security forces, intensified its campaign for a cleaner capital on Saturday with a sweeping citywide operation and a public sensitization parade.
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Freetown, 7th April 2026- A renewed call for deeper collaboration, sustained funding, and systemic reform dominated discussions in Freetown as Rainbo Initiative convened donors and stakeholders at a high-level roundtable, urging a shift from fragmented responses to a fully coordinated, survivor-centred system to tackle sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Sierra Leone.
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Mile 91, 7th April 2026- The United Nations Assistant Secretary‑General for Youth Affairs, Felipe Paullier, has urged Sierra Leonean students to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation as tools to transform the nation’s future.
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Freetown 7th April 2026- On paper, Mohamed Kallon was the hero Sierra Leone needed. A legendary former striker, he took charge of the Leone Stars in April 2024 on a three‑year contract, tasked with lifting the nation from the depths of the FIFA rankings. One year later, he was gone. Not for losing matches, but for refusing to say a single word.
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