The Georgian house was built in 1832 by John Treadwell Norton on land he inherited from his grandfather, former Connecticut ...

In 1822, freed Black Americans began resettling in a colony on the west coast of Africa. But the idea was controversial: Was ...

Throughout Sierra Leone’s history there have been many stories, some proud, others painful, about the country’s ’s political ...

“The appointment of Siaka Probyn Stevens as prime minister is unconstitutional and we the members of the armed forces being the custodians of state security are now taking over power….I repeat martial ...

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

In Guinea, Ebola has infected 1 008 people, killing 632. Nigeria has recorded 20 cases, including eight deaths. Guinea’s President Alpha Conde and Cabinet ministers from Liberia and Sierra Leone were ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now come ...

Our work in Sierra Leone helps save lives, builds communities and empowers at-risk women and girls to take charge of their futures. Radio is still the most important source of information in ...

The current mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone is the largest ever recorded in the country and the first major epidemic caused by the clade IIb monkeypox virus in Africa. Since a public health emergency ...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been chosen to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS.

Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but ...

However, despite a reduction of almost 40% in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) from 1,165 per 100,000 live births in 2013 to 443 per 100,000 live births in 2020, Sierra Leone still remains one ...