The idea of handing the diamond over to the government to sell was that it would generate money to be put back into developing the local community
Football’s world governing body Fifa had suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association in October due to ‘government interference’
Teaching staff and aid workers fear that children who walk around freely in the village pose a risk far worse than they would pose in a classroom
Lessons learnt in the 2013-2015 epidemic in West Africa helped limit the highly contagious disease
Astronomy is accessible to anyone with a view of the sky
Education is supposed to be a universal human right. If only it were that simple
Authorities keep close tabs on Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp
The poor country epitomises the step-by-step realisation of democracy taking place in Africa
The university’s new chancellor draws on her personal links with uTata to drive her mission
It’s the fourth time a peaceful democratic election has taken place in Sierra Leone. But these are not the stories we hear
But the losing candidate promises to challenge the legality of the election
Second round of voting pits APC’s Sumara Kamara against SLPP’s Julius Maada Bio
The newly elected crop of politicians may promise the same, but should they fail to deliver they know that Emmerson will be on their case
“There are complaints from the opposition that the ruling party’s partisans are stuffing ballots”
There are sixteen candidates vying for Ernest Bai Koroma’s post after he steps down after two terms
It’s been over three months since a mudslide in Freetown, Sierra Leone, left 6,000 persons affected. Many continue to live in temporary shelter
Life is slowly returning to normal, but residents of the areas most affected are still coming to terms with what happened, as Olivia Acland reports.
Sierra Leone opposition leader has seen his party office go up in flames, been arrested on several occasions and charged in court.
South African media has focused more on the plight of Hurricane Harvey victims that the mudslides of Sierra Leone and Yemen.
Sierra Leone’s president issued a desperate appeal for help, a day after flooding ravaged the country’s capital, killing more than 300 people.
Street jogging with your chums is a sport enjoyed by millions around the world – but seemingly not by police in Sierra Leone.
There is, however, good reason to believe that the country can prevent an outbreak, given its recent history of dealing with Ebola outbreaks.
After Sierra Leone’s civil war, money poured in for mental health services. But a decade later, there’s little left to help Ebola’s victims.
Those who survived Ebola are stigmatised, often ostracised by their communities and denied healthcare.
Sierra Leoneans who survived the disease suffer long-term side effects and are in dire need of support, which in itself is becoming problematic.
The declaration by authorities was met with mixed emotions, the memory of the virus that has left more than 2 500 people dead still too fresh.
Sierra Leoneans are seeking requital in Britain for violence and loss of farmland to iron-ore company African Minerals.
A consequence of the Ebola epidemic is a steep drop in measles vaccinations as overburdened hospitals are unable to keep up.
Sam Sumana was expelled from the governing All People’s Congress party for what is described as "his anti-party activities".
The Ebola epidemic and falling commodity prices have signalled a need for economic change in the West African country.
Oxfam has called for a multimillion-dollar plan to rebuild the economies of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, ahead of a recovery summit in Brussels.
The anticorruption commission is investigating why a third of taxpayers’ money allocated to fighting Ebola was not accounted for.