The Latest Breaking News from Sierra Leone

Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison

Land disputes in Sierra Leone are a complex issue, dating back decades. Weak land tenure systems, rapid urbanisation and population growth, poverty, inequality, corruption and weak governance are some of the factors driving these widespread conflicts.

The West African country has confirmed two cases of mpox in recent days.

Sierra Leone declares state of emergency due to second mpox case. Learn about the outbreak and preventive measures in place.

Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following century, it became a truly cosmopolitan port city as people from across western Africa and the Americas made it their home.

Sierra Leone's brutal civil war from 1991-2002 created about 28,000 amputees

In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system.

The creative director at Off-White and editor-in-chief of Dazed tells Joe Bromley about the city where he was born

The Biden administration pressures Sierra Leone to change abortion laws for foreign aid, sparking controversy and protests.

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change. It’s the biggest case the court has ever heard. The court is expected to hand down a legal…