Tag: Sierra Leone

At least four people including a teenager were killed and ten wounded when police and soldiers opened fire on protesters in northern Sierra Leone,...

Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio accused the main opposition party of orchestrating a spate of violent incidents, deepening a political standoff that risks...

Smoke billowed from the central prison in Sierra Leone’s capital and gunfire was heard after a riot following confirmation of a coronavirus case. Inmates at...

In August last year, a group of frustrated fishermen from Sierra Leone took the law into their own hands when they tangled with a...

A former Sierra Leone defense minister and his deputy were arrested on Friday as part of a crackdown by President Julius Maada Bio's administration...

The Sierra Leone government terminated a $400 million scheme to build a new airport with Chinese labour and loans, according to a...

For African countries, improving the security outlook does not require better weapons or larger defense budgets. Instead, the precarious balance of national...

Thirteen people were killed and at least 30 injured when a military transport truck flipped over on a major road in the...

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio will launch a commission to investigate accusations of widespread corruption under his predecessor Ernest Koroma, government...

Opposition candidate and former military junta leader Julius Maada Bio was sworn in as Sierra Leone's new president late on Wednesday, just...