Sierra Leone’s former president Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason, with officials saying the failed military coup in November that aimed to topple the West African country’s government was led mainly by his bodyguards The ex-president has been charged with four offenses for his alleged role in the attempted coup in which gunmen […]
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Sierra Leone: 13 army officials arrested, 34 wanted in wake of ‘attempted coup’
A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and Nigeria’s government, on Tuesday, (28 November) met with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, in an apparent show of solidarity for the country’s government following a recent deadly attack on the armory, expressing the West African bloc’s commitment to “the deployment, if need be, of regional elements.” The […]
Sierra Leone: tenuous calm restored after armed clashes in capital Freetown
A tenuous calm has been restored in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown after a day of armed clashes, the country’s President Julius Maada Bio announced on Sunday (26 November), which he portrayed as an attempt to destabilize the state. The Sierra Leone’s government has said it is again in full control following an armed attack on […]


