Tag: Sierra Leone

DRC and Liberia elected to UN Security Council, pledging peace and reform

June 4, 2025

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Liberia have been elected to serve two-year terms as  of the United Nations Security Council, beginning January 2026. ... Read More

Sierra Leone’s immigration chief fired after video surfaces with Europe’s most wanted drug lord

March 12, 2025

Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio has fired Alusine Kanneh, the country’s head of immigration, following the publication of a video showing Kanneh with Johannes ... Read More

Nigeria, Malawi and Rwanda have Africa’s worst-performing currencies in 2024

January 7, 2025

Nigerian naira, Malawian kwacha and Rwandan franc have been named the worst-performing African currencies against the US dollar in 2024, according to a latest report, ... Read More

US agency offers Sierra Loan $430 mln grant to boost electricity access

September 30, 2024

The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. state development fund, offered a grant of $430 million to help Sierra Leone generalize electricity access. The grant would ... Read More

Sierra Leone seeks IMF loan worth $253 million

September 22, 2024

Sierra Leone has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement worth about $253 million. The facility would support ... Read More

Sierra Leone hands down harsh sentences to soldiers involved in failed coup

August 12, 2024

A military court in Sierra Leone has delivered severe punishments to 24 soldiers for their involvement in last year's attempted coup against President Julius Maada ... Read More

Sahara: Sierra Leone reaffirms support for Morocco’s territorial integrity & for Autonomy Plan

April 23, 2024

Sierra Leone, which has a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council, said the autonomy plan is the only “credible, serious and realistic” solution to ... Read More

Sierra Leone declares war on drugs

April 6, 2024

The West African nation of Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency to fight the rampant drug abuse, particularly among the youth. For years, young ... Read More

Sahara: Algerian Regime fails to gain Sierra-Leone’s support, hitting rock-botton

January 6, 2024

The lies of the authoritarian Algerian regime have been exposed once again to the world and this time with the Republic of Sierra Leone which ... Read More

Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma charged with treason over failed coup last November

January 4, 2024

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 ... Read More

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