Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone
Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnership Idris Elba has shared details of his “dream” to turn an...
Category : Sierra Leone
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone
Children’s parents and those who performed the procedure are in police custody, according to local reports Police in Sierra Leone are investigating the deaths of...
Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after attack on army barracks
Government says those attempting to break into an armoury in the capital Freetown had been repelled A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came...
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
Sierra Leone’s symbolic Cotton Tree falls during storm in Freetown
Centuries-old Ceiba pentandra marked where formerly enslaved people had prayed upon arrival in west Africa A centuries-old tree that served as a historic symbol in...
Sierra Leone’s president defends large education budget as ‘necessary risk’
Julius Maada Bio says 22% allocation of total government funding is needed to ensure all children can go to school Sierra Leone’s president has defended...
Sierra Leone rocked by deadly violence at cost of living protests
Six police officers and at least 21 civilians killed, as hundreds take to streets in frustration at economic hardship and rising prices At least 27...
Sierra Leone backs bill to legalise abortion and end colonial-era law
Country hails ‘monumental step’ towards expanding reproductive rights at a time when the US has overturned them Ministers in Sierra Leone have taken a major...
China funnels its overseas aid money into political leaders’ home provinces
Schools, stadiums or airports help the presidents of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their grip on power China’s financing of overseas projects has...
Bid to overturn Sierra Leone loitering laws that activists claim ‘criminalise poverty’
Citing claims of violence and rape by police, lawyers and activists mount legal challenge to laws brought in under British rule A case has been...
