By Sonam Lama Hyolmo In 2022, little did Aruna Bangura know that observing the changing environment and land use practices ...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would ...

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio should not sign the country's counterterrorism bill into law and must ensure any new legislation will not be used to target the press, the Committee to ...

Firstpost Africa | N18G Sierra Leone has dismissed its Chief Immigration Officer, Alusine Kanneh after footage emerged showing him socializing with fugitive Dutch drug lord Johannes Leijdekkers. The ...

Located in West Africa, Sierra Leone is a small country with complex challenges. Following a decade of civil war between 1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone experienced positive improvements in political ...

Linked to a 20-year longitudinal study of war in Sierra Leone, the Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI) is a promising approach for addressing mental health problems among at-risk youth in low resource ...

Sierra Leone is a poor country in western Africa. A former British colony, it is significant in the history of the transatlantic slave trade, serving as both a departure point for captive people and a ...

The RPCA has pioneered the Longitudinal Study of War-affected Youth (LSWAY) that began in 2002 at the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war. Funded through multiple National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH ...

Sierra Leone's Kei Kamara missed a late penalty as the country were knocked out of AFCON in a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea. A goalkeeping howler handed Sierra Leone a dramatic last-gasp ...

AMSTERDAM, March 6 (Reuters) - Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel said on Thursday that he spoke over the phone with his Sierra Leone counterpart Alpha Sesay about the Dutch extradition request ...

Mariama Soriba undergoes a procedure for a contraceptive implant at the Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Reproductive Choices clinic in Njagbahun, Sierra Leone, Saturday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family ...