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17 Sierra Leoneans Confirmed Dead in Conakry Landfill Landslide

Publisher report1 reportUpdated 29 Aug 2026, 11:12 amnotable · 45/100
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Seventeen Sierra Leonean nationals have been confirmed dead after a devastating landfill landslide struck the Dar-es-Salaam dumpsite in Gbessia, Conakry, Guinea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced the update on Friday, 28 August 2026, following a joint identification exercise by Guinean authorities and Sierra Leone Embassy officials at mortuaries in the Guinean [...]

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