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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
