Tag: Sierra Leone

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

At ECOWAS summit, West African leaders set terms for lifting Niger sanctions

December 12, 2023

At a recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional leaders decided to keep sanctions imposed on Niger after a July ... Read More

Sierra Leone: 13 army officials arrested, 34 wanted in wake of ‘attempted coup’

November 30, 2023

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 ... Read More

Sierra Leone: tenuous calm restored after armed clashes in capital Freetown

November 28, 2023

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 ... Read More

South Korea seeks to expand diplomatic, trade ties with Africa

November 26, 2023

South Korea’s recent announcement of the opening of new diplomatic missions in several African nations signals that Seoul aims to commit more resources to a ... Read More

Sahara: Sierra Leone reiterates support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity

September 5, 2023

Sierra Leone has reiterated its "unwavering support" for Morocco's territorial integrity and for the autonomy plan as the only basis for resolving this regional conflict. ... Read More