Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four offences including treason for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country’s government…

Gunfire could be heard in some neighbourhoods of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday afternoon following an attempt by unidentified gunmen to break into a military armoury. The government declared…

Aminata Kabba says she has not seen justice in the year since learning from a social media video that armed men had shot her son dead, days after widespread riots…

Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has said it will not take part in any level of governance in the country, from parliament to local councils, following what it called “fraudulent”…

Sierra Leone voted Saturday in a fiercely contested general election, with President Julius Maada Bio seeking a second term amid a crippling economic crisis that sparked deadly riots last year.…

After defeating Sierra Leone 3-2 on Sunday night at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, the three-time African champions secured their place in the continental competition. A stoppage-time…

The president of Sierra Leone blamed deadly protests this week on opposition parties, claiming Friday night that his political rivals had attempted to overthrow his government in a “premeditated” insurrection.…