Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio, who led the 1996 coup to restore democracy, is now ECOWAS chair tasked with pushing Sahel junta talks.

Sierra Leone lost approximately 2.17 million hectares (5.36 million acres) of tree cover between 2001 and 2024, representing about 39% of the total in 2000, according to online tracker Global ...

Ever since the UN ’s World Health Organisation ( WHO) declared mpox a “public-health emergency of international concern” a ...

30 Oct 2024 (Sierra Leone News Agency) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, along with government officials, joined the Turkish Embassy in Sierra Leone to celebrate ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 31, 2025 / 11:30 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week: Sierra Leone limits physical contact at Mass amid mpox outbreak Freetown Archbishop ...

Sierra Leone is grappling with a nationwide mpox outbreak, as health officials struggle to isolate and treat patients, and infections across the African continent surpass the total seen last year.

In a surprise move, India said Wednesday it plans to withdraw its entire 3,000-strong contingent from the 13,000-member U.N. peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone, dealing another blow to the ...

Repatriation to Sierra Leone resumed this weekend from Guinea after a three-month interruption due to the rainy season. A convoy of 84 refugees left Kissidougou, in south-eastern Guinea, on Sunday, ...

Sierra Leone roars to first Spa victory in G1 Whitney, at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (SPENCER TULIS PHOTO).