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This is the official Twitter page of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), founded in 1971 to protect and promote free speech and free press.

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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
10 months
No, the claim that former President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has been placed under house arrest is false. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, AYV’s report that the UK government is happy with President Bio’s electoral reforms is false. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
It's 3 hectic days... Our journalists @ the IRN hub, bringing you accurate information. Thank you colleagues.
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the International Criminal Court did not invite President Bio. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, Bai Mahmoud Bangura, the National Organizing Secretary of the APC, was arrested at his residence today (November 29, 2023), by a group of armed OSD officers. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, Dr Samura Kamara and his running mate, Chernor Maju Bah are being surrounded by armed soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces at their APC party office in Freetown.
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, Senior Military Officers are among individuals arrested by the security sector. More:
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
No, the claim that Chief Justice Babatunde Edwards has been sacked is false; rather he is on leave. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
PRESS RELEASE Date: Sunday, 9th April 2023 SLAJ Condemns Killing of Policeman, Concerns about General Safety and Security @NDI @NEDemocracy @CPJAfrica @USEmbFreetown @UKinSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @IrlEmbFreetown @Mrcgsl
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that the U.S. Department of State published that there is no fiscal transparency in Bio’s Government is false. @UNDPSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @eueomsl2023 @IrlEmbFreetown @CanadainSL @IcelandDevCoop @IRNSalone @bbcmaSL @PresidentBio More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
SLAJ iVerify fact-checked Global Times’ publication on Monday 3rd July 2023 with the headline “President Bio Leaves for ECOWAS Heads of State Meeting In Guinea Bissau Today”. At the time, @PresidentBio hadn't left, he did on Saturday 8th of July, making our fact-check correct.
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, the ICC’s request to have a bilateral meeting with H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in the margins of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly debate is true. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, the USA did call on the Government of Sierra Leone to set up an independent and outside investigation mechanism into the processes of the June 24th 2023 polls. @UNDPSierraLeone More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
True, ECSL has confirmed that the counting of votes will be done manually at each polling station. @TheMFWA @UNDPSierraLeone @victorjones408 @UKinSierraLeone @eueomsl2023 @EUinSierraLeone @bbcmaSL @PresidentBio
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Press Release Date: Thursday, 15th June, 2023 SLAJ Condemns Attack on Umaru Fofana by All People’s Congress Supporters
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Social media commentator Adebayor claims that over 3,000 pupils will not participate in the upcoming #WASSCE exams becos of NIN requirements. The #SLAJiVerify has #factchecked this content and established that it is False. NIN is not a requirement for the WASSCE exams in May.
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Press Release Date: Saturday, 1st April 2023 SLAJ President Departs for the US Department of State’s IVLP @USEmbFreetown
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that convicted politician and Leader of the Alliance Democratic Party, Mohammed Kamarainba Mansaray has died is Unproven. This story will be updated if new evidence emerges. More:
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
OBITUARY! We just lost her!!! ESTHER KANNY KARGBO: Station Manager of SLBC Kailahun; former Vice President of SLAJ; former Chairperson of the SLAJ Membership & Credentials Committee, & SLAJ Representative at Statistics Sierra Leone. R.I.P Sister.
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, the Electoral Commission Sierra Leone’s office was recently robbed of valuable items. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, news on social media that Vice President Juldeh Jalloh’s brother died in a road accident on Friday 21 July has been verified by SLAJ iVerify as True. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
SLAJ President Visits NDI Office in Washington The parties discussed the NDI-SLAJ combating disinformation in Sierra Leone’s June 2023 elections project and the state of the media in the small West African country ahead of the elections. @NDI @USEmbFreetown @DeMonk75
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the President has not left Sierra Leone to attend any summit since his re-election. @UNDPSierraLeone @IRNSalone @bbcmaSL @EUinSierraLeone @IrlEmbFreetown @CanadainSL @IcelandDevCoop More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
3 years
PRESS RELEASE Freetown | 13th December 2021 SLAJ CONDEMNS ATTACK ON ASMAA JAMES OF RADIO DEMOCRACY 98.1FM #NEDemocracy @TheMFWA
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
SLAJ President signs book of condolence @ the BHC in honour of Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth II. Says the late Queen lived a fulfilled life of extraordinary achievements. @UKinSierraLeone @LisaJChesney
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
11 months
Yes, the video circulating on social media depicting the North Eastern Resident Minister Mr Abu Abu Koroma saying that he chose to not build in Makeni because Temne people are uncivilized is true.
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, Dankay Koroma, the daughter of former President Ernest Bai Koroma, has been declared wanted by the Sierra Leone Police. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
2 years
OBITUARY: 28/12/2022 Rest In Peace senior colleague, PHILIP NEVILLE- owner and CEO of Media One Center (Standard Times, Star Radio & Star TV).
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that Hon. Chernor Maju Bah (Chericoco) visited Vice President Juldeh Jalloh is false. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, Former aspirant of the APC Party, Money Jagaban did donate the sum of 500 million Old Leones to his party is true. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the current US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, David Dale Reimer has not been transferred by the Biden administration because of his involvement in Sierra Leone politics. @PresidentBio
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
Condolence message from the US Embassy in Freetown.
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the picture being shared with the caption “WANTED, JULIUS MAADA BIO“ is false as the President has not been declared wanted. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, the claim that the United States has announced a new visa restriction policy for those believed to be responsible for or complicit in undermining the democratic process in Sierra Leone following the June 2023 elections is true. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Just performed my civic responsibility SAFUL. The process has been peaceful so far in areas I visited apart from late arrival of materials in some centers. Journalists are doing a fantastic job. Let's do this 4 Mama Salone. @IrlEmbFreetown @EUinSierraLeone @UKinSierraLeone @NDI
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, Sierra Leone’s Minister of State, Office of the Vice President, Manty Tarawalli has been awarded Minister of the Year by the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, this photo circulating on social media of individuals holding placards bearing protest messages aimed at the ECSL and the government of Sierra Leone is false. @UNDPSierraLeone @IRNSalone @EUinSierraLeone @bbcmaSL @USEmbFreetown @PresidentBio More:
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
Press Release Sunday, 26th March 2023 SLAJ Condemns Use of Religious Rhetoric for Votes @NDI @NEDemocracy @USEmbFreetown @UKinSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @Mrcgsl @ECsalone @IrlEmbFreetown @TheMFWA
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim made by Sylvia Olayinka Blyden on her Facebook account claiming that Marcella Samba Sesay’s NEW gave Results for only 747 of 11,832 polling stations is false @victorjones408 @UNDPSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @eueomsl2023 @IrlEmbFreetown
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that Chericoco made a cash transfer of $20,000 to Adebayor is false. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, the Sierra Leone Police has extended an invitation to the former President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, requesting his assistance in the ongoing investigations pertaining to the failed coup attempt on November 26. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
9 months
Yes, 352 convicted prisoners, including one of Sierra Leone’s popular rappers, King Boss LAJ have been released. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim made in AYV Newspaper’s publication on August 16, stating that “AYV IS CORRECT: SLAJ iVerify IS FALSE,” is false. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No. The main opposition party, APC, did not call for immediate dialogue as claimed. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
SLAJ Open Letter to Africanist Press @UNDP @bbcmediaaction
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, a particular face has been affixed to 2 different names on the lists of fugitives from the Ministry of Information & the Sierra Leone Police. Likewise, this same person appears twice on the wanted list from the police but with different names. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, paragraph 16 of the Sierra Leone Bar Association’s report, “There were some unofficial bodies accredited by ECSL to observe the 2023 elections,” is misleading. @UNDPSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @eueomsl2023 @IrlEmbFreetown @CanadainSL @IcelandDevCoo
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
9 months
No, the photo going viral, claiming “Snow in Kabala,” is false. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
2 years
Congratulations Phebean Swill, Ronald Morovia, Joseph Johnson, and Swaliho Vandy. We are proud of you.
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, President Bio did meet with both the UN Secretary-General and the WHO Director-General at the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome. More:
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
3 years
We look forward to working with the Security Sector to honour our joint commitments, and we thank our colleagues at @Mrcgsl , @TheMFWA , and @BournemouthUni for supporting our agreement to safeguard journalism. @UNESCO @ICFJ @UNHCRWestAfrica @SwarayRahman @PresidentBio
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that a monitoring device has been attached to President Julius Maada Bio’s ankle as a result of which his movement is being restricted in the US is false. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that APC has agreed to allow its elected officials to assume their positions is false. More:
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
No, the former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma was never invited to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for questioning as claimed in a viral social media video. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that United States Ambassador, Bryan David Hunt engages in consultative dialogue with the APC is false. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Press Release Date: Friday, 31st March 2023 SLAJ Condemns Alleged Attack on FOP Radio Station Manager @Mrcgsl @NEDemocracy
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
. @ECsalone has issued a press release on the payment of ad-hoc polling personnel hired during the general #elections held on June 24, 2023.
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
FREEDOM WALK 2022: "We have to use the freedom we have. That is how we protect it." -EU Amb. Manuel Mueller @EUinSierraLeone @UKinSierraLeone @IrlEmbFreetown @USEmbFreetown @UNESCO @TheMFWA @Mrcgsl
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, President Bio has a desire for dialogue with the main opposition APC Party. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, ECSL has not announced the results of the Freetown mayoral and other council polls. “Tallying of the results is still in progress,” ECSL says @victorjones408 @UNDPSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @eueomsl2023 @IrlEmbFreetown @CanadainSL
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
. #iVerify was launched 5 months ago in #SierraLeone . To date, we have fact-checked more than 160 stories. We are organizing a lessons learned #workshop & would like to know your opinion of the platform? Hit reply to share your opinion. @UNDPSierraLeone @bbcmaSL @IRNSalone
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, over 2.5 million children nationwide have directly benefited from Sierra Leone’s Free Quality Education Project. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
As the #Elections in #SierraLeone draws closer, @IRNSalone have started to broadcast weekly shows focusing on verified elections-related content, media literacy & electoral education. To listen to the shows, please tune into our radio stations every Wednesdays at 8pm. #iVerify
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
SLAJ President, Ahmed Sahid Nasralla, signing the SLBA York Declaration, committing the media to free, fair and non-violent elections. @NDI @NEDemocracy @IrlEmbFreetown @UKinSierraLeone @USEmbFreetown @EUinSierraLeone @TheMFWA
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@SLAJ_Salone
SLAJ Salone
9 months
Thank you for 2023!Happy New Year 2024 from SLAJ!
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SLAJ Salone
9 months
No, the claim that former president Koroma’s house in Makeni has been barricaded by security operatives is misleading. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, ECOWAS, AU and the Commonwealth have on October 16 started a mediation process between the Government of Sierra Leone and the main opposition ( All People’s Congress) Party following the disputed June 24th multi-tier election. More:
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
Press Release A NATION ON THE BRINK! It’s High Time We De-Escalated Politically and Focus on Our Development Agenda Collectively @NEDemocracy @NDI @USEmbFreetown @UKinSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @IrlEmbFreetown @IFJGlobal @TheMFWA @SwarayRahman
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SLAJ Salone
11 months
Yes, Honorable Abdul Kargbo has been made the Leader of the main opposition (APC) party in Parliament. More:
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, a Canadian Journalist who was based in Freetown, Stephen Douglas, passed on at the 34 Military Hospital in Freetown following a heart attack around the Congo Cross police station. More:
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SLAJ Salone
9 months
Yes, former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been arraigned before the Pademba Road Court in Freetown, facing a treason charge. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, the claim that President Bio has appointed Joseph Kaifala as Chairman of the Movement and Relics Commission is true. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim that the recent US visa restriction policy on Sierra Leone does not apply to members of the government, is false. More:
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1 year
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
PUBLIC NOTICE - Clarification Regarding Views Expressed by Victor Jones
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
Press Release: UPDATE ON ALLEGED ASSAULT OF JOURNALIST ABDULAI GBLA @NEDemocracy @TheMFWA @Mrcgsl @CPJAfrica @IFJGlobal
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
With the rise in use of internet & #socialmedia , there is an increase in the spread of #fakenews . So if you want to request a fact check or get verified news related to upcoming June #elections , plz keep following us, our SLAJ Iverify FB page & website:
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
No, while the old Leone (banknotes) will no longer be used to buy and sell from December 31, 2023, they can still be exchanged with new (redenominated) banknotes from January 1 to March 31, 2024, at any commercial banks and designated agents. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the claim doing rounds on social media that the Carter Center hired the services of APC’s flagbearer, Dr Samura Kamara for the just-concluded multi-tier elections, to lobby funds for them to observe the elections is false.
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
We shared our planned activities for the fortthcoming public elections with the BHC yesterday, and discussed how we could work together to ensure the media play their righful role. @UKinSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @USEmbFreetown @IrlEmbFreetown @NEDemocracy @IFJGlobal
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
No, the newly elected president of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai is not a Sierra Leonean as claimed in a viral social media video. More:
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SLAJ Salone
8 months
Yes, the claim that Justice S. O. Taylor has reviewed the bail condition of former President Ernest Bai Koroma to enable him to seek medical care in Nigeria is true. More:
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, 80 suspects including former President Ernest Bai Koroma are under police investigation for an alleged coup attempt. More:
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SLAJ Salone
10 months
Yes, an escaped prisoner, Biggie Telle has handed over himself to the Sierra Leone Correctional Service. More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, the video going viral claiming to be from a village in the Northern part of Sierra Leone is false. @UNDPSierraLeone @EUinSierraLeone @eueomsl2023 @IrlEmbFreetown @CanadainSL @IcelandDevCoop @IRNSalone @bbcmaSL @PresidentBio More:
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
Yes, the claim that Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa Michael Heath said that the U.S. government did not request President Bio to halt the announcement of the June 24 election results is true. More:
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SLAJ Salone
2 years
PRESS RELEASE 28th September 2022 SLAJ Pays Courtesy Call on EC-SL: Calls for Cooperation on Access and Information Integrity on June 2023 Elections @NDI @NEDemocracy @EUinSierraLeone @USEmbFreetown @UKinSierraLeone @Mrcgsl @TheMFWA @ECsalone
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SLAJ Salone
1 year
No, claim that former President Koroma has been flown out of the country for mental illness is false. More:
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