Countries In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home Freetown – Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed... Read more 28 Feb
Countries Sierra Leone opposition presidential hopeful in corruption trial Freetown – A Sierra Leone court on Thursday began a corruption trial against the main opposition party’s candidate in... Read more 24 Feb
Countries Sierra Leone opposition select candidate despite corruption charges Freetown – Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Monday named former foreign minister Samura Kamara as its presidential candidate... Read more 22 Feb
Countries Sierra Leone’s political trailblazer runs into hurdles Freetown – When Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was elected mayor of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown in 2018, many saw the bright... Read more 28 Jan
Business Sierra Leone passes law reserving 30% of jobs for women Freetown – Sierra Leone passed a law on Thursday requiring public and private entities to reserve 30% of their... Read more 20 Jan
Countries Appeals trial for Liberia war crimes opens in Finland Turku – Suspected warlord Gibril Massaquoi appeared on Tuesday in a Finnish appeals court accused of atrocities in Liberia’s... Read more 11 Jan
Countries WATCH | Sierra Leone lawmakers brawl over electoral reform Freetown – A brawl broke out in Sierra Leone’s parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers debated a proposed change to... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Countries Sierra Leone to introduce gender quotas Freetown – Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation to introduce a gender quota in parliament, a major campaign... Read more 16 Nov, 2022
Countries Sierra Leone buries riot dead amid outcry Freetown – Twenty-seven civilians killed in August riots in Sierra Leone were buried on Monday in the capital Freetown... Read more 18 Oct, 2022
Countries Sierra Leone’s first women’s football league kicks off Freetown – Sierra Leone’s first professional women’s football league launched on Saturday with a match in the northern city... Read more 17 Oct, 2022