The Latest Breaking News from Sierra Leone

The nurse was shot at the APC building in Freetown, as government forces fired bullets and teargas to trap opposition party members – including the presidential candidate – inside

In tonight's edition: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio is reelected for a second term with over 56 percent of Saturday's vote, but the opposition is crying foul. Also, Kenya's main opposition leader Raila Odinga calls for disobedience from his followers over the government's latest raft of tax hikes. Plus…

Voters in Sierra Leone are waiting for the results of a general election that was overshadowed by violence at the opposition headquarters.

One person was severely wounded after police surrounded the APC headquarters during a post-election news conference.

Voters in Sierra Leone are deciding whether to give President Julius Maada Bio a second term in office

Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002.

Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country’s fifth post-conflict electoral contest.

In tonight's edition: With four African countries at the bottom of the ranking of progress towards key development indicators, we speak to South Africa's international affairs minister about her hopes for a crucial Paris summit aimed at ushering in a new financial world order. Also, Ghanaians tell us about daily…

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the west African coast, was named for the freed slaves who were returned to Africa by British members of the movement to end slavery. Founded in 1787 by a group of 400 black Britons from London, the colony ultimately became a refuge for…