Sierra Leone News News Sierra Leone » People: Trump deportees to Sierra Leone risk being forced home, rights group says
Amnesty International on Friday urged Sierra Leone to halt the expected repatriation of three people deported from the United States, saying they could face serious human rights violations if returned ...
News Sierra Leone » People: How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state
Drawing on dozens of interviews with intelligence and police officers across two continents, a Guardian investigation reveals the murderous cost of our insatiable appetite for cocaine ...
News Sierra Leone » People: A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Inside York Village: The Town In Sierra Leone Where Formerly Enslaved People Settled
Sierra Leone's capital city, Freetown, is widely known as the home of formerly enslaved people – hence its name. Founded in 1787, thousands of enslaved people were either returned to or liberated in ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Chinese chamber of commerce, 27th Chinese medical team deliver medical aid in local community in Sierra Leone
The China Chamber of Commerce in Sierra Leone and the 27th Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone jointly provided medical supplies and free clinical consultations to residents at the Waterloo Community ...
News Sierra Leone » People: In Sierra Leone, The People Fighting The Sea To Build A Home
Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives and works. The widowed mother of six, who sells soft drinks from her front ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Influx into Sierra Leone continues; new arrivals moved inland
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, June 25 (UNHCR) - With more than 5,500 people arriving in Sierra Leone after last week's rebel attack on Sinje refugee camp in Liberia, UNHCR has begun moving the new arrivals ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Sierra Leone’s president takes early lead in tense election race
Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, provisional results showed. The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) said it had so far ...
News Sierra Leone » People: Mpox Surges in Sierra Leone as Health Officials Appeal for U.S. Support
West African nations are struggling to track and treat infections, and experts warn the outbreak is rapidly spreading, while the United States is cutting global vaccination efforts. By Saikou Jammeh ...
News Sierra Leone » People: A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There’s little help, and some people are chained
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely ...