Sierra Leone News

Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.

EDITOR'S NOTE - The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair drummed up support Wednesday for investment in Sierra Leone, arguing that the west African country has recovered from its brutal civil war and could offer unmatched opportunities in agriculture and tourism.

MICHAEL TETTEY and his family have become accustomed to the sound of people wailing in grief.

Taylor tried to distance himself from the types of acts committed during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict such as fighters forcing a mother to laugh while they buried her child - saying that he prevented such acts during Liberia's civil strife.

First Of Two Parts - When the power went out that night, Dr. Ibrahim Thorlie was operating on his fifth patient of the day in a maternity hospital with a shortage of antibiotics and running water.

Clutching a crumpled photograph to his breast, Mohammed breaks off his tale and his voice falters.

FREETOWN, 12 November 2009 - Some 20,000 people wounded in Sierra Leone's war are receiving micro-grants as part of efforts to rebuild lives and livelihoods in the still fragile country.

During four months of testimony, Charles Taylor, the former leader of Liberia, denied committing war crimes.

On the occasion of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Sierra Leone Qiu Shaofang on Monday officially opened a five-day photo exhibition to demonstrate the development strides that has taken place between China and Africa.

A group of parents in Sierra Leone has accused a charity of sending more than 30 children abroad for adoption without consent during the country's civil war.

Police in Sierra Leone say 221 people are missing after a wooden boat capsized on Tuesday with 268 people on board.

LOS ANGELES, CA, November 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The first annual Ma dengn Beach Festival is scheduled to take place December 19-20, 2009 in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

India Gazette Thursday 5th November, 2009 Freetown , Nov.5 : Sierra Leone 's president has launched a satellite link-up so that doctors in his country can seek advice from their colleagues in India.

KAMBIA DISTRICT, Sierra Leone, Nov 4 - They call her "Marie Nerica", after a new breed of rice.

Sierra Leone has transferred eight convicted former rebel leaders to Rwanda's Mpanga prison to serve out their sentences.

A US official says the Peace Corps will return to Sierra Leone after 16 years' absence.

For three years, children attending a private school for the blind in Sierra Leone's capital were forced onto the streets to beg for food.

Sunday, 1 November 2009, 5:37 pm Press Release: United Nations Eight men found guilty by a United Nations-backed court of war crimes and crimes against humanity during Sierra Leone's brutal decade-long civil war have been transferred to Rwanda to serve their sentences.

When in power, the Sierra Leone People's Party promised that thanks to its pursuit of a pro-agriculture agenda, no Sierra Leonean would go to bed hungry by 2007.