Sierra Leone’s president uses UN Security Council presidency to urge more seats for Africa
After decades of seeking a bigger voice in the United Nations ' most powerful body, Africa "cannot wait any longer,” ...
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Sierra Leone court sentences soldiers to long jail terms for failed coup
A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to ...
Sierra Leone jails 11 former soldiers, police officers over coup attempt
A high court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 11 people including former soldiers and police officers to long prison terms ...
William Farquhar Conton (1925 – 2003)
William Farquhar Conton was born on 5 September 1925 in Bathurst, Gambia, to the union of Cecil Conton (1885–1926) and ...
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill
Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end ...
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage in new legislation
Sierra Leone's parliament has approved a law banning child marriage in a development lauded by activists as a major win ...
Mende people of Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone today, the Mende are one of the two largest ethnic groups; their neighbours, the Temne people, have ...
Russian foreign minister discusses bilateral relations with Sierra Leone counterpart
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently hosted his counterpart from Sierra Leone, Timothy Kabba, in Moscow for discussions aimed at ...
Sierra Leone energy minister resigns over electricity crisis, as power returns to capital
Sierra Leone's Energy Minister Kanja Sesay resigned on Friday over a weeks-long electricity crisis, the same day the government announced ...
UN assembly adopts resolution backing ongoing efforts to eliminate ‘blood diamonds’ trade
The UN general assembly adopted Wednesday (Apr. 03) a resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict and expressing ...
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