The Latest Breaking News from Sierra Leone

Hawa Hunt’s detention a month ago was politically motivated, say daughter and rights groups, who also raise concerns about her treatment in jail

Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison

Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 created about 28,000 amputees

In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system.

The creative director at Off-White and editor-in-chief of Dazed tells Joe Bromley about the city where he was born

The Biden administration pressures Sierra Leone to change abortion laws for foreign aid, sparking controversy and protests.

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change. It’s the biggest case the court has ever heard. The court is expected to hand down a legal…

Hundreds of migrant workers in Lebanon are waiting to be repatriated after the ceasefire ending the war between the Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israel went into effect last month