Thousands of children are working as rock-breakers for the country's construction industry in order to help their families or pay school fees. Read more »
While some analysts say Sierra Leone is becoming a one-party state with a "toothless opposition", the United Nations has praised the progress made by the country since the end of ... Read more »
At the country's open-air national stadium attended by approximately 50,000 supporters and visiting guests, President Ernest Bai Koroma pledged to work harder to meet the ... Read more »
The lack of accessible markets has led much of the country's fruit harvest to go to waste, particularly in rural areas, and the sector continues to bear the hallmarks of ... Read more »
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has expressed optimism about winning his appeal hearing as defence lawyers challenge the court's April verdict. Read more »
African countries have been ranked high on global index for harbouring the world's saddest people. Read more »
The U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation, an independent U.S. government foreign aid program, has selected Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone, Morocco and Tanzania as countries that ... Read more »
The Special Court for Sierra Leone in the Hague has pushed forward the oral hearing of appeals in the case of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Read more »
Following his re-election, President Earnest Bai Koroma has called on all political parties in the country to join in the "ongoing development and transformation", saying the time ... Read more »
The Sierra Leone People's Party, the main opposition party in Sierra Leone, has accused the National Electoral Commission of bias in favour of President Koroma's All People's ... Read more »
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