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By Abdul Tejan-Cole

On Sunday, September 5, residents of Kaloum in central Conakry woke up to the sound of gunfire. Several hours after and following a deadly gunfight in the Sekhoutouréya palace which resulted in the death of about 22 soldiers, mainly from the Bataillon autonome de la sécurité présidentielle (BASP), they learnt that the government of President Alpha Conde had been overthrown. Many doubted the story's veracity until they saw a video of the captured President circulating on social media.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

On August 24, 2021, Chad’s former President, Hissen Habré, died in Senegal. Reports indicate that he fell ill in prison about a week before his death and was taken to a private clinic in Dakar. He is said to have contracted the COVID-19 virus at this clinic. By the time he was moved to the Hospital Principal, it was too late.  

By Joseph Bankole Thompson MD, PHD

Sierra Leone recorded 0.25% and 0.46% increase in COVID-19 total infections and total recoveries respectively over the week, from August 22 to August 29, 2021.

By Kemo Cham

After interruption to its Covid-19 vaccination programme due to jab shortages, the National Covid-19 Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC) on Monday, 23 August resumed the exercise.

But this leg has been different in that the process was designed to see an increase in both coverage and speed of the vaccination process nationwide. Officials said the goal was to reach as many eligible persons as possible. Due to the short shelf life of the available jabs, the authorities were racing against time to beat the expiry of the vaccines in stock.

By Abdul Tejan-Cole

By Rodney Edmond Michael (A Politico exclusive)

The tournament is the African Cup of Nations 2021 (AFCON2021); the host is Cameroun, the land of the indomitable Lions: the city is Douala, the commercial and economic capital of Cameroun; the stadium is the newly constructed 50, 000 capacity (all seater) multi sports complex officially known as Stade Omnisport de Douala (also known as Japoma Stadium); and the team is the Mighty Leone Stars, the darling of Sierra Leone.

By Kemo Cham

Religious leaders should use their influence and platforms to help promote the practice of breastfeeding, officials and campaigners appealed on Wednesday.

The appeal was made at a meeting organized for 30 religious leaders from the Kombra Network, mainly Imams and Pastors, as part of the commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2021.