Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread.
The African nation brought in the new law with much fanfare at a ceremony organized by (...)
Electricity supplies have been restored to Sierra Leone following weeks of power cuts, after it paid off part of the $48m (£38m) bill it owed to a Turkish company.
The $18m payment came as the country's energy minister resigned, saying he took full (...)
Sierra Leone's night-time curfew imposed after armed men freed prison inmates has been lifted for now.
Detainees from a number of "major" facilities were released on Sunday morning, said the West African nation's information minister.
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Sierra Leone has been placed under a nationwide curfew after armed men broke into prisons, setting inmates free.
Detainees from a number of "major" facilities were released on Sunday morning, said the West African nation's information (...)
Sierra Leoneans are set to vote in a general election following a tense campaign marred by violence.
On Wednesday, the main opposition party alleged that one of its supporters was shot dead by police, which the police have denied.
Supporters of both (...)
Sierra Leone is gearing up for crucial presidential elections on Saturday amid growing discontent and calls for change from its citizens.
This will be the fifth election since the end of the country's brutal civil war, which ended 21 years (...)
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone.
Following criminal proceedings over the death of a 21-year-old student who was subject to the (...)
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, received in the capital Freetown today, the Advisor at the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Qattan, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Kingdom's (...)
Advisor at the Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Qattan has met here with Minister Of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone Professor David Francis.
During the meeting, they discussed prospects (...)
Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, Minister of State for African Countries, arrived in Freetown today, on an official visit to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
He and his accompanying delegation were received at Freetown International Airport by a number of (...)
In the wake of the fuel tanker explosion that killed 115 people in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, survivors and their families are left wondering how to rebuild their lives, as BBC West Africa correspondent Mayeni Jones reports.
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His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of condolence and sympathy to President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the (...)
The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) , Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has expressed his condolences to the government and people of Sierra Leone following the explosion of a fuel tanker in a suburb of Freetown on November (...)
The UN chief has joined the whole UN system in Sierra Leone in mourning the victims of an fuel tanker collision on Friday night in the capital Freetown, that reportedly left at least 98 people dead, and many more injured.
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At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said.
Emergency crews worked to clear the scene on Saturday in Freetown's (...)
Mayors of Mexico City, Bogotá, New Orleans, Freetown, Gaziantep and Barcelona joined other urban leaders, designers, activists and thinkers from around the world on Wednesday, to chart a new path for cities.
A launch event called Cities at the (...)
COVID-19 cases globally are on track to rise for a fourth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
After six weeks of decline in January and February, cases are now increasing in most regions of the world. Meanwhile, (...)
A woman officer in Sierra Leone's army has been put in the forefront of coordinating the national effort to combat COVID-19. Lt. Matilda Mattu Moiwo holds a senior position in the West African country's National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre, (...)
Helping women start and grow businesses in the world's poorest countries is a path to lifting them and their families out of poverty, the high-profile businesswoman, and new UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Goodwill Ambassador Sonia Gardner, has (...)
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government program, training women and men to take on leadership roles in areas such as peacebuilding, with the aim of promoting peace and non-violence.
"We have learned how to see (...)
Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea Dr. Hussein bin Nasser Al-Dakhil Allah has presented here his credentials as Non-Resident Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the President of Sierra Leone Dr. (...)
Liberia needed a last-gasp penalty save, Ethiopia an own goal, Tanzania shoot-out penalties and Equatorial Guinea a late strike to all win their World Cup first round ties on Sunday and advance to the group phase of the qualifiers for Qatar (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Guinea Dr. Hussein bin Nasser Al-Dakhillah presented his credentials to the Vice President of Sierra Leone
Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh as a non-resident ambassador to the country.
During the meeting, they discussed aspects of bilateral (...)
Voters in Sierra Leone went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president in a run-off vote between opposition leader Julius Maada Bio and ruling party candidate Samura Kamara.
Bio, of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), won a (...)
Hospital officials in Sierra Leone say that nearly 500 dead bodies have so far been recovered from the flooding and mudslide disaster in the capital, Freetown.
The toll earlier stood at 450 people dead. More than 600 people remain missing and rescue (...)
