Sierra Leone: Ex-President Koroma charged in connection with “attempted coup d’état”
Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma, who led the country from 2007 to 2018, was indicted on Wednesday January 3 for his alleged role […]
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Sierra Leone: Court orders arrest of opposition leader
Sierra Leone’s judiciary on Wednesday December 13 ordered the arrest of Samura Kamara, opposition leader and runner-up in last June’s presidential election, for a corruption […]
Attempted putsch: Sierra Leone’s ex-President summoned by police
Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma was summoned by the Police on Thursday December 7 within 24 hours to be questioned about the events […]
Sierra Leone attacks were a failed coup attempt according to officials
The Government of Sierra Leone is now speaking of an attempted coup d’Etat following the violence that broke out in Freetown on Sunday November 26. […]
Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after military barracks attacked
Sierra Leone’s government has given assurances that security forces have pushed back to the outskirts of Freetown those responsible for the armed clashes that have […]
Sierra Leone: President pledges to enforce agreement with opposition
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has pledged to fully implement an internationally-brokered agreement with the opposition to overcome tensions exacerbated by his disputed re-election. […]
Guinea-Bissau beat Sierra Leone 2-1 and qualify for CAN-2023
The Guinea-Bissau national soccer team came from behind on Monday September 11 to beat their Sierra Leone counterparts 2-1, ending the African Cup of Nations […]
Telecommunications Company MTN plans to leave Guinea-Bissau
South African telecommunications company MTN has announced to the Government of Guinea-Bissau that it intends to leave the country where it has been operating since […]
Sierra-Leone: Police announce the arrest of several people for an alleged plot
Sierra Leonean police claim to have arrested “several” people, including army officers, who were planning violent attacks a year after the deadly riots in August […]
Sierra Leone’s president Bio re-elected, avoiding run-off, as rival disputes tally
Election officials have declared Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio as the winner of the 24 June elections, as his biggest rival, Samura Kamara, and […]