Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, provisional results showed. The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) said it had so ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency on substance abuse following calls on his government to crack down on the rising use of a cheap and sometimes deadly ...

Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament enacted landmark legislation to ban child marriage. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, which makes marriage for anyone under 18 a criminal offense ...

According to the Slave Voyages digital initiative, roughly 400,000 people were sent through the British trade ports in Sierra Leone from 1501 to 1866.Of them, Bunce Island, was the most prolific ...

Keeping a champion Throughbred on the track is a complex decision. Coolmore Stud's announcement that Classic winner Sierra Leone will race in 2025 is textbook case.

Sierra Leone's government has declared a public health emergency over the drug Kush. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Item 1 of 3 Supporters of Sierra Leone's opposition leader and presidential candidate for the All People's Congress (APC) party, Dr. Samura Kamara, wipe rain drops from his campaign poster in ...

Lionhearted Souls Inspire in Sierra Leone. Written by Susan Salice. March 2024 - The seed for my journey to Sierra Leone was planted over three years ago when I, along with other members of Save the ...

Sierra Leone has been on tenterhooks since unusually violent protests broke out last year over rising prices. Bio and Kamara reported small-scale attacks on their supporters before the election.

The Sierra Leone government should prioritize the views and experiences of girls to advance its education reforms, Human Rights Watch and Purposeful said today in a new report. Despite the ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — One of the misimpressions people have about the world is that it’s going to hell. Perhaps that’s because humanity’s great triumph over the last half-century ...