Aminatta Forna: Intimate acts of betrayal
Aminatta Forna tells Maya Jaggi that Africa scares the West, but that there’s as much reason to be scared in Croatia as in Sierra Leone.
Charles Taylor begins appeal against 50-year sentence
Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has begun his appeal against a 50-year prison sentence handed down by Sierra Leone's UN-backed special court.
Sierra Leone opposition concedes election defeat to president
Sierra Leone's main opposition party has conceded defeat to President Ernest Bai Koroma, weeks after complaining the election was marred by fraud.
Sierra Leone opposition calls for election result boycott
Sierra Leone People's Party has called on members to boycott government proceedings, claiming electoral fraud had undermined the recent elections.
Peaceful vote for Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone saw a largely peaceful, well-conducted vote despite reports of money changing hands and polling stations marred by bees or lack of light.
Sierra Leone braces for poll results
Electoral officials tallied votes on Sunday from general elections seen as a key test of the west African nation's post-war recovery.
Sierra Leone votes with hope set on minerals boom
Sierra Leoneans have crowded polling stations to vote, saying they wanted to elect leaders who would bring prosperity to the poor West African state.
Sierra Leone president eyes new term amid mining boom
Fears of corruption, or a return to instability, remain in Sierra Leone as presidential hopefuls seek to convince voters they can maintain peace.
Post-war Sierra Leone's elections a test of democracy
With Sierra Leone still recovering from a long and bloody civil war, citizens will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday.
Number of women in Sierra Leone vote seen as test of stability
Sierra Leone kicked off a month-long campaign on Wednesday for its national elections but few women have featured as candidates in the race.
Diamonds now Sierra Leonian economy's best friend
Lying in Sierra Leone's mineral-rich eastern belt, the Koidu Holdings diamond mine was once at the heart of the country's decade-long civil war.
Brutal warlord 'deserves' life in jail
Charles Taylor's 50-year sentence for war crimes shows that no man is above the law, writes Owen Bowcott.
Justice in Africa: Charles Taylor was just the beginning
Charles Taylor's 50-year sentence is but the first victory at the ICC for Africa's human rights campaigners. Stern tests of global justice remain.
Charles Taylor: 'What I did was in honour'
Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor has accused the international community of selectively targeting African heads of state with prosecutions.
Taylor verdict adds sparkle to Sierra Leone festivities
Sierra Leone was in festive mood for the 51st anniversary of independence, a day after Liberian warlord Charles Taylor was convicted of aiding rebels.
Charles Taylor guilty of arming and abetting RUF rebels
Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of terrorism, murder and rape committed by rebels during Liberia's 11-year civil war.
Charles Taylor could end up languishing in UK jail
Disgraced former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is due to hear his fate as a four-year war crimes trial at The Hague draws to a close.
Sierra Leone city offers 'virgin scholarships'
A Sierra Leone city's plan to give scholarships to girls who keep their virginity until they finish university has run into trouble.
The women bringing solar power to Sierra Leone
An Indian college is training 12 Sierra Leonean women to become solar engineers as part of a drive to bring electricity to rural communities.
