Browsing: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as the bloc grapples…

Sierra Leone’s flagship Western Area Peninsula National Park (WAP-NP), home to the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, is facing severe threats from unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment.…

Sierra Leone is grappling with a sharp increase in mpox infections, with health authorities confirming 1,140 cases and nine deaths since the beginning of the year.…

Sierra Leone is grappling with a sharp rise in mpox infections, with 177 new cases recorded over Friday and Saturday, a health ministry official told AFP.…

Authorities in Sierra Leone have launched a corruption probe into the president of the country’s football federation over allegations of embezzling around $720,000 intended for football…

Sierra Leone on Wednesday launched a preventive mpox vaccination campaign, targeting frontline health workers, high-risk individuals, and children aged 12 and above, as the country battles…

Sierra Leone’s top immigration official was dismissed just hours after a video surfaced showing him accepting a gift from one of Europe’s most infamous drug traffickers,…

A student at SLC Government Secondary School in Makeni district reportedly began convulsing during an agricultural class today, triggering chaos and panic as she allegedly bit…

Sierra Leone has summoned its ambassador back from Guinea after seven suitcases containing suspected cocaine were discovered in a vehicle belonging to the embassy, according to…

Sierra Leone, on Monday, declared a public health emergency in response to mpox, taking swift action to enhance border surveillance after confirming two cases of the…