Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has declared three days of national mourning after a fuel tanker explosion on Friday killed more than 100 people. Mr Maada Bio said the country must learn from the incident, adding that those injured would be given free treatment. A task force is set …
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Sierra Leone is to impose a nationwide curfew and restrict travel in and out of the capital, Freetown, the Reuters news agency quotes the government as saying. The restrictions are being imposed because of an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases after the holiday season. From Monday, people wanting to leave …
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