Sierra Leone’s Top Diamond Mine Closes, Cutting Over 1,000 Jobs
Sierra Leone’s biggest diamond mining company, Koidu Limited, has ceased operations and terminated more than 1,000 employees following months of ...
Tag: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Soldiers Face 50-120 Years for Failed Coup
A military court in Sierra Leone has dished out heavy prison sentences to 24 soldiers involved in a failed attempt ...
Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage: New Bill Takes a Stand
The Sierra Leonean government has officially outlawed child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law, a ...
Sierra Leone’s Energy Minister Steps Down
The Minister of Energy in Sierra Leone, Alhaji Kanja Sesay, had on Friday, stepped down, according to the president’s office. ...
Ex-President in Exile: A Brewing Storm in Sierra Leone
Former leader Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason and shrouded in political tension, has been granted leave to seek medical ...
Sierra Leone Ex-President Gets Charged With Treason Over Attempted Coup
Ernest Bai Koroma, the former Sierra Leonean President has been charged with treason and other offenses, in connection with an ...
Sierra Leone: Court Calls For Samuel Kamara’s Arrest
Sierra Leone's Court of Appeal has called for the arrest of the opposition candidate who had been the runner-up during ...
Year of African Coups: Niger, Gabon, and Now Sierra Leone?
A wave of coups seems to have swept through African nations this year, raising concerns and prompting Sierra Leone's recent ...
Sierra Leone: Minister Says Sunday Attack was Part of An Attempted Coup
Sierra Leone's government has revealed that the Sunday unrest, in which armed men attacked institutions in the capital city, had ...
Sierra Leone Government Restores Calm In Freetown after Barrack Attack
Life returned to the streets of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Monday, November 27, afternoon as shops and business ventures ...
Sierra Leone Army Fights Off Attack by Rebellious Soldiers
The Sierra Leone government has said that it has pushed "traitorous soldiers" who tried breaking into a military armoury in ...
Sierra Leone: Tension Mounts In Wake of Elections
Vote counting has begun following a tense presidential election in Sierra Leone during the weekend on Monday, June 26. The ...
Sierra Leone’s Historic Moment: Citizens Take Center Stage in a Crucial Election Amidst Challenges and Hopes for Real Change
Sierra Leone finds itself at a crossroads today, as power is once again placed in the hands of the people. ...
Osinbajo Is Appointed Sierra Leone Elections Observer Group Leader
In a state house press release broadcast on Friday, May 26, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the outgoing Vice-President of Nigeria , ...
Idris Elba To Receive Sierra Leone citizenship
British actor Idris Elba went to visit Sierra Leone, his father’s country on Friday. Sierra Leone Tourism Minister Memunatu Pratt ...
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